How do i know what parts such as cams,lifters and such will work in/on my 05 5.3? and also where can i find a set of SS gauges for my cluster?

 

I believe any cam & lifters will work as long as they are for an LS motor. Basically what I did to kinda school myself on the subject is to read thru every thread that's in the ballpark.

As far as SS guages, ebay will be your best bet.

 

^^ what he said. lots of options and opinions on cams, and lifters, depends what you are trying to achieve, and what you want to spend

 

I just wanna get my truck pretty quick....i dont wanna have it running 10's in the 1/4 but a pretty good stop light to stop light truck if you know what i mean!!!! ive talked to a few folks up here and they talked in language that i didnt understand. This new motor **** is new to me with the "LS" LSX and all that...im use to the old still big and small block motors...Just trying to achive a pretty quick truck and still be my daily driver..thanks

 

well it all perty easy all ls base motor the parts are inter changeable ,4.8L, 5.3L , 6.0L ,LS1 ,LS2, so when you look for parts you can look for them by ls1 parts , but if you want to be a little faster, cam it and tune it i always say its a little more over stock but enough to smoke the sh*t out of a lot of trucks and sport cars! as far as what cam stick around , if your a 5.3 with no stall i would recommend the tsp220 or voodoo 212/218, and if your going to run a stall i would say the tsp 224, IMO!

 

Ive been hearing alot about the stalls and everything. whats the advantage to running a stall vs. not running one? with it being my daily driver.

 

I am by no means an expert on it, but basically, it just puts you in your power range sooner. I haven't installed mine yet(circle d 3200) but say when you take off from a start, you'll be more in your power range when you start moving. Instead of it starting to move at 1500RPM, you'll be closer to 2500RPM when you start moving. That's the way I understand it. It also keeps your RPMs from dropping a lot between shifts.
a torque converter with a higher stall = higher trans temps. If you do get a higher stall converter, you need to also buy a larger trans cooler, specifically a TruCool 40K cooler.

Main thing to do is just pay attention to the threads, read as many as you can and you'll learn a lot. Don't be afraid to ask questions. There will be some that will immediately fire back with a reply that says to search. A lot of the guys here that really know their stuff are very helpful.

 

I was talking to my dad about all this this morning and talking about the stall. And he informed me that since i do hunt with my truck and goes in mud some that i didnt need a stall and a good cam which pulls strongest from low thru midrange

 

Depending on what stall you get depends on stall speed. Some are set up loose and some are tight. I have a Yank SST 3200 and mine gets moving about 1500 rpm. A circle d 3200 may not get moving till over 2k or closer to 3. Depends on the brand. Best thing to do is ask around IMO.