I know everyone and their dog have posted similar pics, but here it is anyway.

Mods include:
TSP 228/228 .588/.588 112
TSP Stg 2.5 heads with PRC dual valve springs
TSP 7.400 Pushrods
LS7 Lifters
LS2 Timing Chain
ARP rod bolts
*NEW* o-ring for my stock oil pump instead of the Ported LS6 I have

Just pulled the heads off

Cleaned up a bit



Me and Rilee (my daughter) working on the truck.

ARP rod bolts

Beau with the 228R cam

New heads on after Jon (Spazdout) breaks a socket. Heads are stg 2.5 5.3 from Texas Speed with dual valve springs

Close up

 

bitchin'

 

how do you like that cam, I am ordering LS-6 heads from Patriot milled back down to a 61 chamber tomorrow and lookin for a good cam to install while i am in there. Its a 99 Z71 5.3 ordering new heads because they have header bolts stuck in after installing pacesetter headers. Also with the head swap I will be running 918 springs in as well.

 

Right now it barely idles, and has no power because I need a tune. So I am not really able to comment on the cam too much. I know it has a nice choppy idle, that's about it.

 

Good luck with the project. Is this a 5.3L, or a LQ4?

 

I hope that you put lock-tite on those rocker bolts!

Any smoking yet?

 

5.3


by the way great pics.. and when are you getting it tuned??

 

Look at Beau trying to figure out what the specs are...

 

Yes, I used loctite and no smoke. It is a 5.3, and I am going to try to get it tuned within the next 2 weeks. It feels better today, I got on it a little more.

 

pull off one of the breathers for the valve cover, and that'll make it idle until you get a tune. . . . less 2 footing