Honest Opinions Replacing 4.8 with 6.0 is a cam swap worth the extra cash for D.D.?
12-28-2009, 01:14 PM
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If the block is out might as well upgrade the cam and springs. It'll be worth it, save you labor/time in the future when you want more go fast goodies. My SC'ed cammed truck is my DD with no big issues other than fuel costs....
12-28-2009, 04:23 PM
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Excellent stuff guys ...CAM it is!!! i do have a little extra scratch for LT.s and and a stall so I might as well do it while Iam putting it ..Thanks again for ALL the replies
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12-28-2009, 07:31 PM
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its not worth IT!! unless you get the supporting mods for which ever cam you choose, a smaller cam wont need awhole lot of anything, BUT i would sugguest if you get any cam i would get a better exhaust sytem like long tube headers to help the cam and heads beather. dont worry about a cat back system your stock Y pipe and all would be fine .
What trans are you running? Stock 4L60E?
12-30-2009, 03:40 PM
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4l60e my brother will build it with vette servos shift kit etc...found a place I can get a 2600 stall new for $200.00 shipped///going with 212/218 LSX cam TSP....also buying PS LT with Ypipe ....hope it comes togetether with 342,s
12-31-2009, 07:33 AM
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212/218 - high or low lift ? . . . either one is a great ballzy cam. You can drive that cam just fine with the stock converter/gears too.
It's so much easier to do a cam swap with the motor already out vs being in the truck.
12-31-2009, 09:41 AM
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sounds good . . . get an external tranny cooler while you're at it . . . I got the 40K GRW cooler, and it rarely goes over 110* I have it running in a series with the stock radiator cooler.
212/218 - high or low lift ? . . . either one is a great ballzy cam. You can drive that cam just fine with the stock converter/gears too.
It's so much easier to do a cam swap with the motor already out vs being in the truck.
212/218 - high or low lift ? . . . either one is a great ballzy cam. You can drive that cam just fine with the stock converter/gears too.
It's so much easier to do a cam swap with the motor already out vs being in the truck.
yea iam gonna go ahead and do it all 520-529 ...smal 2600 vert. with the 342 and 20:s ....saw youre vids ..pretty funny LOL us Texas rednecks have to stick together,,pretty good sized cam in that beast ...lol,,,,