i need help picking and choosing the right cam i want it to have a nice loud lope wit a good amount of horses yet affordable. i have an 03 hemi w/ borla exaust superchip intake throttle body and a shift kit...any suggestions plz help...thks justin!

 

also what else would i need to buy with it like rollers heads etc. and its an 03 ram 5.7 hemi

 

For a good lopey idle you are going to want one with a tight lsa around a 113 and lower, but, being that you are an 03' you are semi limited to what you can put in due to tuning. The superchips wont run a cam on a 113 lsa. so you would need a way to bump the idle up. Talk to AF_HEMI he has a pretty aggressive cam in his 03'.

What type of truck do you have? RCSB or QC? 2wd or 4x4? Where do you want the power? Down low? Up top? Mid range?

 

here is mine, its a comp 268, its got a strong mid range, good top end and drives really good. Not sure how tuneable it is on an 03' though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PW6pvE_-Dc

 

YEA THAT SOUNDS NICE i have A 2door rwd...idk much about cams in a mid range where would it hit? im wanting like a muscle car lope but dnt think i can get that haha and how would i raise my idle like would a different chip mov it up like a diablo or somethin?

 

I just put a Crazy Jay cam in an 03 2500 5.7 4wd last weekend. It ran good off a Superchips.

As for cam parts and prices.

cam - 250 used on up to 500 new
(16) 6.1 springs - 65
6.1 push rods - 11
cam/crank bolt - 5
coolant - 20
engine oil/filter - 40
1 qrt of ATF4 - 7

If you are going to pull the heads then head gaskets and head bolts are another 100

If replacing exhaust gaskets thats another 20 plus new bolts.

While you have it apart, now would be the time to replace plug wires, plugs, hoses, belts, ECT.

If you are close I can help but Im in south GA.

Here is mine but i am custom tuned.

If you are interested in a 2004 PCM and engine harness so you can get better tuning. LMK. I may have mine coming up soon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiNPo9-_vAk

 

Thks I deff need help but I'm in south FL...but if I dnt wanna buy every thing like what is mandatory to buy cuz I hav no clue what to do and I dnt trust myself to do it haha but some of my family lives up in north georgia like cummins/gainsville area

 

Also how did that crazy jam cam sound nd about how much horse power did it add?

 

Jay**

 

Minimum is this list below. You can leave the heads on and change the springs on the block but you need a custom tool to do it. I have mine for sale if you find the need for it. Without it you will have to pull the heads and then have to buy head gaskets and head bolts. Then you will need a torque wrench. You will also need to rent the damper puller to pull the damper.

cam - 250 used on up to 500 new
(16) 6.1 springs - 65
6.1 push rods - 11
cam/crank bolt - 5
coolant - 20
engine oil/filter - 40
1 qrt of ATF4 - 7

Check this thread out if you have not already.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...-cam-swap.html

If you need help and can make it up here, I would help. If you are going to do it yourself then give 2 days minimum downtime and maybe 3. I can do it in about 8-10 hours but thats because I have done so many.

Crazy Jay sounded good but nothing like mine. The tighter the LSA the more lope but anything less than 113 and you get into custom tuning which costs a lot more. Mine is 112 LSA and I plan on going lower soon.