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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dmelvin
The LS1tech guys are running it on a bigger motor with a lighter load. I bet your friend's 4.8 is a turd below 4000RPM if it's in a truck.
I'd say 5K
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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Yes I know I'm aware tht a 5.3 is not a ls1(5.7) I was just referring to it since it has a smaller bore thn most stroker engines nd is lil bit closer to a 5.3 bore
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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thats a big a** cam and yes stokers run big cams like my 408 but i also have a rcsb with a 4400 stall along with my big a** cam lol i would do most is a tsp 228 and thats if u had heads higher cr and better intake but i know nothing lol
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TXSZ66AVLANCHE
I'd say 5K
Ddddaaammmn Nevamind lol I'll be looking into trading it for a smaller cam thn
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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So anybody wanna trade? Cams lol
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 10:00 PM
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Find someone building a 427 stroker engine lol
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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Hmm we'll whoever comes at it first pretty sure some 6.0s with the right setup would work good in it
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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Too much cam, not enough converter. Step down to a 22x size and up to a bigger verter. It will be a total dog below 4k.
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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That's bigger than I run in my 408...

I run a similar cam (slightly bigger) in the NA 427 with 245cc heads in my 3200# vette.

It's too much cam for a 5.3 in a truck by 15-20*
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 02:27 AM
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Cam would be whorrrrible in a 5.3L. That would be an all out track truck cam for that little cubes.
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