05 cam suggestions

biggnnn10 · Mar 30, 2014

I am wanting to put a cam in my hemi. I have an OE 6.1 I picked up but if I am going to install one I want to make sure it is what I am looking for. I would like to have one with some lope to it.
I really don't have a bunch of mods. Super chips, KN Cold air, throttle body spacer flowmaster and E Fan

ATXHEMI · Mar 30, 2014

The 6.1 cam isn't going to have much lope. You want a cam with a closer lsa. Around 112 will give you a nice lope. Look at the spartan plus by Inertia Motorsports.

Hemidup · Mar 30, 2014

The 6.1 will not require any typ of tuning. If you want a lopy sounding cam you'll need to get a custom tune with it.

biggnnn10 · Mar 31, 2014

biggnnn10 · Mar 31, 2014

So which one would have a noticeable idle. I am not really worried about the tune if I need one I can get one just want more torque with a choppy idle.

ATXHEMI · Mar 31, 2014

There are quite a few out there that will give you a choppy idle. All will require you switch from SC to Diablo for tuning. It's all going to depend on what you want from your truck. Where do you want the power. Low or high end? Look up cammed ram on YouTube. There are a lot of videos to help you choose.

FAhemiST · Mar 31, 2014

get headers first

ATXHEMI · Mar 31, 2014

Stu recommended I get headers and a higher stall for the Spartan.

arocketman · Mar 31, 2014

FAhemiST said:
get headers first

:iagree:
:thumb::thumb:

charged392 · Apr 1, 2014

like stated any 112 sep cam will lope nice. it will require tuning to benefit from it. an headers are sug.

Redtruck-VA · Apr 1, 2014

The more chop, the more you need tuning to help with drivability. IMO select a cam for the best performance not it's idle. A cam generally needs supporting mods such as headers, converter and gears for it to perform properly. I would recommend doing the supporting mods first. This will allow you to select the best cam to support your vehicle's goals. Good luck..

TheSatinPumpkin · Apr 1, 2014

no use having a lope at idle when it drives like crap.

Ramsey88 · Apr 1, 2014

Would one see a noticeable difference with a 260 in an otherwise stock truck?

charged392 · Apr 1, 2014

a 260 I a good cam for stock could benefit from headers a tiny bit but not req IMO really doesn't require tuning but will help good for 30+ I would say

Ramsey88 · Apr 1, 2014

So if I wanted to put a 260 in my truck, I already have a SuperChips, would I HAVE to upgrade the springs and stuff too? Or does that just compliment the cam?

charged392 · Apr 1, 2014

6.1 sug atleast for safety sake

chefred112 · Apr 19, 2014

i agree, the 260 is a nice mild upgrade over stock (I remember years ago when THAT was the cam upgrade to do), it will work with just superchips but you may experience some stall outs here and there as the pcm learns it's characteristics (it wants to dump fuel at idle at times). Do the complementing mods around it (cai, headers...) and it should perform quite nicely...

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