Hey fellas im in the market for a bigger cam, I called a local shop and he told me for a decent size cam and all the supporting mods+instalation+computer tune would run me about $1900 does this seem about right? Seems like a lot but i guess its not to bad.

 

oh yeah, what size cam is considered a "decent size cam"? and whats the difference in driveability from a small-medium-huge cams in these trucks?

 

thats a shitload do it yourself, then go get it tuned...all for less than a grand.

small cam 206/212

decent cam 216/220

big cam 224+/230

driveability gets worse as you go up, and power comes on later. use that search tab to your right, and search cam threads. there are about 1.2 million on here

you should find exactly what you want to find, just takes a bit of reading. there is also an install sticky we all used to put our own cam in.

 

First, is your truck ex cab, cc, or single?

What are you're goals? (eg. all track, daily with a little track, ect...)

Do you tow anything?

Remember, your going to have to have a converter that matches your cam accordingly.

For a 5.3 Single cab 220 duration is about average. 226+ is pretty big.

 

the truck is going to be a DD and i like to cruise around, I want the power but the big lopey sound is a must for me i just love it. I would love to get a big cam which is a 226+ i guess what size converter would i need with a 226 and what supporting mods should i look into? How would a 226, 3500 stall, 4.10's, Lts, and a good tune run?

 

truck is an 05 rcsb 5.3 liter with 15,000 miles on it. and i dont tow any thing the truck is lowered and used the same as a car.

 

Damn good? In a reg cab it'd probably be a good combo, expecially if you've lightened it a little.

 

what are some things i can do i lighten it more? i alreayd took the tow hitch off that thing had to weigh atleast 75 pounds.

 

there is a whole list of things but for the most part....

bumper delete/rollpanskid
spare tire delete

 

im going to ditch the spare and i already got a roll pan where can i find the list of "things".