Installed ls9 cam in the escalade
06-20-2015 | 08:31 PM
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I get 22mpg cruising at 75mph. In town I get about 17avg. Sometimes it drops because people tend to take hours to get to 45. Lol but no drive ability issue. It just suffers a tad when you get on it. I've been waiting for my waspcam to show up so I can video it so give me a few days and I'll get some video.
08-23-2015 | 05:14 PM
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22 on the highway?! Man, I'd love that. My ESV is stock save for an intake and a tune and it gets 15avg. I think I've seen a best of 18mpg cruising @ 75. What size wheels are you on? 22s I presume?
I wonder if just adding headers would improve mileage? My wife is wanting to do a cam and I am hesitant on the LS9 due to the low end loss. A stall for the 6 speed is outrageously priced (or was.) Did you ever get one, or still using the stock stall?
I wonder if just adding headers would improve mileage? My wife is wanting to do a cam and I am hesitant on the LS9 due to the low end loss. A stall for the 6 speed is outrageously priced (or was.) Did you ever get one, or still using the stock stall?
08-25-2015 | 10:17 PM
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I actually was on 18's and now I'm on decladded gmc 20's running Goodyear 275/55's. I'm still on stock stall I'll be moving to a revmax 2800 stall. There's a guy local to me that will build single disk billed any stall converter for the 6l80's for $750 all day long.
My gas mileage with tune, headers, and intake was a pretty consistent 20-22 on the highway. So I didn't lose any mileage but it definitely increased when I let the 6.2 breathe.
If I had to do it all over again I would still do the ls9 cam. On the highway it's a beast of a cam. So far the fastest car I've run was a srt8 (6.1) challenger with full bolt ons, tune,m6. We ran twice from 75-140 and I pulled 6 cars on him easily. The downshift when you're at 75 is pretty harsh and throws you in your seat. Really is quite surprising for 5600lbs. I'll do the stand alone fuel system with a 200 wet shot when I do the converter but the biggest downside to these trucks are the breaks. Even with a big brake kit I desperately need to do the z06 upgrade. I'll get videos very soon. I usually have my go pro and I've been leaving it at home. I'll get some vids soon.
My gas mileage with tune, headers, and intake was a pretty consistent 20-22 on the highway. So I didn't lose any mileage but it definitely increased when I let the 6.2 breathe.
If I had to do it all over again I would still do the ls9 cam. On the highway it's a beast of a cam. So far the fastest car I've run was a srt8 (6.1) challenger with full bolt ons, tune,m6. We ran twice from 75-140 and I pulled 6 cars on him easily. The downshift when you're at 75 is pretty harsh and throws you in your seat. Really is quite surprising for 5600lbs. I'll do the stand alone fuel system with a 200 wet shot when I do the converter but the biggest downside to these trucks are the breaks. Even with a big brake kit I desperately need to do the z06 upgrade. I'll get videos very soon. I usually have my go pro and I've been leaving it at home. I'll get some vids soon.
