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Old Nov 8, 2014 | 10:50 PM
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i want to do stroker 5.3 looking to make as much power as i can,but i want mild cam nothing crazy,like to idle about 600 to 700 and stall as low as 2500,cnc sum 5.3 heads maybe ls6 intake and tb,11.2 to 11.5 cr be ok just like to have a real tire boiler right of the bottom.
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need help with sum cam specs that are proven and any imput on the rest of motor just give me som opinions,but im staying 5.3 stroker 383 or little bigger if able.
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If 2500 stall is your limit forget engine mods.
If you want more low end I would sooner do a junkyard 6.0l for less money than the stroker rotating assembly, and the larger bore helps the heads breath.

Most of us start out with really poor plans like your's before we gain actual understanding. I made plans like this, made plenty of mistakes, and hopefully can help the newbs avoid repeating mistakes many of the rest of us already made.

A stock engine benefits from higher stall, and modern units drive well, the 2500stall idea folks get stuck in their heads is often based on assumptions based on crappy converters or decades outdated ideas about how a higher stall drives.
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I already got nice motor in car now 600 hp and runs 6.50 in 1/8 mile I'm looking to make it calmer if that helps and for Trans I can keep the 4000 stall I got in my rpm built 4l60e that's in there now but just looking for opinions on 5.3 stroker to make it calmer and quietly for more cruiser and nice radio but don't want no turd either it still needs to run good
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Like to get 450 on ground and not have big cam , I got ls2 forged motor now and got a 5.3 and 6.0 sitting in floor but like to save 6.0 for sum tin later
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Old Nov 13, 2014 | 10:03 AM
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just put a smaller cam in the motor you have and drop the converter down to a 32-3600.
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the ls2 is going in another car
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ok back to the real question cam,im thinking like 224 or 230 something like that,might not even make stroker out of it just bore it out 30 or 40.
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What is your current thought on stall?
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i can keep the one i got or go lower it drives finewith the 4000
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