Daily Driving A Cammed Silverado (RE-TUNED) | Pros and Cons
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The truck definitely drives different with this new tune, so I thought I would do an update as far as the drivability of the truck. It still has no low end torque in that first gear which is a given with the stock torque converter, but as far as the other gears they are shifting at the right rpm which helps with any bogging down of the engine. The engine is running like a champ and so far just a reliable as stock, so I'd say if you're in the market for a cam swap I'd say go for it!
Tune: / etunedperformance
Parts List:
220/220 114 lsa .600"
TSP longtube headers + Y-pipe
K&N Cold Air Intake
Stock Torque Converter
Stock 6l80e tranny
3.42 gears
Thanks for sharing your honest opinions, keep them coming.
I just did TF TrackMax cam, headers, air intake, exhaust w/ CARB cat delete, and larger TB on my Gen IV 5.3. Ran terrible after it warmed up and the computer had its way. It’s at the tuner now, can’t wait to see the difference. Going to lower it slightly, get better tires, etc. doing all the work myself saved me a lot of money. All told I spent $1400 for all of that after using the military discount through summit racing.
Definitely tuning is a big deal. A small stall and a good person that really knows how to tune you could run a huge cam and it be perfect on the road daily.
Making more horsepower doesn't always mean getting bad mpg. There is a point where yes it will. But also you can do Long tubes and full exhaust intake and all the small stuff and a good cam and a great tune you can actually still get great mpg for what it is. My 04 z71 5.3 I ran a 2600 triple disk yank and 220 cam 33" tires 373s long tubes and a great efi live tune. It would get 20-21 mpg on the highway and I could squeeze 16 in town.
John Lynn do you have a part number for that cam bro? I put the same 5.3 lm7 in my regal and I want to cam swap for daily driving
I'm really enjoying the content you're putting on here, keep up the good work.
2:11 not always true, part of the benefit of aftermarket Cams if they can increase efficiency to help increase hp, and if the increased efficiency is around cruising rpm then you will gain mileage.
I used to have 3.73 gears , my silverado Sense then has been lifted with a 7.5 inch lift and 35x12.5s BUT , i used to get 11-13 average mpg stock gears with the lift and 35s I ran for about a month or two till I put the 4.56 in , and NOW with the 4.56 gears and long tube headers (no cats) and a dual glass pack muffler straight , I average the exact same as stock now mpg , there's a sweet spot on the highway where I average 19ish mpg right at 72mph.. and it averages about 13-14 city and highway and that's with a 7.5 lift and 35s .. doesn't hurt to try to re gear it , it's about 850$ for the kit if you do it yourself , I went with Yukon
+Hunter Basselite I redid the gears in my old jeep, and put 4.56 gears in it and made it a beast. We did it at home, it wasn’t too hard but the job definitely wasn’t perfect either.
John Vesely yeah we did it ourselves too I had to save up money for the front kit too , so the 4wd was useless for a few months it was a time consuming process not really hard just a lot of time spent , but the 4.56 are really fun , especially 0-40ish it gets up and goes !! ....Are you running 3.73 gears ?
+Hunter Basselite I’m runinning the stock 3.42 gears, but I have a 6 speed in the truck so it helps with the ratios
gears mean aloottttt bro I have a 7" lifted tahoe, when i first lifted it on 3.73 on 35s it got 11.9mpg average. I average 12 city 14 highway with a cam and heavier set up now. also with no cats and glass packs.
DSE Ik that's what I'm saying ! And same that's prolly what I averaged ... I average about exactly 15mpg highway/city now with the 4.56 gears tho ... are you still running the 3.73s ?
I have a 6.2 in my 07 and a 224/224 114 LSA original 3.73 and I still get 16/17 mpg the same mileage as when it had the 6.0 (vortecMax) but the new 60hp does feel stronger.
What cam did you run and is it with stock push rod length? Thanks great video
What cam are you running ? Fixing
the mazda 26B sound is best
Hey John I just Cammed and did a stall converter plus long tube headers. Once it warms up it will not run anymore. I guess I'm going to need a Custom Tune
Yeah your going to need a tune, doing the dod delete causes it to go into limp mode. I had to tow the truck to go get it tuned. After that it should be fine, you need to do a few heat cycles if you changed the springs to make sure they seat right before you go tune it also.
John Vesely Yeah I did new dual springs, valve seals and titanium retainers from Texas Speed. DOD Delete also. Thanks for the info. Man so disappointing. Did all this work and my cheap ass Mail custom tunes Suck
Where did you get the tubes from?
Tune*
5 Star Tuning. I mailed them my stock ECU and TCM files. They made me custom tunes based on them. Nope 100% do not worked. I tried all 3 multiple times. Truck just dies
Tuned and Rolling man. I think the oring was not on the input shaft. Converter won't lock up. So I gotta pull it back out and check for the oring and I'm going 3000-3200 stall. If you need a stall I'll send you my TCI 2600-2700 cheap for a 6L80 email man
Does it have lock up?
If it has lock up I’ll be interested.
Hello like the videos you put out. I have a stock '03 4dr Tahoe LT 5.3L 4x4 Z is the 8th in VIN I believe it has the L59 motor. So I want to upgrade my motor and make it a little spicy and at least get 375-400 hp. My motor is pushing 265k miles and still strong as ever. What I am unsure of...do I rebuild and cam up the L59 or find one that is LS series or something. I haven't been able to find that part out What L series motor I need to make the best beneficial upgrade for my Tahoe. So I am all ears to anyone that can lead me in the right direction. Thank you
Honestly you could take apart the motor and inspect it to see what it needs new set of gaskets etc then get a btr stage 2 Texas speed stage 2 truck cam etc and you'll be in the 400hp range, don't need a converter and you keep all of your low end power which you really need to haul that heavy ass Tahoe around everywhere
What’s a good cammed for a 1994 5.7 Silverado??
Gear head? How much of the work have you done? Just curious
All of it actually
Do you have any power numbers or times? Im kinda disappointed about the mpg, lol. i have an 03 that averages 14 with a bbp tune.
+Ben Rogers I haven't gotten it dynoed with all the mods so far, waiting for a dyno day so it's a little cheaper. But I'm guessing 400+ at the crank maybe. The 0 to 60 is about 1.70 seconds faster with the stock torque converter, with a higher stall it will launch a lot quicker and take advantage of the cam.
bjammin if you do mostly city driving 13-16 is about the norm for a full size truck. Probably 18-22 highway. There are so many variables, but over all that's all your really going to get out of a v8 full size truck.
is your truck 4x4? if it is how was the fit with the Texas speed long tubes? and rubbing on other truck parts?
Everything fit fine but the cross over on the y pipe wouldn’t clear the transmission so we hade to reshape it.
+John Vesely ok thanks for the quick reply man! I had pacesetter ones and had to do the same. so was just wondering if it was different with the ones you had.
I have a 2008 5.3 liter z71. It has the z55 tow package so it has the 410 gears in it. I want to do a cam/dod delete/long tube headers/cat delete into single 3 inch drop behind rear axle/ CAI and tune. What do you think?
What cam do you recommend
+moncier77 I say do it, you’ll see a big difference than stock, especially with those 4.10 gears. Just don’t go too big of a cam if you don’t plan on putting a higher stall torque converter or if it’s your Dailey driver.
I gained an easy 55.8HP on the dyno with a low lift stage 3 texas speed cam. I didnt want anything to big because my truck is also lifted. I needed to somewhat have gas milage. The cam I have is a 216/220 .550 .550. I gained the 55.8 off just the cam and a custom tune gained another 23-25hp.. Dyno sit me at 374.2hp when stock is 295 on my 2004 tahoe. works great with my stock stall!
@@AppSkii what is dod delete ? Thx
It means displacement on demand. It’s to help with fuel efficiency by basically making the engine a 4 cylinder instead of a 8 cylinder when you don’t need the extra power. All the delete does is replace the lifters and the valley cover so it will always use 8 cylinders. It makes it less prone to lifter failure.
stall and gears.. even if you stayed with the stock convertor you would be ok with gears.. you need to compensate for the loss of bottom end
Good information, are you running stock gears?
+Outdoor Life Oklahoma yes, 3.42 ratio
John Vesely. Yeah I have a '12 4x4 5.3 that I had tuned in May (HP tuners) one of the things that I thought these trucks needed were 3.73' s like in the '96-99 trucks. After driving mine with the tune I knew that gears would be the next step. For me anyway.
Did your check engine light turn on when u cammed yout truck??
Yes, you have to get it tuned afterwards.
Is the Magnaflow muffler kinda quiet cruzing. My 2 chamber Flowmaster and my Dynomax Ultra Flow are Very loud inside
If I do cam my truck 5.3 do I have to tube it ?
Bonilla Gaming yes
#LivingWithIt
What size gears do you have?
3.42
Putting a 6.0L engine (allupgraded with a stage 2 cam long tube headers) in my silverado. Same as yours but its lifted 6" with 35" tires. Wondering if i should go with 4.10s. Using stock stall too. She will be done next week. We will see 👍
The 4.10s will help a lot especially with 35s and put less strain on your transmission.
How much did you hit on that scratch off lol?
+Beau Meinsen nothing lol. It was in that spot when I bought the truck, it's a lucky number 13 scratch off so I decided to leave it for good luck lol. Been on there for over 2 years now.
Gotcha man tuck sounds good bud
Btw the video where you were helping your dad get his old Chevy running had me laughing pretty good when you were talking about tuning new vehicles vs old vehicles and said something about Technology and your dad is sitting there wrenching away and was just like fuck Technology ... sounded just like my dad and what he would have said shit was good
+Beau Meinsen the funny thing is is he's not even that old lol. But he helped me with my truck so he knows that the new stuff isn't hard to work on, just the tuning can be difficult.
John Vesely I feel you... cool to see the younger generation still working on things a lot of guys are age are only to playing video games and what not instead of being out in the garage
You win on that lotto???
+Postern nope, I wish
I get 13 no cam
Look up TCI 242972
That’s exactly the same torque converter I’ve been looking to get. My email is in my channel description if you want to tell me more about it.
John Vesely email me thejackgraves13@gmail.com I can't figure out your email sorry
I emailed you
It’s a truck not a sports car
I could’ve sworn on the title it said it was a sports car