that motor is ran in my buddies vehicle and it doesnt ping unless it got shitty gas in it and right now he running the cam at retarted and he said he hasnt tried it at advanced yet but he was telling it works best with being set to the stock his dad has been working with cars and motors and shit for the past 20 yrs or so ...... and the power band on this cam is 2700-5500 he said .. and this cam u cant really degree it it only has liek 3 knotches in it advanced, stock, retarted and this motor is a old jimmy it weighs about 5500 lbs or so really heavy tho and it raced alotta cars with 350 or the s10 with 350's and it rapes basically alotta stuff , very torqy motor