This Cam in a 5.3L?
Jan 30, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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This Cam in a 5.3L?
A friend wants to know if this cam is ok in a stock 5.3L headed 2001 ext. cab truck?
590 /590 231/231 on112
We will have to change the springs, pushrods, and a stall converter right? With a tune of course. What else would have to be changed? Will the stock pistons have to be fly-cut?
Basically he wants to just make it a cam only 5.3L
590 /590 231/231 on112
We will have to change the springs, pushrods, and a stall converter right? With a tune of course. What else would have to be changed? Will the stock pistons have to be fly-cut?
Basically he wants to just make it a cam only 5.3L
Jan 30, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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with that cam he will have to get the patriot gold dual springs, hardend push rods 7.425 long, tunening and a 3500 stall converter, heavy trucks don't like the large duration of cams, if he can find a 212 218 high lift cam on a 114 then he would be better off, unless he likes large stalls lol, that cam in a 5.3 would pull to 7300 easy I bet.
Jan 30, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Formulated
A friend wants to know if this cam is ok in a stock 5.3L headed 2001 ext. cab truck?
590 /590 231/231 on112
We will have to change the springs, pushrods, and a stall converter right? With a tune of course. What else would have to be changed? Will the stock pistons have to be fly-cut?
Basically he wants to just make it a cam only 5.3L
590 /590 231/231 on112
We will have to change the springs, pushrods, and a stall converter right? With a tune of course. What else would have to be changed? Will the stock pistons have to be fly-cut?
Basically he wants to just make it a cam only 5.3L
truck engines dont respond to large cams like the fbods. I wouldnt go with a cam that big unless youve got the heads and intake to support it, its like trying to breath through a straw doesnt make sense.
The stock pistons should be fine with that lift but with the added duration I would still check clearances.
FYI I milled .050 and my cam has .566 lift but only 222 duration.
it is off an LS1
Jan 31, 2006 | 08:40 AM
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thats a big cam for a fbody even lol
thats a huge cam for a truck lol.. i'd pass and just find something in the 210-220 range on 114lsa if you could. Even with me 210/218 i lost some low end. With a 231 i'd need a semi behind me to help me make it up the road below 3k lol
thats a huge cam for a truck lol.. i'd pass and just find something in the 210-220 range on 114lsa if you could. Even with me 210/218 i lost some low end. With a 231 i'd need a semi behind me to help me make it up the road below 3k lol
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