wish I had known that yesterday o well I just ordered a stock cam it was only 300$ (she doesnt have any more money)at the dealer and will go right in no other modifications, got a new oil pump too figured might was well while Im in there

 

Should have bought a used one, I just bought me a used 6.0 cam earlier today for $20...

 

for future reference where would be a good place to look?

 

well got the cam out and the bearings dont look very good and there were small pieces of metal on that plate below the crank I'm not risking it
ordering a jasper long block tomorrow.....

of course the day I got the lifters I took em out and started soaking em in oil and the boxes are now gone so Im going to try and sell those...

 

Take a picture of them and send it to me. If they're the ones I think they are I may take them off of your hands.

 

Glad I could save you a little misery. I would try car-part.com and buy a good used 5.3, should be able to get a 6 month warranty.

 

these are them GM Performance 12499225 - GM Performance Hydraulic Roller Lifters - Overview - SummitRacing.com
email me jwints28@yahoo.com or pm me email I might see first

thought about it and locally there is a 38k 5.3 for only 800 but with my luck it would have problems......

I appreciate the suggestion and figured if she was selling the truck soon Id do it but she says shes going to keep it so I figured Id get a nice fresh reman

now I'm debating a 6.0 or 5.3 the 5.3 is 2095 plus tax and shipping my cost from jasper, from what Im told the 6.0 should bolt right in no problems

If the 6.0 is close in price I think it would be worth it then just call black bear for a tune

 

No way in Hades I'd give over 2 grand for a 5.3,you could buy 3 junkyard motors for that,or just one put a cam and lifters,springs in it. My 2 cents it's your money.

 

Definitely junk yard motor!!! Ive bought 4-5 of them and never had a problem with any. You've just had bad luck with your 5.3, these new LS engines are 100x more reliable than an old SBC, the likelyness that you'd get a bad one is very slim...

 

I would trust a 100K mile used engine over a reman engine. Especially for the price of a junkyard engine Vs reman prices.