is this cam worth putting in? i see alot for sale is why i ask. but i want a nice power gain roughly like 50 more hp but im not familar with the gains trucks have. any info or advise would be nice thanks

also whats a good CAI? im looking into the vararam cause i no they are good on vettes but seen they are available for trucks too.

my truck is an 01 ecsb gmc with just LT's offroad H-pipe and magnaflows. looking for simple and cheap mods as this is just my tow vehicle and DD.

 

I want to say the specs are 205/219 551/549 on a 117 lsa I think you would a like something like a 212/216 or 216/220. something in that neighborhood.

 

you being in Cali, u will probably like the ls6 cam b/c of the strict CARB laws. Ive ordered my ls6 cam from a guy in dallas, 204/218 .550/.550, but im having it ground 0n a 114 lsa. But if u dont care about the CARB stuff, def. a 212/216, or 216/220 like O.H above said

 

From what I've gathered, the 220/220 114's pass Cali smog all day long, so a 212/218 114 should be no problem. I don't believe that the Z06 cam is well suited for towing as it doesn't come on until about 3kish I think. Def not going to get you 50 hp...

 

i think it would be very hard to get 50 hp out of a zo6 cam and cai.
i would think with the cam. cai and a tune you could get 30 to 40. but as always every set up is different.

 

That is a decent lil upgrade, however you are not going to pick up 50 hp from it.. At best 40 overall with a good tune..

 

I like mine, feels great down low even lopes a little. Mine is an 01 which is a tad smaller then the 02-04. my dyno is in the sig, thats with the converter un-locked w/clutch fan and throught the flow-stopper muffler.

The only thing is with the ac on at like 55-65 it is very sluggish and the truck dosent like it much.

I have a graph if you want to see it

 

ohh the specs are

01---- 204/211 .525/.525 116
02-04--- 204/218 .550/.550 117.5

 

im waiting on mine to show up, got an 02 ls6 cam copied, but on a 114 lsa instead of 117.5. my springs and pushrods are waiting patiently.......

 

so the 114 lsa instead of the 117.5 would make it lope more?