wkeil Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 If I wanted to do a mild cam with my stock heads would it be worth it? I mean I don't want to spend a ton of money on heads and I would install the cam my self. Can someone point me to a cam that would be good for my situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Hell yea just a cam is worth it. Cost to HP ratio is just about the highest you can get besides N2O. A good cam and a high stall converter can get you a full second in the 1/4 mile. Keep in mind that tuning will be necessary to take full advantage of the cam's profile. At a minimum you will want to bump the shift points, adjust the misfire hits to prevent a DTC, adjust your idle controls and dial in your AFR. Being in NJ, I would keep it below 224 for emmissions issues. Before anyone can give you a cam suggestion, you have to list your future plans and your needs for the truck. More than likely you will need better springs to go along with your new lumpy stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Like he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firervfd37 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 wkeil thats what i wanna do for now to until i get a job again and i dont wanna work until after christmas haha. so a cam is all i want for now. and stall converter to i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalls54 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 i ran stock heads with a cam only for a couple of years. the truck ran great. with some good tunning and some tranny work i was able to get in the 13s with stock heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgamble Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 how is putting in a mild cam going to effect fuel economy, ive been debating it myself but this is my daily driver and i dont wanna lose to much fuel economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkeil Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 The future plans for my truck are weekened warrior but I don't want any thing radical. I want a cam to compliment headers and exhaust with an intake and a good tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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