Looking at a smaller stall for more street friendly driving, advice needed.
Feb 6, 2013 | 10:35 PM
#32
224/228
224/230
226/230
Those are some of the more agressive while reasonable cams people run in a 5.3. You will need at least a 3000 stall with any of those cams. To
your current cam needs more like 3600. If you want a stock stall speed stick to a 212/218 or 216/220 cam. Mean sound and idle has a lot more to do with tuning although you can run a 109/110/111 LSA to ad some chop.
224/230
226/230
Those are some of the more agressive while reasonable cams people run in a 5.3. You will need at least a 3000 stall with any of those cams. To
your current cam needs more like 3600. If you want a stock stall speed stick to a 212/218 or 216/220 cam. Mean sound and idle has a lot more to do with tuning although you can run a 109/110/111 LSA to ad some chop.
Feb 7, 2013 | 07:25 AM
#33
For the most part you can get alot of sound from just the lobe separation from the cam as Gamble686 stated. The cam you have listed would still be considered a Big cam for a 6.0 with fully worked heads imo
I like the 224/228 cut with a 112lsa for a 5.3.
I like the 224/228 cut with a 112lsa for a 5.3.
Feb 7, 2013 | 08:34 AM
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224/228
224/230
226/230
Those are some of the more agressive while reasonable cams people run in a 5.3. You will need at least a 3000 stall with any of those cams. To your current cam needs more like 3600. If you want a stock stall speed stick to a 212/218 or 216/220 cam. Mean sound and idle has a lot more to do with tuning although you can run a 109/110/111 LSA to ad some chop.
224/230
226/230
Those are some of the more agressive while reasonable cams people run in a 5.3. You will need at least a 3000 stall with any of those cams. To
your current cam needs more like 3600. If you want a stock stall speed stick to a 212/218 or 216/220 cam. Mean sound and idle has a lot more to do with tuning although you can run a 109/110/111 LSA to ad some chop.Thanks guys, im going to check out something along those lines.
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Feb 7, 2013 | 11:02 AM
#35
I have seen 5.3's with 3600's perform really well with a cam similar to mine... you'll get plenty of clean chop out of it too. Mine was done by Pat G and I love it. There are a few others who do custom cams as well. I have been talking to Ed Curtis from Flowtech induction a lot lately and if I were going for a new cam he is the guy I would most likely go to. Helps that he is pretty close to me too.
Feb 7, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Cammed LQ9 6.0 idle - YouTube
I have a real quiet exhaust, but you can still hear the light chop. Thats in an LQ9 with a very quiet exhaust and a 114 LSA. Drop that down to a 5.3 with a 112 LSA and it would sound MUCH more aggressive. Hell even with a cutout mine sounds decently aggressive.
I have a real quiet exhaust, but you can still hear the light chop. Thats in an LQ9 with a very quiet exhaust and a 114 LSA. Drop that down to a 5.3 with a 112 LSA and it would sound MUCH more aggressive. Hell even with a cutout mine sounds decently aggressive.
Feb 7, 2013 | 12:05 PM
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So most of you would agree a happy medium would be a 3200 stall then? Can i order direct through Circle D?
BTW im still running my 4l60e. Would you guys recommend i install a Monster Shift kit in my tranny if im installing a new converter just to tighten everything up a little more too? I think those Monster Shift kits handle up to 650hp dont quote me on that, seem like pretty legit kits though.
BTW im still running my 4l60e. Would you guys recommend i install a Monster Shift kit in my tranny if im installing a new converter just to tighten everything up a little more too? I think those Monster Shift kits handle up to 650hp dont quote me on that, seem like pretty legit kits though.
Feb 8, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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I have seen 5.3's with 3600's perform really well with a cam similar to mine... you'll get plenty of clean chop out of it too. Mine was done by Pat G and I love it. There are a few others who do custom cams as well. I have been talking to Ed Curtis from Flowtech induction a lot lately and if I were going for a new cam he is the guy I would most likely go to. Helps that he is pretty close to me too.
Feb 8, 2013 | 10:29 AM
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What is the most choppy sounding cam, custom grind or none custom grind you guys have heard that has a decent amount of drivability with my 4000 stall. If you guys have built a cam or would build another cam for your 5.3 how would you set it up for a nasty idle and decent powerband.