HOW TO PICK: THE RIGHT JUNKYARD 6.0L LS CAM. 4 CAMS-WHAT WORKS BEST? 

You're the freakin man! Nobody does dyno videos for the 6.0!

I like this guy. I'm a genuine asshole most of the time, I'm kinda grouchy or short fused when it comes to allot of people and their bullshit but I like watching him do these dyno tests and things and not dragging through the videos. Allot of good knowledge and no nonsense. The other thing I like is you don't leave things out, it literally pertains to someone that can only afford junk yard parts or swapping what's laying or an Amazon or eBay turbo kit for a few hundred or someone who can throw on two 98 millimeter turbos and a with nitrous and a bullet proof engine to take it all. Great job and a very likeable person.

Keep up the great work Richard. This helps us gearheads out TREMENDOUSLY!

All the info you give out is really informative and good! You and Matt are giving out free info that actually is useful

Love your videos Richard. This one especially answered some questions I had in mind. Thank you for putting in the work.

I remember when I was cam shopping a year ago I was looking for this kind of video so I could get a reference. This video is honestly great. Just want to say thank you for taking the time do the test 4 different times.

Excellent video Richard. Thanks for the in depth view of doing these cam comparisons. I know that it probably took a little time to do. Some of us out here really appreciate it!

This video is exactly what i looked for. Couldnt have found a better and straight to the point video

Love the tests Richard and the timing they come online. Gives me something good to watch/listen on my way into work. Can you do more tests involving nitrous and more aggressive set ups. Thank you!

Nice! I watched for the cams and learned about Intake manifolds.

your videos has taught me so much more about LS engines

Yes! Some love for the stock 6.0s. Thank you!

That sloppy cam is the terminator of daily driven truck cams. Thanks sloppy 🤘

That sloppy stage 2 would be sooooo much fun for a simple N/A street/occasional strip deal. Nice.

Awesome information! I like the comparison to the four different cams. the last bit about the intake duration being comparable to any cams with similar specs!! Great Data!!! Thank You!!

Keep the videos coming, look forward to watching them before work

Big help on me choosing a cam, thanks Richard

There’s a reason why the ss2/Elgin cam has become so popular. It just works.

I got to say I really love your videos. They are very clear A/B testing. What I would like to see is a cam test where the lift was the same but the duration was different.

Hi Richard. Great test. Looks like the more camshaft the more power at the top end. Great job 👍✅

Still blowing my mind with these test, literally testing my setup 🤟😝🔥 475 at the Crank baby! I always thought the truck intake was more torque vs car more HP. Love all these analytics, now I just need a good cam upgrade to hold me over until I build my turbo kit

Dude! I am so happy you did this comparison. I always wanted to know how the sloppy stage 2 held up against other big name cam shafts. If the trick flow specialty track max cam held up to their trifecta claim of more torque, more horsepower and no loss of power down low. And if the track max cam and the sloppy stage 2, were one and the same. I got all my question answered in one video! Kudos to you.

I went and bought the trick flow cam after your video, truly the best bang for the buck. Good stuff man

My cam for my build is a lil bigger than the comp. and I plan on revving it out to 8500. Great vid. Always love the knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

I was just thinking “ Man I have cathedral ports” as you clarified. thank you

I think videos like this for reference are great! I think they will help a lot of people. I spent a lot of time trying to find other people's test when i was trying to decide on a cam for my 489bbc. There is lots of "600hp builds" out there but, It was hard to find the mild street buils, especially with the peanut port heads. There's lots of conflicting info about them too. It would be nice to know for sure if a nice street motor can be built with peanut port heads. But, I just found the other day, a 454 test with a gen 6 block and peanut port heads you did, so that was helpful. The only question left is what does an intake and cam upgrade do for a peanut port head engine. The few dyno test i did see with the old 454s show about a 100hp difference between the factory claimed (net)hp and what you and others have shown with a engine on the dyno. Is the exhaust manifold, factory cast intake manifold, and accessories worth that much? A test showing how big a cam the peanut port heads can handle would be nice too😉. Thanks a lot, Keep the videos coming.

Thanks Richard, great video😊 would like to see some more NA ideas to make more power for those of us that wanna go all motor builds 😁 thanks again keep up the awesome videos 👍

I've been looking at the Texas speed 228r myself for my 99Z28. Love the videos Richard.

The squirrels are getting upset with your vids Richard!... your giving away all their secrets!

My takeaway is the sloppy stage 2 is the kind of cam profile you want for a low to mild $ build.

Great video! Love camshaft vids. Learning something new every time.

Great test Richard. Love your videos

Commenting to help the RU-vid algorithm. Great video as always Richard!

Awesome info again! You don’t mention intake CL or cam advance, but most are installed at +4. So if the SS2 cam intake CL is 108 (LSA 112 less 4), that makes Intake Closing at 42 ABDC, at 0.050 tappet lift. Comparing to the Comp cam, installed at 109 it has IC at 44.5. Both cams have some overlap which fills in the mid range on the torque curve much better than the massive negative overlap, or wide LSA, of the LS3 cam. This is the info you need to pick a cam for street or strip. This channel continues to amaze!

good stuff SIr Richard , Thanks For All The info

This channel is great. I can sit here and get the facts of performance and not just listen to these goof balls at car meets. Currently building a 6.0 to replace the 5.3 in my s10 mated to a t56. With your advice I am going to find some week points in the drive line but that is hot rodding. Keep making videos and I will keep watching.

Lol this man is killing youtube. 😁😁😁 Love it.

Thanks for this video! Once again RH delivers high quality info. Zeroing in on the "no downside" 230-230 duration cam It would be intresting to see where a series of LCA would take us. Especially 108 and 104. Above the 112 LCA has been tested many times.

Dude you continuously put out great content thanks for your good work sir!!

Thanks for explaining what an LY6 is for me. I’m stuck in the 90’s👍

I wish I had your seemingly endless knowledge of LS motors. I learn so much about what I wanna do to mine everytime I watch your video's. Funny thing, i had just decided that I wanted to do a cam swap in my 6.0, didn't know how aggressive of a cam I wanted, and just like that, you post a video about the effect of different cams on a 6.0!! You rock man, I hope you keep makin these video's for a long time

"If they're about this, they're gunna do about that." lol quote of the day.

Great help for me, thanks Richard!

Thank you for the detailed info. I request more 302 & 351 testing for the Ford guys

I want to see a big cam dyno tested with Rhoads lifters. Have had them in a couple of small blocks and they really help broaden the power curve by restoring low rpm cylinder pressure.

Great cam comparison, really enjoyed it. That sloppy stage 2 was my favorite cam, perfect for both street and strip.

Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to make it.

We learn a lot from all your tests thanks

Great test! Would be good to test different cams with the effect of 1.8 rockers.

This is VERY HELPFUL and informative.

I did the Sloppy Stage 2 with .035 off the factory lq4 heads, tops of the exhaust ports and minor blend of the bowls on both sides, When I did the SS2 I ordered a regrind small base circle, which saved me from buying new pushrods. I did go for the pac springs but I had no plans to rev it out beyond 6k. The results? It made 455 ft lbs through a 4l80e and a d44 jeep lj. VERY pleased and glad I saw this video in advance.

Have been waiting for you to make this video.

I think I have seen someone else mention this but you should do a video cam timing

Great info here. Looks like GM did a pretty not so bad job at developing the truck cams. For a daily that rarely sees 4K plus, the stock cam is good enough. For the weekend warrior, the SS2 is about as good as it gets.

Thanks for the tip on the rec port truck intake over ls3. Truck intake is basically free.

Thanks for doing this vid. The comparison seriously helps.

As always great video can we do this with a 6.0 turbo set up

I've been considering the BTR stage 2 truck cam for my My 2001 6.0 LQ4 swapped Cherokee, but I like that Sloppy Stage 2 also. The fact it doesn't lose any torque down low means what little bit of low speed 4WD crawling I do in Utah prob won't be affected. Having more power on the street, and especially traveling over the Rockies is a plus.

Love the video Mr. Holdner! Thanks for the info!

between you, sloppy, metigulous, hoonigan, cleetus, i really don't need tv. period! i love all your info and it all seems like the stars are aligning! ha! love it keep doin what we all want to do and at least be a part of! giving hope to the gearhead masses!!!

Thanks Richard! I am definitely on the edge of buying a BTR stage 2 or SS2 cam thanks to your videos!

Hi Richard, great info as always. For guys like me who haven't installed a cam, do you think you could do a video on how to do it? Have to mess with springs or anything? Guessing need to remove pushrods? Thanks.

Thanks Richard! Another awesome video

Richard thank you very much.. you got a fan for life

So, my take-away, Matt Happel knows his shizzle. Other than my engine is an LS2 (rather than iron) it matches this test config, these results tell me I got the right cam. Just add BOOST.

Can you do a SS2 cam V a Brian T. Torque cam on a 5.3. then supercharger

Great comparison Richard, thanks!

Nice work Richard!

Pretty sure you just sold me on a Sloppy stage 2 for my 6.0 tow rig. It’s the only cam that didn’t lose power down low and still has some nice mid to high rpm gains. Thanks for doing these tests!

If you're going to do another cam test, let's do an all summit truck cam test! Cheap and that's what daily drivers are going to be using, something you don't have to change the converter with and won't loose torque.

I'd love to see one of these with a springs selection in there as well- Ultimate combo style, stock block and heads

The Comp on a 4000 stall would launch like hit with a hammer. Great Saturday night fun cam in the 6.0.

The tried and true Sloppy Stage 2 also works very well with nitrous in a 6.0.

What about stock vs ss2 below 3k rpm.. daily driver truck that occasionally pulls a small/light trailer

Thanks Rich, gotta go for the stg 2 cam, makes sense now. Prob good for bracket racing and more reliable, easy on all the other parts.

Hey great comparison man, love the looks of that sloppy stage 2.

I’m running the Sloppy Stage 3 (Elgin grind from Trickflow)in a LQ4 6.0 , AR5 trans in a 70 Chevelle with too much gear ,4:11’s until I can afford to swap in 3:08’s , anyhow , sounds like I should have a nice 500hp streeter ! Love the videos !

Hey Richard, Can you test the TX Speed truck cams in their a High Lift versions?

Great video, would love to see a comparison between the 430/480/520 LS3 cams

been waiting for this one ! Thanks !

Great Test & Breakdown Of These Cams! SS2 Is My Choice For Street/Strip, Drift, Road Race Build, And I Would Choose The Bigger Comp Cam For A Drag Car. Before The "Sloppy Tax" Kicked In, The Elgin 1840P/SS2 Could Be Purchased For $200 With Free Shipping.

My knees hurt just watching you kneel next to your truck, LOL!

Richard I am currently going clean sheet crazy on my best mates vx ss Commodore . His LS1 was factory equipped with utterly useless oil control grooves in the 3rd ring groove as well as the rubbish design work within the baffles of the rocker covers .my mate has permitted me to reverse the piston orientation , because of the generous gudgeon pin offset , my favorites Henry is the same M code that you also seem to be rather passionate about , all the henries that I've built have all had their pistons reversed . It would appear that when I had the old rubbish design slugs sealed for the new ones , I did ask Ross from Browne engineering could he check if the Ls has any gudgeon offset , and considering he is in his 70's , he looked like I did when I was 19 , and discovered that piston reversal will yield strong increases in cylinder pressures. The old guy told me excitedly that there is heaps of offset on LS pistons. My cam grinder said we will be using all of the cam profile that I designed in the early 1990's , Ivan Tighe cam catalogue includes my Cleveland solid #764 , intake dur 261°@ 50"' exh dur 256° @50"' or intake 292 ° @ 5"' , exh 298 ° @ 5"', intake op 44° btdc close @ 68° and , exh op 83° bbdc close @35° atdc , lift @ rocker tip is intake lift @ 614"'. , Exh peak valve lift @ rocker tip 622"' . I absolutely worship my cam could you please try my big bam cam in a 351 Cleveland with the Aussie quench chamber small valve heads . Full size 4 Venturi valves do not clear the valves during overlap phase . the closing exhaust valve gets caught by the rapidly opening intake valve , which then drags the exhaust valve open again.

Great video buddy keep them coming

Hi Richard! thank you for the testing, I was wondering what valve springs you would recommend for the SS2 cam. In a truck application with towing in mind ? PAC 1218?

"What cam do I use?" The *bigg* one.

You're the man, keep the vids coming!

👍 Great information keep up the good work . Your channel is going to save me $$ and future headache .

Great video Richard! quick question - did you run stock valve springs or have they been upgraded?

Richard any chance you can substitute the red, or green, for another colour (maybe yellow)? Really, really hard to make out the red and green close together when you're colourblind.

Best explanation ever, subscribed!! And thanks

Bam 💥, got to this one early! Been driving ALL night.

Richard could you pull up specifically an overlay of the ss2 and btr stage 2 truck cam vs stock On the 6.0s? I've watched all the videos but an actual visual of those two dyno graphs would be great. first time building/swapping an lq4 into my 85 gmc 4x4 and I've pretty much narrowed it down to one of the two grinds.

Richard, you are saving hours of searching. This is SS2 cam test I’m waiting for. It will be nice to test Summit 8706 cam in same stoke combination. Is it more different to SS2 cam? Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Great video. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the great videos!

Video uploaded at 7:10pm here in Aus!

How about discussing head flow efficiency for selecting a camshaft? Offset vs equal duration and whatnot.

My bolt-in LS2 really liked the TSP bald eagle cam. Up everywhere over stock. +55hp and 28 ft lbs

Very good test fits in for me well apriciated