Crane Cam 216/224

[PitchBlackC3]

Info on your engine would be useful. ie what size

[ThumpinZ]

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.

[darnie1987]

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

[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?

[darnie1987]

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

[ThumpinZ]

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.

[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

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?

[darnie1987]

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

[ThumpinZ]

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.

[06Sierra2]

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

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