Can it be done i found a great deal on a L33 cam lifters springs and pushrods. i was wondering if the L33 and the 2000 5.3 have the same cam journal size. Any info will help. let me know if yoou have ever seen any gains!

 

exactly the same

 

3 bolt? And is it possible the noise I hear on cold start ups is piston slap and not lifter noise?

 

yessir 3bolt cam, and very well could be piston slap...mine does it

 

So just let it warm up until it goes away, that is what I have been doing but I just thouht it was lifter noise....well now I don't know if I want to tear into yet. Bit If I get this cam will I see some gains over what I have now?

 

Basically my delima is low mile used L33 cam and lifters or go with a 224 and spend almost a grand in parts or 200 for l33 cam lifters pushrods and springs....

 

I'm pretty sure the L33 cam is the same as your stock. I'd go with the 224

 

That better come with a gallon of Vaseline for 200 bucks, it aint worth it and wont gain you anything. Get on the classified and find you a used cam and pushrods and buy some new springs. Depending on the lift of your cam you can get buy with the cheap ls6 springs. I ran ls6 springs on my tr224, it went through 3 bottles a week sprayin 150 shot spinning 7000, never had a problem.

 

I don't think the gain would be worth the time/money, but if your dead set on an l33 cam I'll sell you mine when it comes out in the next week or so. Anybody know the actual specs of the l33 cam?

 

it's been posted before and IIRC is similar to the LS6 cam but can't remember the specs.