Okay guys, i know no one can say anything for sure but its that time of the year again! So i would like yo do heads and cam with the miles i have.

My truck feels and runs super strong! Have a lifter making noise every so often so while im in there should do a cam.

Wanna go to 243s with 10.1.1 compression and do 1 7/8 headers with a tsp 220r cam. Of course new everything in the top end.

What would you do?

 

Also i did a valley cover gasket and knock sensors not to long ago and was able to see a piece of my cam lobes. Got a picture. Not bad for 295k huh? Shows why my lifter is making noise. BTW not metal just some dirty.

 

Heres the pic..^^^^

 

Cam looks fine from that picture, can't really see the top of the lobe where the factory cam's start to get chewed away.

 

Think i should just cam it and let it rip tater chip?

 

That was just an opinion on the cam.

I think your thoughts towards the cam swap is still valid, I'd go for the mods you picked if that's the route you want to take.

Seems like it's a good choice of parts. Though upgrading headers doesn't seem worth it to me. The cam/heads would pick up a decent power for you.

 

The way I see it, may as well do the intake manifold and TB as well. Gotta pull all that **** off to do heads, may as well reassemble with more ponies.

I like the the list of parts, you're off to a great start. Personally wouldn't change a thing.

do a stall when you do your rear main

 

I was only upgrading for my buddy who wants a set. Not hoping for much with the swap.

 

I was looking at either a NNBS or TBSS intake while doing the swap. Heard a really gains with ut with a good cam.

Rear main was done alrrady but was planing on doing a Yank or Cirlce D 3500 stall. These 2wd trannys are super easy to get out anyways!

 

I would do it in a heartbeat. I have the original 4.8 out of my truck, 256K miles. Ran good, didn't burn oil. Just wasn't enough power, and I had a cammed LQ4 from my other truck. I am saving the 4.8 for a lighter vehicle, like an early Chevy II Nova.