what kind of gains can i expect from an 02 z06 cam in my 06 5.3 ecsb???? i am going to install this with yellow springs, 4.10's, tru trac, pacesetter lt/ory, tune....what kind of times do you think i can pull? im hoping for mid to low 14's

 

I think you should be able to hit a mid 14. Lower with traction. If you ran a higher stall torque converter that would help a lot.

 

im trying to keep cost down right now with the baby on the way....later i will do a tr220 with yank tt3000 and alot of head work. right now i just have an f150 that keeps beating me that i have to get back at before the little one gets here

 

You should already be able to be an f150 unless you have a 4.8L. With just a tune, it should be a walk in the part.


Those mods should be able to net you a mid 14. You may have a problem with traction though. That might affect your times by as much as .5 seconds.

 

he has an 03 f150 ecsb with the 5.4 triton, tune, gutted cats, flowmaster muffler and diablosport tune.
i have an 06 ecsb 5.3 with homemade intake and flowmaster and crappy 3.23's and he gets me by 4 lengths

 

NOTHING... been there and done that...

 

You should really get your priorities straight

 

I have been told the gains aren't even noticable. I still have one in my shed, but I am just gonna sell it and get a little bigger cam. The problem is those gears he has.

 

You obviously failed to note the purpose of my post. I never said anything about the 4.8 being shitty, but fact of the matter is that it's going to put down about 230 rwhp in stock form. That isn't enough to beat a single cab 5.4L f150 in an extended cab truck.

Don't worry dude, There's a good chance I might know as much as you about that little 4.8L if not more. I'm sure you knew that the 4.8 is just a destroked version of the 5.3L and that they're both based on the same block. So if anyone were to ever say that the 4.8>5.3 that would just be naive.

And just so you know, AdrenalinP ran a 13.66 with a z06 cam and full bolt ons. If you've ever seen the specs of a stock 5.3L silverado cam then you'll see that a z06 cam is definitely a possitive upgrade. Hell Parish gained something like 70rwhp swapping to a z06 cam in the 5.3L project car he had. granted it was turboed but it was still a solid gain.

I think you will be happy with the z06 cam, but I think there are better options out there. It is a good cam for being on a budget, but if you can afford it, get a cam better suited for a 5000 lbs truck.

EDIT-Just saw you edited your post

 

I Wouldnt Do It For A 14 Sec Pass I Ran 14.6 With K&n Crapmaster One Legger And And A Hypercrap