Cam Ideas?

I've been looking into cams lately and trying to figure out which one to get. I know i should just call a place like Thunder Racing or Comp Cams but just looking to see what some of you guys have and how you like them. I have an 04' crew cab silverado 5.3L i drive it everyday so dont want it to radical. And i pull a 16' v-nose trailer sometimes in the summer with dirtbike, quad, and gear in it. I have seen the TR cheaTR v.3 cam and that sounds pretty sweet and looks like it would make good power but if its not good for me i cant get it. I only have Banks cat back exhaust right now looking at CAI and tune for now. But would like to get a cam and then get it tuned later when I have the money. Let me know what you guys think and have experienced.

Thanks
-Lee

For a DD, I'd go with an LS6 cam or something like this with a 114* LSA

http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/item...d=166&catid=44

Just go with the tried and true Comp 212/218 low lift.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CCA-54-412-11/

what kind of gains would I be looking at with that cam?

Here a thread with dyno numbers. Your numbers would prob be higher because of your smaller tires. http://www.performancetrucks.net/for...hlight=XR265HR

not bad! Do you happen to know what stock power to the wheels is on a 5.3L 4x4?

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Originally Posted by 94chevy

not bad! Do you happen to know what stock power to the wheels is on a 5.3L 4x4?

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bout 220 give or take

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Originally Posted by Beatdown Z

Just go with the tried and true Comp 212/218 low lift.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CCA-54-412-11/

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+1 on that cam..never used it but have heard nothing but good things about it. if you get too big of a cam youll need a higher stall tc. Bigger cams usually just move your powerband higher in the rpm range. i used an 02 ls6 cam in my stock 5.3 with stock tc and the bottom end torque was no where to be found. Iv used the tr220 and i loved it

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Iv used the tr220 and i loved it

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How did your gas milage do with that? I would think that it would improve seeing that the truck has a little more power and doesn't have to work so hard. If you can stay out of the throttle.

Just curious guys, but why the low lift version of the comp cams 212/218? Wouldn't the high lift version perform better as long as he is willing to swap valve springs? Im thinking of running the high lift version in a 6.0 that sees some towing.

Get a custom grind u will be much happier.

I have the 220/220 .581 112 in my 5.3 with the stock verter and runs pretty good. This cam with headers and tune have given good gains.

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I have the 220/220 .581 112 in my 5.3 with the stock verter and runs pretty good. This cam with headers and tune have given good gains.

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what brand of cam is that?

Tsp

Here's an article about a similar cam... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/front...in-budget.html

Do you here the cam at all, like a little bit of lope?

I've got a thunder racing cheaTR cam. 219/230 .607/.604 117LSA. Sounds like stock at warm idle but runs like a raped ape. Like stated above a good torque converter would make a world of difference.

I do have lope at idle, not real choppy but enough to notice it has a cam. It is a baby cam though.

http://www.engpwrsys.com/index.php?a...od&productId=5 The EPS lobes are hot right now, lots of people making great power with not so radical cams.

I had Pat G spec me a cam for a basically stock 5.3, I didn't want to lose that much bottom end but wanted it to just scream up top, he spat this one out only on a 111 LSA.
http://www.engpwrsys.com/index.php?a...od&productId=8

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How did your gas milage do with that? I would think that it would improve seeing that the truck has a little more power and doesn't have to work so hard. If you can stay out of the throttle.

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it wasnt a whole lot of diff from stock...just make sure you get a good tune and mpg shouldnt really change