Strong cam for stock 5.3??
Jan 28, 2007 | 02:12 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by Snake Eater
I was the tuner but i had help from big tex and alot of other wise people from here, including nelson. It was a GT-1 in my 5.3 so it was going to be a challange, but what pissed me off most is when i called the lingenfelter guys and talked to there techs (3 of them) they all refused to provide any help. They all said "that cam is for a 5.7L, not a 5.3. You need to buy another cam." This is after i called before i bought it and they said then "it will be fine, there isnt that much difference between the 2 motors, though it will make better power in a 5.7." I just didnt like there customer service. 
Jan 28, 2007 | 02:13 PM
#32
Originally Posted by RandomHero
but how do you figure stock torque is 330? It's nowhere close to that even with your HO 5.3L.
trucksnoobie:
I don't know if you tow at all, but after the cam, I no longer need to floor it to get moving with a trailer. Just half throttle gets it up to speed better than stock.
Jan 28, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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the occasional trailer, bed full o'****, you, know. woulda helped moving all my crap from orlando to NY. about 6K lbs worth of ****.
Side question,
at 120,000 miles,
A - is a cam/spring swap a good idea?
B - how will the oil pressure hold up? (now its at 40 - 45 psi at idle and raises with rpm)
C - with a mild cam, i assume comp 915s should suffice, what about retainers, locks, and all that crap?
Side question,
at 120,000 miles,
A - is a cam/spring swap a good idea?
B - how will the oil pressure hold up? (now its at 40 - 45 psi at idle and raises with rpm)
C - with a mild cam, i assume comp 915s should suffice, what about retainers, locks, and all that crap?
Jan 28, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by trucksnoobie
the occasional trailer, bed full o'****, you, know. woulda helped moving all my crap from orlando to NY. about 6K lbs worth of ****.
Side question,
at 120,000 miles,
A - is a cam/spring swap a good idea?
B - how will the oil pressure hold up? (now its at 40 - 45 psi at idle and raises with rpm)
C - with a mild cam, i assume comp 915s should suffice, what about retainers, locks, and all that crap?
Side question,
at 120,000 miles,
A - is a cam/spring swap a good idea?
B - how will the oil pressure hold up? (now its at 40 - 45 psi at idle and raises with rpm)
C - with a mild cam, i assume comp 915s should suffice, what about retainers, locks, and all that crap?
Jan 28, 2007 | 06:30 PM
#35
Originally Posted by trucksnoobie
the occasional trailer, bed full o'****, you, know. woulda helped moving all my crap from orlando to NY. about 6K lbs worth of ****.
Side question,
at 120,000 miles,
A - is a cam/spring swap a good idea?
B - how will the oil pressure hold up? (now its at 40 - 45 psi at idle and raises with rpm)
C - with a mild cam, i assume comp 915s should suffice, what about retainers, locks, and all that crap?
Side question,
at 120,000 miles,
A - is a cam/spring swap a good idea?
B - how will the oil pressure hold up? (now its at 40 - 45 psi at idle and raises with rpm)
C - with a mild cam, i assume comp 915s should suffice, what about retainers, locks, and all that crap?
Last edited by moregrip; Jan 28, 2007 at 06:38 PM.
Jan 28, 2007 | 06:41 PM
#36
Originally Posted by moregrip
If it was me I'd throw a new oil pump and timing chain on it while I was in there at that mileage
Jan 28, 2007 | 11:19 PM
#39
Originally Posted by TBSS
So let me get this straight - you ordered a 215/231 cam with .631/.644 of lift, for a 5.3L motor? Then you had issues tuning it (surprise!?!) and you are blaming Lingenfelter - first for the cam itself, then for your tuning woes? Are you serious?
no it was the old gt-1. it was a 218/229/581/581/lsa 113. i had it in my ls1 and it was hard to tune in it too. lingenfelter stopped makeing the cam they said it idle too ruff. it ran good in snake eaters 5.3 but daily driving was crap cause it would never idle right. after i put it in my ls1 in my silverado it ran alittle better but it always wanted to die when the weather changed. but he's right they never wanted to help with that cam. i guess they couldn't figure it out either so they stopped making it lol.