help me pick a 5.3 cam

[Lsx10]

i've just started looking at those high lift low duration cams. but I have been looking more into the cheater type cam. the one I'm looking at is a 114/230 .600/.588 on a 114. its supposed to give great low end with still having a ton of mid and high rpm power. something like that should work really well with my heads too for high rpms considering I have smallish bore and high flowing heads.

[freemaSSon]

that sounds more reasonable......the intake lift may be an issue with degreeing the cam.......

when you get an adjustable cam gear set to degree the cam it pays HUGE dividends with TQ......verify and REVERIFY the piston to valve clearance when degreed 4 degrees and drive on if it has no issues.......

that duration is almost the exact numbers i had on a 6.0 LS2 in my H/C combo and it made beautiful power.....degreed 4 degrees you will make STUPID TQ with it....

a 114 LSA degreed makes for a nice CHOPPY idle as well which is nice if you want people to hear it that is......

another thing with the REVERSE split that cam will keep the cylinder pressures HIGH (DYNAMIC COMPRESSION) and that is what makes TQ, the go fast stuff.....not the exact cam i would spec but a GOOD choice nonetheless

[Lsx10]

that is a real cam...

Thunder Racing - Camshafts

scroll down to the cheatR cams, should be the first one listed, I would have one made with a lower duration, plus it could be ground by tsp for less the the off the shelf price from tr, and I could tweak whatever else I wanted to it.

[freemaSSon]

that is a real cam...

Thunder Racing - Camshafts

scroll down to the cheatR cams, should be the first one listed, I would have one made with a lower duration, plus it could be ground by tsp for less the the off the shelf price from tr, and I could tweak whatever else I wanted to it.

99-TR-CHEATR-CAM Thunder Racing Custom Camshaft
"CheaTR" - 214/230 .601/.575 117 LSA. Off Idle-6800 RPM Power Band. Broad power range. Works well with stock exhaust manifolds and catalytic converters. Stock like idle. Minor tuning required on automatic transmission cars. Responds very well to nitrous. Due to the fast ramp rate of this camshaft, the use of 1.8 rockers is not recommended. Double valve springs and titanium retainers required for this cam.

i would do 214/220 .590/.580 114 LSA 110 ICL with a COMP ISK or equivilent lobe and degree the cam 4 degrees........the dynamic compression on that cam would be HUGE, very little to no overlap and the reverse split backs up the exhaust on the low RPM range and maintains a high dynamic compression and adds gobs of TQ and the 114 will have a HP/TQ range that will be NASTY between 3000 to 5500 but off idle to 6500 will be awesome and the 4 degrees of cam advance will add about 10+ ft, lbs. of TQ.......with a set of STAGE II 243's (that's CNCed with stock size valves) on a 5.3 will make for a GNARLY setup and it will work GREAT with a 3400 VIG converter and 4.10 gears with a 305/50 20 for a street tire or a 30" slick/drag rad.......

for a 5.3 it will be a heart breaker......