6.0 Cam swap

[Faxcion]

Alright i've got another question on my engine so here it is..
What is all involved in shopping for a 6.0 cam to take the place of my stock Gen III 5.3L. And as far as installation goes, what other things do i need to sucessfully complete the job and start it up. Sorry about wanting to be spoon fed but i've seriously looked everywhere online and i dont guess im getting the grasp of it.

Casey

 

[Bigredmariner]

You have come to the right place, Dan can share some knowledge along with Sam and a few others.

 

[Faxcion]

Its crazy because i've done engine swaps on honda's and mitsubishi's before but when it comes to domestic i just dont know what will swap into this or that yet. Especially when it comes to my baby.

 

[Bigredmariner]

I could help you on carbed motors but I have let the technology pass me up, I would be of no help with these newer engines. I can twist the hell out of a wrench but I don't know what fits what anymore.

 

[DV2000NJ]

Alright i've got another question on my engine so here it is..
What is all involved in shopping for a 6.0 cam to take the place of my stock Gen III 5.3L. And as far as installation goes, what other things do i need to sucessfully complete the job and start it up. Sorry about wanting to be spoon fed but i've seriously looked everywhere online and i dont guess im getting the grasp of it.

Casey

You will need a cam, and valve springs that will handle the lift and ramp-rate of the new cam. Stiffer pushrods are also highly recommended as long as you've got everything apart.

You will need water pump gaskets, a new timing cover gasket, the seal that goes around the harmonic balancer, and a new harmonic balancer bolt.

You'll also need a few tools, all of which are listed here.

This is another good link for general cam info.

As far as picking a cam, all I can say is search on a site like performancetrucks.net or ls1truck.com, see what people with setups similar to what you want are running. PM people, etc.

There's also a guy, Patrick Guerra who will spec a cam for your specific truck/engine combo and your goals for $25. That's the route I went.

 

[DV2000NJ]

I might as well ask, what setup do you want to run, and what will you be doing with the truck?

 

[Bigredmariner]

That would be $25 well spent. Especially since he has an association with Comp Cams.

 

[DV2000NJ]

That would be $25 well spent. Especially since he has an association with Comp Cams.

The nice thing about it, is that he doesn't have his subconscious wanting the biggest cam possible. If I were deciding for myself, I probably would've ended up with a bigger cam. Which, would've been fine at the track, but that's SUCH a small percentage of my driving.

 

[LMSeven]

+1. Pat G is the MAN when it comes to LS cams. He wants trucks to have TQ. He works (or worked) for Thunder Racing and spec'd all of their cams, and I think was the first to hit 500rwhp in a naturally aspirated stock displacement LS1. $25 would be well worth it.

 

[Faxcion]

I might as well ask, what setup do you want to run, and what will you be doing with the truck?

Well right now im doing about 305hp stock with 40 series flowmasters, and programmed. Before i do an engine swap i would like to see what i could get out of this engine. Without forced air induction i would like to see atleast 340-350 hp.