Yet again, racking my brain over cams.

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May 25, 2005 | 12:03 PM

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How about degreeing the cam to +2? That should bring the powerband down to truck levels.

May 25, 2005 | 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by slowprocess

I love the 224!!! Mid-range power is where its at with this cam. It really wakes up around 2000rpms, and pulls hard all the way up to my 6500 shift point. I haven't been to the track since I raised the shift points up from 6300 to 6500, but I'm planning a trip up to Hattiesburg really soon. I'm anxious to try it out with the new tune and injectors, and hopefully I'll at least have my caltracs off of my floor and on my truck.

On a side note...I don't think I gave up much low end, due to the fact that the truck is pretty much useless from a dig on anything but et streets, track prep, and a long smoky burnout. Alot of that has to do with the TCI as well, but you don't sacrifice alot down low, and you pick up a ton of mid-high, so I think its a great cam to go with. 30-40mph punches against anybody is the best, though!!!!

You'll get accused of being on the bottle alot, trust me.

have you ever thought about going with a bigger cam, thinking now the 224 is to small..

i'd one day like to try out a 224 on the 5.3, i think it would flat out scream..

May 25, 2005 | 05:18 PM

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have you ever thought about going with a bigger cam, thinking now the 224 is to small..

i'd one day like to try out a 224 on the 5.3, i think it would flat out scream..

As soon as the truck becomes a non-daily driver, I'm considering stepping up to a larger cam/stall, as well as upgrading a few other things. I'm going to keep it pretty tame as long as it is getting me to work everyday and to the grocery store.

May 25, 2005 | 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by slowprocess

I would think that since you have this Cam in your 6 liter you would be an awesome source of info on how this Cam behaves, so what are all its characteristics and supporting parts? idle, powrband, lowend, stall, gears, weight, etc, etc.......I know you have answered most of these already. I'm mainly interested in the idle.
Are you 100% happy with it?

thanks for all the info btw

May 25, 2005 | 08:41 PM

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I think Im just gonna try the 224 since I have one already. If it doesnt act like I want it to. I always have another good option ya know.

May 25, 2005 | 10:02 PM

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Go w/ the TR224. In a 6.0, you'll love it. I got a Comp Cam XR275HR (222/224 .566 .568 112LSA) in my 5.3 that I pull my boat with (about 4000lbs) w/ a tall windsheild that acts like an airbrake from 50 on up and I pull it just fine and this is w/o a stall. It does get alittle warm but nothing major, just temp goes back to stock (190) while pulling. I will be putting in a TT3000 that I just got in and hopefully still can pull w/o problems. If it were me w/ a 6.0 I'd go TR230, but hey, that's just me. I say DO IT !!! and don't think twice about it. Oh yeah for those that don't know this is my daily driver w/ just over 180,000 miles on it...