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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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how big of a cam can you run with your stock heads before its to big and you start lossing power ????
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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In what vehicle/engine?
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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2003 5.3 half ton sorry duh moment long night last night
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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do you want to run a stall???
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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i am going to pull the trans out next week and get it rebuilt and put a tb stall in it i am mainly wondering how big can i go before i start to out flow my heads i was looking at something in the .580 range for lift and i want something around a 220 for duration is that gonna be to much for stock heads
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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dozerdan has a 23x/24x .61x/.61x in his 5.3.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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if thats on stock heads thats a lot and i have nothing to worry bout
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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that's on stock heads but you want a good 3600-3800 stall to go that big. TB stall won't cut it.
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i wont be going that big 580 ish is what i am thinking
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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unless you get a custom grind the only cam with around that lift is a comp 224/228. Ive seen this cam make over 400 in a 5.7
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