Got my engine halfway torn apart doing timing, water pump, airgap, new valve covers, etc and was thinking I should throw a cam in there while I am at it. So I got the 5.9 with supercharger, airgap intake, bigger throttle body, ignition, exhaust, tuner, bigger injectors. So any idea on what camshaft I should be putting in there? I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to selecting that sort of thing. I am looking for of course more power and torque but reading all those specs and lift duration or whatever just confuses me. So I use it for daily driving and occasionally towing stuff. An aggressive sounding one would also be nice to. Any advice is helpful as I would like to get one ordered so I can throw this beast back together and drive it again.

 

An aggressive cam does not combine well with forced induction. In fact, its a REALLY bad idea...... Your best bet would be to have a chat with Comp Cams, or Crane Cams, let 'em know what ya got, what you want for an end result, and THEY will suggest a cam. That's their job. I would like to think they are good at it. (they have been doing it for a while after all....) They are also going to need to know just how much boost you plan on running, and what static compression ratio is for your engine.

 

^^ +1 Some good advice that then there is.

 

A Call to the fellas at Hughes Engines might not hurt either. Or contactthem through their website. www.hughesengines.com