sand man

hey guys, talked to Patrick and he speced me a nice cam
its for crewcab a 09 5.3 6l80e 4wd with bolt ons

specs are 219/222 .606”/.601” 111LSA

i was thinking that all i need is cam pushrods springs and a DOD delete kit

now after i researched it i see that almost every body change the head bolts to new GM or ARP bolts , also checked a tootall thread about a 5.3 cam swap and the timing chain damper was broken wich was a plastic pos
i dont wanna do the job twice so what should i buy?

these are the parts im planing to get

pac 1518 springs
ls2 vally cover
ls7 lifters and trays
7.425 chromemoly pushrods

should i get an oil pump too itll cost me an extra 175$ with shipping all the way here
should i buy a new timing chain?
should i get a 3 bolt cam and get the hole ls2 chain and dampner while im at it ?
i kick the rev limiter alot in dunes so keep that in mind pls


UPDATE : 11/5/2011

orderd my remaing parts

pace performance :

ARP heads 134-3610
cam retainer 134-1002
cam gear bolts 134-1003
bolt lube 100-9903
head gasket GM 12589226
waterpump gasket GM 12630223
front oil seal GM 12585673
LS7 lifters GM 12499225
LS2 lifter trays GM 12595365
LS2 vally cover GM 12570471 (comes with gasket)
LS2 timing chain (same as my stock one but new) 12586482
LS2 Cam gear 12586481
proform valvespring compressor tool 67605
redline assembly lube 12oz

total : 610.09$

from texas speed :
custom cam
LS1 chain dampner GM 12588670
tsp 7.425 chromemoly prods
ARP crank pully bolt 234-2503
total: 560.58$

from ebay:
patriot extreme .660 dual gold vavle springs 8501

patriots : 248$

TOTAL : 1419.48$

hope this helps some of you guys

364HC

iTrader: (3)

gen IV, pump are pretty decent.

i would invest in head work, instead of the extra items ..

sand man

what are the extra items you think?

HAMMER!

iTrader: (1)

Get Ls2 wedge for the timing chain instead of stocker and depending on miles on truck I wouldn't worry about oil pump but do need O-ring for pickup tube! From experience get the ARP head bolts! If you plan on decking heads then get 7.4 pushrods.

08cheyennesc

iTrader: (2)

Does 09's come with vvt ? If do then you will need a vvt delete kit ,as far DOD delete goes ,this are the parts I got when I did mines.

O-ring seal for LS oil pump pickup tube(red) GM 12584922
MLS head gaskets GM 12589226
Water pump gaskets GM 12588372
Front oil seal GM 12585673
LS7 lifters GM 12499225
Lifter trays GM 12595365
Valley cover GM 12570481
Sprocket GM 12586481
ARP head bolts 134-3610
Dampener GM 12588670

I might be missing some items ,but do a search in here .

sand man

63k miles oil pump presure is ok but a more relible pump will be great
what cam do you have on the truck? what motor?

no VVT
the o ring change needs the oil pan to be droped right?
cant i reuse the heads and the water pumb gaskets?

im not beenig cheap here but the parts summed up a decent ammount of money still need to pay for the install and tune

HAMMER!

iTrader: (1)

I have a L76 6.0l with a 222-230dur / 596-600lift / 112lsa cam. Of course it's always safer to get new pumps and gaskets but I reused my h2o pump gaskets. I actually reused everything but O-ring and head gaskets of course! But did change my oil pump to a new stocker cause of 78k milage. And yes oil pan will have to be lowered in the front. I sacrificed a 10mm wrench with heat and bent it to work so I didn't have to remove any of the bolts from half pan back! I also didn't remove radiator, just pushed aside.

08cheyennesc

iTrader: (2)

The head and water pump gaskets shouldn't be reused,the oil pan needs to be drop about an inch to get access to the nut holding the pickup tube to the oil pump. You can save about $50 by getting GM head bolts instead of ARP , also you will need a new crank bolt . Why don't you do the work yourself? It's not hard just time consuming , I did mines without any previous experience , do a lot of research in here and other LS forums , I recommend a book that shows you everything about LS engines (How to build and modify GM Ls-Series Engies) by Joseph Potak, around $20 on amazon.

06Sierra2

if you deck the heads then you cannot use 7.4 pushrods as they are for stock gaskets and stock heads. with a thinner head gasket or milled heads you need shorter pushrods

sand man

OK , ill do the swap my self any other things that i should know about?
i have 4wd do i need to drop the front axle?

ill look for arp bolts , i might do more work later with the heads ?
i have the haynes gauid for 2007-11 gm trucks it has enough info

i dont think i will be changing to an aftermarket gasket ill stick to the oem