7.3 Powerstroke Cam

DieselF350Nick · Feb 18, 2012

I am looking to put a new upgraded cam in my motor i am building and i just don't really know which i should go with. i know with the the bigger cams you have to fly cut the pistons and what not but i am not worried about having that done.

:shrug:

neverkickn · Feb 18, 2012

is this a dd/tow vehicle or a pulling/race truck?

DieselF350Nick · Feb 18, 2012

It is a dd truck but i usually don't tow with it. fully built top and bottom end

Dieselboy. · Feb 19, 2012

Keep the stock cam, Or talk to Matt@Gearhead and go with his stage 1

Gives the truck a bit more umph down low and breathes a bit better up top. All in all I believe you pick up a couple hundred rpm usable powerband.

No piston reliefs required, just valve shims

7.3psd97444 · Feb 21, 2012

Dieselboy. said:
Keep the stock cam, Or talk to Matt@Gearhead and go with his stage 1

Gives the truck a bit more umph down low and breathes a bit better up top. All in all I believe you pick up a couple hundred rpm usable powerband.

No piston reliefs required, just valve shims

:whs: Wide Open also makes a good cam. But if you have money to spend elsewhere the stocker will do just fine.

DieselF350Nick · Feb 25, 2012

I have WOP head studs, push rods,valve springs, fire rings, intake plenums, girdle and main studs, and my block is bore 0.020 bored over with custom ceramic coated mahle pistons and i was just wondering if anyone out there sold a good replacement cam besides WOP

I would like to hear from guys that run a cam with their trucks

patrickke · Feb 25, 2012

Also remember Colt has one as well that's what. I run in my 6L

powerstrokenstang · Feb 26, 2012

I love my gearhead cam buts its his pulling cam. But i dont think you could go wrong with the stage 1.

DieselF350Nick · Feb 26, 2012

Ohh and BTW thanks for the rods Powerstrokenstang

Powerstroked162 · Feb 26, 2012

I run the WOP cam in the race truck. You have to fly cut the pistons to use it, properly.

DieselF350Nick · Feb 26, 2012

My motor has not gone to the machine shop yet so i am willing to have them fly cut them if i go with a cam like that

Powerstroked162 · Feb 26, 2012

Call Jacob and get one. Well worth the money

DieselF350Nick · Feb 26, 2012

Did you also port and polish your heads with your race cam?

Powerstroked162 · Feb 26, 2012

Yes. WOP did during the build. Intake and exhaust. Most applications rarely need exhaust porting. Intake side is where you'll pickup the most gains

JDub · Feb 26, 2012

Let us know if we can help, have yet to hear a poor review or response from a customer running our performance camshaft, whether it be a competition or street motor. It does require piston machining, if you'd like to send your pistons to use, we'd be happy to cut them to our specs to run this camshaft.

DieselF350Nick · Feb 26, 2012

What would it cost for you to cut the pistons? I have 0.020 Mahle pistons i bought from WOP JDub lol,

94youngturbo · Oct 7, 2012

did you end up putting a cam in your truck? i was wondering if you thought i was worth the money and if you would do it again.

DieselF350Nick · Oct 7, 2012

I got a sled pulling cam for my new truck but the motor has not been built yet. Ive ridden in a truck with a a gear head cam and it had a hard pull from 1700 to 3700