Stage 3 Cam kit install & more!

brianc636 · February 29, 2020

Stupid question and I think I already know the answer, is there room on the back side of the firewall to run head studs and still get the heads off or is it too tight?

Badbird2000 · March 1, 2020

Sounds awesome! Great project!

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anferknee · March 4, 2020

AZ truck? Who is doing the tuning?

Ryguy · March 6, 2020

On 2/20/2020 at 1:59 PM, Rakkasan_Justin said:

Will have to upload in separate posts as the video files are too big. Tuning was a bit of a hassle with the new ECMs as the VE Tables are all AI controlled. Even tuners that know what they're doing will take some time to figure out the work around, and to adjust everything to where the AI can make sense of it all and learn. We have everything dialed in right now, just bumping the power limits up until it stops cutting under WOT. But as of right now we're showing over 600 ft-lbs at the crank and the computer is holding back. If all goes well we will have full power by tomorrow and then I will be scheduling power pulls at a local dyno next week for final numbers at the tire.

Wow this truck is insane, bravo. That idle sounds perfect . Looks like it’s ready for a 4 link and 3.0s!

Gswartz · March 6, 2020

Wheel tire combo? Looks awesome

JONBLARC7 · March 9, 2020

Crazy how much the DOD delete changed from the L86. I had to look at the pictures a couple time because the valley looked nothing like my L86 when I did my cam and heads. I have the 218/226 TSP 5.3 cam in my 2014 L86 6.2 with the 6 speed 3.42's. I love it.

Recneps · March 11, 2020

Wow that sounds so awesome.

eppieguy · March 11, 2020

Warranty? What Warranty! If Only I had the B*lls to do something like that! Nice works guys!

Ryguy · March 13, 2020

On 3/6/2020 at 11:35 AM, Gswartz said:

Wheel tire combo? Looks awesome

I was wondering the same thing.

Im guessing 17x8.5 wheels

and 37x12.5 tires

Rakkasan_Justin · March 17, 2020

On 3/13/2020 at 12:49 PM, Ryguy said:

I was wondering the same thing.

Im guessing 17x8.5 wheels

and 37x12.5 tires

17x9.0 -12 w/ 37x12.50 tires.

Rakkasan_Justin · March 17, 2020

On 2/29/2020 at 7:29 AM, brianc636 said:

Stupid question and I think I already know the answer, is there room on the back side of the firewall to run head studs and still get the heads off or is it too tight?

I honestly don't know, I want to say yes but my builder/tuner was the one doing the work and he will know the final answer. I'll ask and get back to you.

Rakkasan_Justin · March 17, 2020

On 3/3/2020 at 9:10 PM, anferknee said:

AZ truck? Who is doing the tuning?

Tuning done in house at my shop in Chandler, it was a pain in the ass to work around the new AI implementation on the VE tables, but we figured out how to adjust the AI values itself so that it stops fighting the cam.

Rakkasan_Justin · March 17, 2020

On 3/9/2020 at 12:26 PM, JONBLARC7 said:

Crazy how much the DOD delete changed from the L86. I had to look at the pictures a couple time because the valley looked nothing like my L86 when I did my cam and heads. I have the 218/226 TSP 5.3 cam in my 2014 L86 6.2 with the 6 speed 3.42's. I love it.

Yeah, its insane with the new system being able to drop down to just one cylinder. We surprised TSP when we showed them that the cam phaser plug wouldn't fit, ended up shaving it down some for it to work.

Rakkasan_Justin · March 17, 2020

On 3/11/2020 at 1:30 PM, eppieguy said:

Warranty? What Warranty! If Only I had the B*lls to do something like that! Nice works guys!

Truck paid off in full, and I have a new C8 on the way any day now. If I blow the engine that just gives me an excuse to build it for boost, or to finally work out a LT5 crate swap.

eppieguy · March 17, 2020

1 hour ago, Rakkasan_Justin said:

Truck paid off in full, and I have a new C8 on the way any day now. If I blow the engine that just gives me an excuse to build it for boost, or to finally work out a LT5 crate swap.

So jealous of the C8, I have a C7 Z51 3LT, I’d so love a C8