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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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Default 5.3 plow truck needing a cam? help

alrigh guys doing a cam swap for a friend in his truck also used a plow truck he all ready has the tbss intake 90mm tb lts no cats into a 3in magnaflow and a 278mm 3000 circle d stall i told him to stick with a 212/218

trucks a 02 z71 ecsb 3.73s and 265/75/16s

what u guys think? thanks
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 07:41 AM
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I would go with what you said or the 210/218 .551/.551 on 12,14,16 Lsa

I cant wait to put the 210/218 in my truck and get #'s

I wish I could dyno a 212/218 and the dyno a 210/218 so see what the difference is in the two cams
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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I was figuring some where in the would be a good cam for his truck
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Old Nov 15, 2012 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Camin00

I cant wait to put the 210/218 in my truck and get #'s

I wish I could dyno a 212/218 and the dyno a 210/218 so see what the difference is in the two cams
I'd like to know the same, would be nice to know the exact difference between the two cams on otherwise stock trucks.
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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I'd be curious to know too. The 210 duration will theoretically have a little more low end, but the lift kind of negates that. I do know that mine was still pulling hard above 6k rpms (where my shift point is now) and has power starting about ~1400 rpms. I love my set up and really have no dead spots.
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 11:03 AM
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Buleshifty do you have dyno #s for your cam. That's the exact same one I have bought

Could you possibly take an exhaust video for me
I cant find any youtube videos of people running that cam besides a lift tick one

I'm sooo curious to hear what the 16lsa sounds like

I think the comp cam would have a lil more top end power and like yall said the vinci would have lil more low end probably around the same middle
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 11:18 AM
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I just now noticed you said he has a 3000 stall converter.... you could go with the 216/220 114Lsa it says on comps website it starts making power around 1300rpms .... just an idea since the 3000stall will mainly be above 2000rpms
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Camin00
Buleshifty do you have dyno #s for your cam. That's the exact same one I have bought

Could you possibly take an exhaust video for me
I cant find any youtube videos of people running that cam besides a lift tick one

I'm sooo curious to hear what the 16lsa sounds like

I think the comp cam would have a lil more top end power and like yall said the vinci would have lil more low end probably around the same middle
PM me. I can probably do something.

I do have the banks monster cat back which is a really long muffler so it takes almost all chop out of it and Justin (blackbear) up'd my idle so now it sounds almost stock but louder. I have to say I absolutely love my truck now and think the only think I'd have changed is that I'd go with a 115 LSA. It is a perfect sleeper cam if that's what you're going for.
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