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5.3 cam swap question to L99

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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 10:28 PM
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Has anybody swapped in an L99 camshaft into their VVT 5.3 ? If so , I need to talk to you
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Old Feb 16, 2016 | 11:15 AM
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looking for info on this as well
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Old Jul 4, 2016 | 01:56 PM
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Just saw your post. I did this swap a year ago. 12 Avalanche 5.3. with 3.42's. The extra lift woke up my 5.3 with shorties, catback and Airaid MIT. The low end stayed the same but picked up on the top end. The gas mileage increase by 2 mpg. You need the cam to make the other upgrades work.
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rhahn
Just saw your post. I did this swap a year ago. 12 Avalanche 5.3. with 3.42's. The extra lift woke up my 5.3 with shorties, catback and Airaid MIT. The low end stayed the same but picked up on the top end. The gas mileage increase by 2 mpg. You need the cam to make the other upgrades work.
U would have a video of it?
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