Vicious95Z28

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I have an LQ4 @ home that I'd like to begin to tinker with a bit for my S10. I'd thought about just doing a Vortec 350 but I don't have one and I bought the 6.0 a few years back, hey why not right. Basically I'd like to get the Compression up to around 10.5:1 and slap a good cam in it with a Vic or GM intake and a MSD 6010. I thought maybe a Magic Stick 3 cam but I really honestly would be open to suggestions as I haven't settled on anything and you guys I'm sure are much more current than I.

Keep in mind the key word here is "budget". An $800 set of pistons would be great but the truck is gonna be a fun lil driver, not a racer, not a street/strip, just fun.

Thanks
James

teke184

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budget ported 5.3L heads or LS6 heads ...TSP has some for just over $1000

then i'd consider a little smaller cam, something more street friendly.

maybe like a torquer 2 or F13 or F14

should make great power across the board and drive good with a tune.

Vicious95Z28

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Well, it's cheaper if I can just use the stock heads, they're supposed to be pretty good, obviously not like ported heads but I'm aiming for a driveable 450 fwhp. I was thinking of a good valve job on the heads and having them milled and maybe thinner head gaskets but which ones??? Thanks for the cam suggestions, I'll check texas.

rjensen

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a all stock 6.0 in a s10 would be fun. just do that and add mods as you can afford.

KCS

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Mill the heads, but don't go thinner on the headgaskets. Considering the pistons are already .005-.007" out of the hole, the stock .051" thick gasket sets it up close enough and it really isn't worth it for a few thousandths. Plus, if you want something like a MS3 for a cam, you're gonna want as much PTV clearance as possible.

Or you could use something smaller. I'd bet with 364ci, a cam in the upper 220's or low 230's duration would be great. Keep lift at or below .600". A valvejob is a good idea, and can get you some PTV if you really need it, but it will eat up valuable short turn.

Vicious95Z28

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yeah, I kinda like the look of the torquer v2. I think that would get me what I want. Now I wonder if I should stick with the single plane? Some torque bleed off on the bottom prolly aint bad but if the RPM intake would be better across the board.....