I sadly say I drive a v6 fullsize lol. I have a K&N CAI, exhaust cut-out, and a tune from thunder racing, and ran a 15.8 with spare tire out, tailgait off, and passenger headlight out.

I have a cam sitting in my room that I ordered from summit (.260/266 .500lift with 112 lsa). All I need to order is springs and its going in. I will shave the heads when I take them off for the cam swap too Also going to port the throttle body while im at it.

When that goes out, a stock 6.0 with a t56 is going in.


As for comparing to 5.3's for now, I would stick to racing stock 99 model silverados.

 

Im VERY insterested to see the outcome of adding the cam and working the heads a lil bit.

 

same here

 

If you are going to spend that much money, why not start with a better platform for modding and making power like a 4.8 or 5.3?

 

Very good question lol and I get it from a lot of people. I do make the money to do a 6.0 swap, but I want to see what the v6 can do while its in there.

Right now I can out run stock to little modded 4.8- 5.3's. I try to stay in the 99-02 range though with theses series of motors. I ran one 4 door 4.8 with LTs, and tune, and beat him off the line, but got passed at 70 mph.

I try to mod the truck to where the 6.0 can get some too. Example is in the next few weeks I am going with 4.10 gears and a posi unit. I already have a stock exhaust with a cutout to bolt right in place

Cam and springs will go in during the summer while I am at UTI.

 

i did a 4.3 build it was my first build do your research on cams i beleive the earlier blocks take a different cam i had the wrong cam for the wrong block all i did was bore .030 over change the dish pistons in and put a medium sized cam and a edelbrock 4 barrel intake and an edelbrock 500 ran awesome but you cant build a good car working after school at a parts store it cuold have put down some good times with a stall and slicks motor made tons of tourqe the heads needed porting bc it ran out of steam around 5800

 

So guys with the cam I have (.260/266 .500lift with 112 lsa), you think it will make this v6 cut up at idle?

 

yea better check thats a lot of lift for 4.3 heads do they make beehive springs or would you have to get the spring bosses cut down

 

I am ordering a set of springs from summit.

 

damn my 4.8 is only 294