what do i look for in a cam?
03-29-2009, 12:17 PM
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what do i look for in a cam?
well guys as you know i have that lq9 that i'm going to swap in my 05.
my goal is a 400rwhp 12sec truck that i can drive daily so my Q is about cams
what do i look for in a cam high lift an a 112 to 14lsa? also i was thinking of going with a 3000 to 3200 stall and longtube headers and a Custom tune with a pulley...i don't know if they make a 90mm tb with drive by wire? so what cam do you guys think whould make me happy
my goal is a 400rwhp 12sec truck that i can drive daily so my Q is about cams
what do i look for in a cam high lift an a 112 to 14lsa? also i was thinking of going with a 3000 to 3200 stall and longtube headers and a Custom tune with a pulley...i don't know if they make a 90mm tb with drive by wire? so what cam do you guys think whould make me happy
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03-29-2009, 05:22 PM
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i am in the process of acheving the same goal as you except i got an lq4. i looked at and emailed derek. after some more research i ended up going with a tr224/563/112 cam. i will also be running a vig 3200 stall and 3.73s. as for bolt-ons, march ud pulley, 8.1 injectors, jantzer ported tb on truck intake (truck intake better than ls2), pacesetter long tubes, ls1 fans. as for tuning, i believe derek used nelson performance. fastest truck i saw with that cam was tuned by nelson and ran 12.3s. just thought i share...
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i am in the process of acheving the same goal as you except i got an lq4. i looked at and emailed derek. after some more research i ended up going with a tr224/563/112 cam. i will also be running a vig 3200 stall and 3.73s. as for bolt-ons, march ud pulley, 8.1 injectors, jantzer ported tb on truck intake (truck intake better than ls2), pacesetter long tubes, ls1 fans. as for tuning, i believe derek used nelson performance. fastest truck i saw with that cam was tuned by nelson and ran 12.3s. just thought i share...
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some ls2's have a ls6 style intake which doesnt flow as good as the truck intake but the tbss ,ssr and nnbs truck have a different intake and flow better past 5500 rpm. Which would be better suited for a cammed 6.0 no matter what people say it helped my truck out alot . I would probably try to find a tsp 228r or somewhere around that if you are trying to reach the 400 hp mark.
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some ls2's have a ls6 style intake which doesnt flow as good as the truck intake but the tbss ,ssr and nnbs truck have a different intake and flow better past 5500 rpm. Which would be better suited for a cammed 6.0 no matter what people say it helped my truck out alot . I would probably try to find a tsp 228r or somewhere around that if you are trying to reach the 400 hp mark.