My Truck is a 2008 x-cab 1500 5.3l. "It's a everyday city driver" What cam would you guys recommend me getting? I'm getting gears in the future and i'm about to install a yank3000. I want a choppy idle sound plus all around good top and bottom end speed. I've been looking at the tsp220 but i heard its not that choppy sounding. I'm tryin to figure out what specs to go with. Is the 224r too much for my truck? I'm on texas speed website and i see were you can custom select your specs and im not sure what i need to go with. I'm just wondering what you guys think. Thanks!


mods on truck so far- LT Headers, servos, tune, CAI.

 

you can run all kinds since you're planning on getting a Yank 3K stall.

Most stick with the TSP 220 or TSP 224

 

Get either the tsp220 or tr220 for what you described...A 112 lsa will give you the choppy idle you want...But I agree with Tootall , you can get away with a bigger cam (224) or a smaller stall (2600) with a 220 cam.....

 

So with the 3000 stall my best bet is get the tsp220? I can flash the converter to 3200 will that make a difference? So what would be the difference if i had either cam with a 3k stall or 3200. sorry i'm new with the cams..lol

 

No, we are saying with a 3000 stall you could go a little bigger (224)...a 2600 would be ideal for a 220 cam and below...

Take a look at the power band in the description of the cam you are looking at and then look at a few others...that rpm range will tell you when the cam starts to make power........

 

oh ok. I'm just trying to get as much info before buying. lol People at thunder tell me to get the cheatr v.3 and some people tell me get the tsp220 over the 224r.

Powerbands:

tsp220- 1200-6200 RPM
tsp224r- 1400-6300 RPM
cheater v.3- Off Idle-6800 RPM

What do you think my best bet would be?

 

you should look into the DOD delete kit if you havent already.

 

definitely what he said!! you dont want chunks of metal in your oil pan

 

How bout the LSR cam? I brought it up before and some guys recommended I use it. Anyone running an LSR cam on their 5.3? Just wondering what results (if any) theyve gotten with it.

I had sent an email to comp cams for a recommendation on a cam for my truck.
5.3L, ext cab, 3.73 gears, 3k verter, .... ummm black, xm radio ...

They responded with part # 54-455-11 with specs:
215/223 604/610
Description says, "HYDRAULIC ROLLER-Very strong torque and excellent response. Works best in heavy vehicles, low rpm applications"
RPM Range 1300-6500 (looks like a pretty high RPM to me)

 

im just not sure what cam to go with! lol So with that 3k stall i have in my truck the 224r wouldn't be as good as the tsp220? What about the cam blackjack325 is talking about, would that too be a good cam for my nnbs? here is the link to that lsr cam http://www.compcams.com/Company/CC/c...csid=1399&sb=0