Tally TransAm

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just finished a cam swap on my buddies truck and had a question on shift points and rev limiter

his setup is 2000 4.8L, 210/214 545/550 114+4 FMS cam, tci 3000 stall 2.5 str, 4.11's, 100 shot, most bolt ons

what do you think would be a good place to set the rev limiter at and a good place to start working with the shift points.

thanks

FarmTruc

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A good place to start: edited oops: try 6100 for 1st, 6000 for 2nd. Set your rev limiter at 6500. That may not be high enough for you, but it's a place to start. With those 4.10's you'll go thru 1st gear in a hearbeat.
On my truck I shift 6500 with all stock parts and it pulls on the street up to that rpm and shows on the dyno to be making power up to 6600rpms. Wierd i know, but it does. Maybe it has something to do with the steep gears and shorter tires.

later,

allen

12sec.5.3

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That all depends on how high it makes power. put it on a dyno and set it to shift about 400 rpm's past it's peak power. I shift 6200 1st/2nd, 6350 2nd/3rd, rev limit 6600. If your gonna rev that high, I'd recommend arp rod bolts.

Tally TransAm

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what is the highest you can safely go with the stock 4.8L internals

FarmTruc

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no idea, I'm sure it would safely rev to 6500rpms, but it won't be making any hp that high.