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Jan 31, 2013 | 12:15 PM

Rangerlee11

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Cam swap 5.3

Is the 03 04 z06 cam a good cam for my 05 silverado 5.3 ho?

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Feb 3, 2013 | 10:49 PM

brooknasty

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yes, supposedly worth 40-50 hp. no mods required on non-AFM/DOD(active fuel mgmt/displacement on demand) engines

Feb 3, 2013 | 10:50 PM

brooknasty

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of course a custom dyno tune is always a good thing!!

Feb 4, 2013 | 06:39 PM

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Sorry, but you're not going to gain 40-50 hp with that cam and the power you do gain will be in the upper rpm range. I'd go with at least a 212/218 cam with a lsa ranging from a 111-116lsa, all depending on what type of use the truck will see.

Feb 4, 2013 | 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rangerlee11

Is the 03 04 z06 cam a good cam for my 05 silverado 5.3 ho?

A 224 cam is probably the most used cam in a 5.3 daily driver truck. Its a good size cam with some good amounts of HP gaind.

Feb 4, 2013 | 06:47 PM

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Coming from a person that lives in a very truck performance influenced town lol

Feb 4, 2013 | 06:59 PM

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look at comp 54-408-11,or 54-455-11.

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Feb 4, 2013 | 09:43 PM

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^ This. Since you have truck, you need torque. I have this same cam in my '03 Silverado (COMP 265 low lift) and it's stronger than a 6.0 down low and pulls like my LS6 up top. IIRC, the Cam Motion 212/218 on 113+4 gives the best of everything. The 212/218 is perfect cam for a N/A 5.3.