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6.0 lq9 or cam 5.3?

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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:27 PM
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Default 6.0 lq9 or cam 5.3?

Hello! so last time i post something i broke the transmission and rear differential the same day. Got that fix bought a tru tracks with some 410 gears an a shift kit and super servos. Anyways took the truck to the track and it did some better times, from 9.7 to 9.5 a the 1/8. But i wanna go faster so i bought a 2,500 stall some 26x10 slicks and getting the truck tune in a dino.I was thinkin on installing a cam but a friend of mine toll me of a lq9 for $800 with papers and everything so know i'm think different ideas wish way to go. All i want is to run in the 8s in the 1/8 but you all know how that goes first is 8 then is 7 and so on.
the way im thinking im gona need more that $800 to get 50+ hp from the 5.3
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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bigger cubes best power if going NA,get the 6.0 you can always install a cam later, and get the heads worked, get a bigger stall also
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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bigger cubes best power if going NA,get the 6.0 you can always install a cam later, and get the heads worked, get a bigger stall also
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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6.0 > cammed 5.3
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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six oh!
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