My truck is mostly stock with a few mods (look at sig). If I installed the same cam as the OP used would the valve springs & pushrods be the only changes I would need to make? Would my stock converter be good? I don't have a tune, would I need one after the cam install?

 

This is a good mild cam for a dd. The stock converter work and you could use the same tune. But a retune will net more power. And even a stock truck will be so much better with a 2600 rpm converter.

 

So would a torque converter be a better move to make for my next mod?

 

Depending on your mileage you may want to do the cam first. If you put a torque converter in a higher mileage trans and the trans fails, You may ruin the converter. At the very least, it would need to be cut open and inspected. If you plan on having the trans gone through, I would wait until then to do the converter.

The up side to this cam is that it still works well on a stock converter.

 

Thanks for the help. I had never thought about it from that angle.

My truck is a 2004, but it is just now getting close to 27,000 miles. The trans should be ok I hope, lol!

BTW, even with the low miles on my engine would I still need to install new valve springs & pushrods with the cam?

 

I would. The stock springs were not designed for aftermarket cams. Just added insurance. And their not that expensive. Cheaper than a new motor that's for sure.

 

 

I'm curious which best to run that cam 212/218 high lift or low lift?

 

Best is a very broad term without any qualifications. Best for what?

 

I just try to ask about that cam from low lift and high lift. From my understanding for high lift is high rpm around 6400 and low lift go past 6000 rpm. Which is good for n/a motor and later boost. I noctied lot of people run low lift.