Considering swapping to a smaller cam, new Cam specs inside...
Oct 6, 2008 | 03:32 AM
#21
I'd wait until you get the converter. I don't understand why you would care that you're revving the dog **** out of it, you have 4.10s and are getting a 2800 stall. I do agree that you will have a little better feel out of it mid range, but you still only have 280 ci, a small cam change isn't going to render enough improvement to justify $200+ in my opinion.
Milling the heads will help too, but it seems like a lot of work/time for the outcome. If I was going to pull off the heads, I'd wait until I could go ahead and do a valve job (or just get better valves), some port work and maybe some rocker arms. I hate doing stuff without a good SOP improvement, once again, just my opinion. I do like that you have enough determination/time to play with cam specs and tuning so the rest of us have reference points, gotta make sure you know it's appreciated.
Milling the heads will help too, but it seems like a lot of work/time for the outcome. If I was going to pull off the heads, I'd wait until I could go ahead and do a valve job (or just get better valves), some port work and maybe some rocker arms. I hate doing stuff without a good SOP improvement, once again, just my opinion. I do like that you have enough determination/time to play with cam specs and tuning so the rest of us have reference points, gotta make sure you know it's appreciated.
Oct 6, 2008 | 09:03 AM
#22
Mainly the part throttle TQ... I drove a friends 5.3 yesterday with basically the same mods as mine but he does not have a cam and his truck was really smooth and the part throttle TQ/acceleration was really nice... The top end is nice on my current cam but I have to rev the crap out of it... Mainly looking for more power under the curve...
Oct 6, 2008 | 09:07 AM
#23
Soon as you get the converter just bring the truck up here and I can give you a ride home. I can probably have it out the same day if not the next.
Oct 6, 2008 | 12:18 PM
#25
Yeah i looked at that cam, but I am trying to keep the overlap to roughly -8* so I don't have to fight any idle problems, since I am tuning it myself, and I am not the best tuner..... That cam trying to keep the overlap to -8* and DCR close to 8.00 would be a rather difficult combination...
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