newbie help! what cam?

[whskytango]

i have been searching and searching, but i am so lost and confused haha! so it came down to asking for help. sorry if i offend anyone for asking the question that has been asked so many times before.

i have a 99 Chevy silverado with a 5.3, i have cold air intake, and borla exhaust. i am looking for a cam that will give me that nice low, choppy, thumpy, sounds like its going to stall idle... i plan on getting a tune after i install the cam. but want to run stock torque converter for a while but plan on upgrading down the road. so any ideas on what cam to go with?? thanks for the help everyone.

[J Industries]

SEARCH!!! and READ!!! there is no perfect one.

Get a tune first then ask your tuner what he has had success with.

[whskytango]

i have been searching, like i said i want a real thumpy sounding cam? so no suggestions, i am getting a tune after i pick a cam, then it will be done all at once...

[kerrige]

The tune is the most important part to get the thump. Also the exhaust setup. 212/218 is the best stock stall cam. There isn't an exact science to selecting your cam.

[J Industries]

With a nelson tune you can get it then get a free re-tune for the cam.
where have you searched? what have you come up with? What does LSA do?

[Botlfed]

if you want a thumpy cam do a 224/230 581/.588 112lsa, youre gonna need a tune right away, and a stall for sure eventually thats the cam i run and it thumps well.

[whskytango]

if you want a thumpy cam do a 224/230 581/.588 112lsa, youre gonna need a tune right away, and a stall for sure eventually thats the cam i run and it thumps well.

got a part number??

[whskytango]

like i said i have know clue what im doing, i guess i just dont see getting a tune installing it, then getting a cam and installing it then sending the tune back? im just trying to find a cam then i can call the guy that's gonna do the tune and essentially install them at the same time..

[J Industries]

I think that can would be a turd with out a stall. Like almost worse than stock untill 2500. Maybe not though. Never tried a cam that big w/o a stall.

[whskytango]

I think that can would be a turd with out a stall. Like almost worse than stock untill 2500. Maybe not though. Never tried a cam that big w/o a stall.

I plan on getting a stall in a few months, I'm really just after that sweet idle sound thats it, I don't have a race truck and don't plan on it, its just a daily driver