mike607

hey guys ive been checking into things for my 5.3. well i think i wanna do a set of pacesetter lt's and a cam im looking for a cam that adds performance but dont take away from it being my daily driver i was looking at a 224/224 .581/.581 with a 114 degree lobe seperation is this a good cam? or should i look for a different one? then after i would like to get a tune. is there anything else i should pick up before i tune it like in my other post im looking for a nice 400-450 hp dd. if i can get more and be reliable i wouldnt complain.

06murder

look at thunder racing...they have some good one,like the tr220 or the tr 224..its 719 dollars as a kit,spring,push ect..

offroadrider12

You won't have a 400+ HP 5.3 that will make a good DD. If you want a 400HP+ DD you need to either get a supercharger or go for a 6.0 or bigger.

01GMC5.3

iTrader: (7)

you should be about to get 400hp or damn close and still be a good daily driver

ByuTrukr

Forced induction is one way to get good power and still be a good daily driver. Nitrous is good for on demand without adding much to the engine at all.

jrmchevyman

Yeah if your lucky you MIGHT get 400hp at the crank. Some guys on here have gotten 340-350 RWHP and 340-350 RWTQ with a TR 220/220 cam or similar with LT headers and a decent upgraded stall with custom tune and that was on a dynojet dyno though that does inflate the numbers a little.

On a 5.3L with a cam I'm talking about with LT headers and a decent stall with tune you are looking at a good 325rwhp / 325rwtq.

waterdog

212-218 low lift will add around 30hp and still be a good daily driver. I have a 6.0L, long tubes, cam and maggie 112 and make 420 at the wheels on a mustang dyno.

blue0453

iTrader: (3)

That is a pretty big cam for a 5.3. And you would also need a converter for that big of one. As far as 400-450 hp, not gonna happen without some boost. You might wanna stick with the tr220, but still really need a converter for that cam as well.

blue0453

iTrader: (3)

325 is exactly what my truck put down n/a with a cam and boltons and a tune. Good call.

jrmchevyman

Yeah thanks been doing tons of research and I pretty much know what these 5.3's do with basic cam swap.

Hopefully I get around 325rwhp on my setup when I install it.