Kylelewis

I have a 2006 Silverado 4.8 nv3500 looking to install a btr stage 3 or 4 truck cam, and headers. I will still use it as a truck hauling fire wood etc. Should I go smaller with the cam? And anything else I should be doing when I do it?

dantheman1540

I'd definitely go smaller than stage 4! The stage 3 is still pretty rowdy for a 4.8 and with big tires even with the manual trans it will feel slower down low, I'd do the stage 2 212/218.

BTW nice truck and manual trans FTW!

wretched73

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What size tires and gear ratio?

Kylelewis

Not sure on gear ratio I'll have to check the tires are 35s

dantheman1540

I'll cross my fingers it's got 4.10s because it needs it.

shakenfake

Definitely looking at a gear swap before a cam swap if it isn't 4.10s lol

RDF1

With the 35" tires id go a minimum of 4.10 gear. Go lower to a 4.30 if you want.

Even with a 4.30 gear and 35" tires with that transmission your still only 2100 rpms at 70mph.

I see too many trucks come in with a cam that is wayy to large for the setup. This summer had a Truck with a LQ9 and the BTR stage 4 cam or something like that. WIth 36" mud tires and 3.42 gears along with a Stock 4l60 converter it was guttless. After fixing the tune up where it would idle, the 0-40mph was a little over 7 seconds


The 212/218 would be a great option tho, even if you dont do gears yet.

shakenfake

Lmao I guess that guy didn't pay attention in truck building 101. 0-40 in 7 seconds, might as well have been on a bicycle

dantheman1540

I want to see you do 40mph on a bicycle in cowboy boots.

shakenfake

Here comes the haters! I'll do it on a scooter!

Did these manual trucks come in 4wd?