Congrats on finally getting it going, been reading your thread as you've updated. Sounds like Murphy was alive and well, but you kicked his *** now. Good job man.

 

awsome Tom, how did you get'er;done ? you just left the broken part and tightened the rest?

get tuning

 

...now put the radix on and stop playing

 

^^^^What he said Tom

 

I quoted what I said a few posts back, to you earlier.
But yes, unfortunately I had to. I had to special order that bolt. The rear cover would be as well, but I expected it to be 3x what I was quoted. Around $50 or so. I didn't get the cover or take oil pan down, I'm just praying I finally get some good luck & no leak from thatbolt hole. It's broken off in block, so I'd hafta drop trans.

So, I'm gonna rock it & hope for the best. Not what I wanted, but it is what it is.

Thanks for all the kind words, guys!

I'll get some pics up later to help others who've never done a Gen3 cam swap & show some of the things that occurred. That should be later tonight.

And 1 day, I hope to get some vids up. I just need a camera (or a camera-man).

 

the new gen gaskets are oring like, so I would bet you'll be fine.

 

Hey man, you can drive the truck no problem with the stock tune, it just needs to learn the new cam so drive around a day or two and it will idle better.

I drove my truck w/5.3 and same cam for like 6 months, it stalled 6-8 times in the first couple of days but after that I think it stalled only once before I got it tuned.

 

doesnt sound like you pinned the crank..?

 

Just because its not stalling does not mean it is running well.

 

True, but the xr265hr is a proven cam, lots of people have run it on the stock tune with no problems, myself included. I was just saying in case he wanted to drive the truck around.