Crane Cam 216/224

Alright Hopefully I posted the charts correctly. This is the kind of evidence people like to see when they're trying to figure out what they want to use to get some power. Otherwise you can take the claimed "25 whp" and cut it in half and that's what you might have. So I've posted these charts to show you what you'll gett out of this Crane Cam..

Crane Part # 1449561 216/224 .551 lift 115 lsa
Other mods include CAI, Edlebrock Shorties, h pipe with Dynomax Bullets, and MTI Racing tune.

First time posting pics soif they show up they might not be in proper order..
Dyno from 2007 was done at Summit Racing in GA by Dynomax Performance.
Dyno'd at MTI Racing 7/22/2010 38hp increase and 20 tq increase 265 hp and 283 tq

Info on your engine would be useful. ie what size

O sorry my bad 5.3 186,000 or so miles. No other internals, Shorty headers are the only other thing that went on with the cam.

Hows the cam sound???? Im thinking of getting a cam i have no idea what one tho yet haha?????

nice gains! hopefully ill see similar improvements when i go 224/224 or something similar. how does it feel sotp wise? idle sound/quality? street manners?

Im looking to get a cam aswell, but i dont know what to get??? Any ideas? Mods are in my sig. Its a dd just need sumthing reliable

Not firmiliar with the sotp acronym... But it sounds great nice little lope to it, has smoothed out a bit with the tune. I think i'm going to ask if they can lower the idle a little bit to bring it back, plus it jerks a little when I put it in drive when it's cold. Idling around 850, want it down around 6 where it's always been. Either way you can tell it's there and even more when you put your foot down, has a nice ring. Different tone then a stocker. Drives great on the street, awesome acceleration on the highway. Kinda has a surge in power from a stop when it hits 3000 rpm you can feel it start pulling harder throughout the range. I would recommend it, yea it doesn't produce awe inspiring numbers but for me it hit the spot. Tq is your friend and good steady torque she has... Plus I hear it's a good cam for a supercharger which is the direction I'm headin one of these days.

pm me with a # and I can send audio/video with my phone. I don't have a card to get it from my phone to the comp because the micro port is trashed. Or go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvkKxCXjVM But this guy has no cat's so you know how sound goes when you remove those. Wish I could but I can't darn emissions... Either way this guy has the same cam.

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Originally Posted by darnie1987

Hows the cam sound???? Im thinking of getting a cam i have no idea what one tho yet haha?????

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Pm sent... Ya i wanto get one here b4 too long, i have 100k on my motor, 5.3, shortie headers for now, cai, nelsoned tuned, and cat back. Just need sumthing reliable with a nice sound and decent power gains. Its still my dd, but i dont have to drive all that far.... Wanto get atleast 15 mpg tho im getting around 20-22 now so should be fine

Here's a parts list and the pricing I paid. If anyone else needs it. Don't forget if your not takin the heads off you'll need an in car spring compressor I like the dual valve tool about $120 at Vinci. Also the Crane valve locks were on back order last time I checked you can have your supplier cross ref them with Comp Cams which tend to be more readily available.

Parts from Summit Racing
-Crane Valve Springs crn-144832 $160
-Crane Steel Retainers crn-144944 $66
-Trick Flow Push Rods 7.4 tfs-21407400 $87
-Crane Valve Locks CRN-99107 $33

Parts Store or Dealer
-Crank bolt $6
-Timing chain cover gasket set $40
-Valve cover gaskets $13

CAM
At Summit part # crn-1449561 it is priced at $468.95 can pick it up from Vincihiperformance.com for $405 known as the Trucker

Looking at about $800 to a grand. Depending on part cost and shipping in your location.

Ofcourse you'll need a tune to compliment your setup, that's up to you. I had mine dyno tuned at MTI Racing in Marietta Ga. If your in the GA area there is also Vengeance, Atlanta Performance and Dynolab that I know of. All located on the northside.

Oh Seat of the pants.... It's nice! You can really feel it in the dead zone you know that 50 to 80. she moves that's for sure

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Originally Posted by 06Sierra2

nice gains! hopefully ill see similar improvements when i go 224/224 or something similar. how does it feel sotp wise? idle sound/quality? street manners?

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what cam would you guys reccommend for my app????

Depends if you want good tq through the range or just want to say hey I made this much hp! TQ is where it's at. Different cams make different power and show there colors in the rpms. You have to decide how do I want this motor to perform? Do you need high end low end mid range power. I call Vinci when I was choosing my cam and they pointed me to exactly what I wanted. Cams are the heart of your engine and more complicated than any girl your ever going to meet. Just because one cam may create more peak hp doesn't mean it's going to move you the way you want it to.

Here's what the Trucker sounds like in my truck.

http://s557.photobucket.com/albums/s...uickrev001.mp4

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Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71

Here's what the Trucker sounds like in my truck.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...uickrev001.jpg

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Sounds like an image to me.

It does... almost like it's not even running. Hey we don't allow police interceptors on this forum...

Not sure why that didn't work, but I changed it to a link instead.

hey ThumpinZ,
Have you hade your tune dialed in after the cam install? I ask because I was reading “truckin” magazine volume 36 #9 (this months GM vs ford vs dodge) and came across a project of there’s called "novakane" were they took a 04 sierra with a 4.8 5 speed (with slipping clutch so say the article) with over 110k on the clock and are building a sport truck out of it. they have much of what you have but different makers. On the 4.8 they have
banks monster exhaust
bank torque tube headers
banks ottomind programmer
(seeing a trend here)
banks ram air intake
and it put down 257hp and 286tq at the wheels after the mods
now i know you have higher miles then that truck and a auto trans but you also have a 5.3 to his 4.8 and a cam and h pipe
Not trying to pick a fight, just trying to make sure you get all the HP your paying for

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Originally Posted by ThumpinZ

Oh Seat of the pants.... It's nice! You can really feel it in the dead zone you know that 50 to 80. she moves that's for sure

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yeah lol...but you answered all my questions already anyway. thanks!

Those numbers were after all mods and tune. I did the install myself, just had MTI tune it. I'd like more I would atleast to make 300 to the wheel before she is retired for a 6l

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Originally Posted by beingblueeyes

hey ThumpinZ,
Have you hade your tune dialed in after the cam install? I ask because I was reading “truckin” magazine volume 36 #9 (this months GM vs ford vs dodge) and came across a project of there’s called "novakane" were they took a 04 sierra with a 4.8 5 speed (with slipping clutch so say the article) with over 110k on the clock and are building a sport truck out of it. they have much of what you have but different makers. On the 4.8 they have
banks monster exhaust
bank torque tube headers
banks ottomind programmer
(seeing a trend here)
banks ram air intake
and it put down 257hp and 286tq at the wheels after the mods
now i know you have higher miles then that truck and a auto trans but you also have a 5.3 to his 4.8 and a cam and h pipe
Not trying to pick a fight, just trying to make sure you get all the HP your paying for

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this is same cam that i got in my 4.8

what do u think i could pull out of the cam numbers wise with the cam swap and a nelsons 91 tune on it?

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Originally Posted by darnie1987

what do u think i could pull out of the cam numbers wise with the cam swap and a nelsons 91 tune on it?

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I donno.. Should be similar gains, but you do have some heavy rims and I've heard that can kill the numbers dyno wise but don't take my word on that. Not sure about the nelson tune either. Does anyone know if the Nelson tune will work with a cam? Or would he need it retune??

I would assume you would need to retune since the cam is changing alot and your going to have less vaccum so you would probably have poor idle quality and through a few codes.

i had this cam in my 5.3 with longtubes being the only other mod and made 300rwhp

ya sorry i need to change it i just got new 16's on my truck it helped a hell of alot

i made 300rwhp with 22's