A Few Engine Mods...

[jdawg1234]

So I've decided I have spent enough money on the looks of my truck, time to put something into the heart of this thing!

The first on my list are some decently priced bolt-ons followed by some heavier items.

Throttle Body Spacer

Mas Air Flow Sensor

Chip

Headers

Pistons

Cam

 

It's a toss up between the mass air flow sensor and a chip because I have been told that if i put an aftermarket mass air flow sensor on my truck, then put in a chip, the chip will reprogram sensor and basically i would have wasted my money on the sensor. Anyone know if this is true or not?

Also just any general information on the items i have listed would be GREATLY APPRECIATED and a few more ideas wouldn't hurt either

[slomo007]

Just get a custom tune, the rest is just wasting money and/or is so expensive that it's just not worth it.

[jdawg1234]

Describe this custom tune to me please, i have heard it before but never really dived into the subject, and I'm always open to a cheaper suggestion.

[alaska511]

contact [email protected]

or

PM .justin. or Jennabear on this site

He is the best, and you will be very pleased

[Schmids5.3l]

Throttle Body Spacer - No

Mas Air Flow Sensor - No

Chip - No

Headers - Yes

Pistons - Why

Cam - Yes

[jdawg1234]

A set of lightweight pistons should let me rev higher faster, and let me rev higher and it be a little safer on the motor. Not to mention i can get them dirt cheap and probably put in for free, same with the cam.

[Schmids5.3l]

You can spin past 6000 rpm on stock internals. Hell you can spin past 6500 safely with ARP rod bolts. But there is no point if you don't make power up there. With a decent sized cam that would make power up there you will want a stall, which means you will want drag radials. I currently shift @ 6200 with the stock rotating assembly, comp 212 218 cam with LS6 valve springs and hardened push rods. Aftermarket pistons would be a waste of money. If I got aftermarket pistons it would be because I'm going to spray or boost the hell out of it, and I'd also get forged rods to go with.

 

What are you trying to accomplish? If your looking to toss in a cam and some bolt ons, look into a cam, aftermarket valve springs, and hardened 7.4" push rods (if cam has stock base circle). You could also look into OBX or Pacesetter headers & off road Y pipe, under drive pulleys, a custom tune, torque converter (yank or precision industries), electric fans + harness, head work or aftermarket heads, stall, a new transmission.

[Schmids5.3l]

Throttle Body Spacer - honestly they are pointless. They extend the area between the throttle body and the intake manifold...accomplishes nothing.

 

Mas Air Flow Sensor - an aftermarket one does nothing? They measure air flow, and are not restrictive.

 

Chip - custom tuned PCM or dyno tune. Hand helds are pointless. Wheatley, Nelson, Black bear, all excellent tuners who will mail you a custom tuned PCM.

 

Headers - Pacesetter, OBX, Stainless works, Dynamax.

 

Pistons - post above.

 

Cam - depends on what you want. A big enough cam will demand a higher stalled torque converter to make up for the power lost down low. The biggest I would go in a Reg cab Short bed 2wd 5.3 truck with 3.73's with stock torque converter is a Thunder Racing 220/220.

[jdawg1234]

Haha, what i wish to accomplish? To beat my friend who has an SS, we've run several times and what hurts me most is no traction compared to his AWD, other than that, its not THAT much faster than i am. If we are rolling and go at it, he barely gets me. So that's what i want to accomplish, something to make up for what i loose since i have no traction to speak of. Thanks for all the info, it reallys helps, im new to all this so i went into it blindly.

[fbachman]

Chip - custom tuned PCM or dyno tune. Hand helds are pointless. Wheatley, Nelson, Black bear, all excellent tuners who will mail you a custom tuned PCM.

 

I dunno, I think that's a a LITTLE harsh.

 

I agree that a true custom dyno tune is the absolute best way to go, no doubt. I am NOT knocking Justin or Blackbear. Quite the contrary. Eventhough I have never had one of their tunes, I have only passed along to others that MANY folks here have had excellent, top-notch experiences with blackbear.

 

My handheld allows for custom tunes to be pushed. It also allows me to revert back to stock in about 3 minutes, and back to the tune in about 3 minutes.

 

My handheld allows mt to log engine parameters, view codes and modify tune parameters.

 

I wouldn't say it is pointless. Just my $0.05.

[tobias]

Haha, what i wish to accomplish? To beat my friend who has an SS, we've run several times and what hurts me most is no traction compared to his AWD, other than that, its not THAT much faster than i am. If we are rolling and go at it, he barely gets me. So that's what i want to accomplish, something to make up for what i loose since i have no traction to speak of. Thanks for all the info, it reallys helps, im new to all this so i went into it blindly.

 

 

This sounds like a job for... TRUCK WING!

 

[texx]

A set of lightweight pistons should let me rev higher faster, and let me rev higher and it be a little safer on the motor. Not to mention i can get them dirt cheap and probably put in for free, same with the cam.

 

 

Here's the ticket for all your needs!

 

http://www.currymotors.gmmotors.com/catalo...pLS7Engine.aspx

[Draenor]

Tune, cam, Torque converter, and headers.....Dont waste your money in the rest.

[VMax2007]

EVERYTHING mentioned above is a waste of money. For only $29.99, you can get this and add 150 HP and get 50 MPG!!!

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAL-PERFOR...sQ5fAccessories

[jdawg1234]

I dunno, I think that's a a LITTLE harsh.

 

I agree that a true custom dyno tune is the absolute best way to go, no doubt. I am NOT knocking Justin or Blackbear. Quite the contrary. Eventhough I have never had one of their tunes, I have only passed along to others that MANY folks here have had excellent, top-notch experiences with blackbear.

 

My handheld allows for custom tunes to be pushed. It also allows me to revert back to stock in about 3 minutes, and back to the tune in about 3 minutes.

 

My handheld allows mt to log engine parameters, view codes and modify tune parameters.

 

I wouldn't say it is pointless. Just my $0.05.

 

I agree also, my dad has the 8.1 with the allison tranny in a 4/dr dually and he put a superchip on it and it really made up for the fact that the truck weighs a million pounds.

 

This sounds like a job for... TRUCK WING!

 

 

I just ordered two, one for the rear and one for the roof, cause after i order this....

 

Here's the ticket for all your needs!

 

http://www.currymotors.gmmotors.com/catalo...pLS7Engine.aspx

I'm gonna need all the downforce i can get to keep this baby on the ground