Daily Driving a Cammed Silverado | Pros and Cons
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- čas přidán 24. 02. 2017
- What's up CZcams! In this video I talk about the pros and cons about daily driving a cammed silverado. If I didn't answer any questions, or you have even more questions comment down below!
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Mods: Comp cam 220/220, .600" lift, 114 lsa. TSP Longtube Headers + Catless Y-pipe. Stock stall. K&N cold air intake.
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*Disclaimer
These are the pros and cons of my personal truck. Different setups will vary and of course getting different size camshafts will change the drivability. Take these pros and cons with a grain of salt.. and of course.. enjoy the video!
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I drive 100 miles a day in my z71 chevey silverado its not bad i clime trew mountins and curves like crazy lol...i have 2 videos on my truck if u would like to check them out?? I subbed by the way :)
Who put the cam in? Cost breakdown?
How much would just the cam & installation? No stall, no headers, no exhaust
I put it in the cam with my dad, I do have a video showing what all you need. But the whole swap was alittle over $1000, plus about $300 for a tune.
Smiles Per Gallon 😁
Built 5.3, Big cam, 1 7/8 long tubes, 3 inch Y-pipe, electric cutouts, stock 6.2L exhaust, Yank SS 4000k, 4.11 gears with a truetrac. The truck was dropped 5.5 inches in the front, 9 in the rear on 20s. It averaged 19 miles to the gallon, and was no louder than a stock truck, until I opened the cutout.
A nice professional tune will definitely help the fuel economy
Cons there are no cons to a cammed ls
Dead.... lol
Except gas 😂
Joseanarr we aren’t here for gas lmao
Mathew Bevillard unless you are in Cali, gas ain’t a problem, it’s like $2 everywhere else but in Cali it’s $4 right now lmfao
Tom Wetz you know what your talking about! So what’s the cons cuz know I don’t wanna cam my 6.2 GMC
I have a cammed prius. Bring it Silverado boy !!!
Thanx for explaining with detail about driving a cammed silverado/sierra. Thumbs up and keep us posted with future mods on your truck.
+david martin thanks! And will do
Dude you nailed it with the pros and cons. I'm doing this a second time. I have a 09 Silverado, it's been rebuilt 6 times. Each time has been lifters and the cam. A miss fire! I did the dod delete and a cam again on a new 54k 5.3 drop out from a 2013 sierra. Actually starting tomorrow, cam, springs, lifters etc
Shit that’s the gas mileage I get now
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It would be nice to let the Rookies' know what "Cammed" means !
John Vesely no im ok tnx.
+Yo Mama Damn, well I guess you won't be entered in a giveaway in the future..
John Vesely lol.
Booooriiiiing!
Great review, honest as can be. Great job.
Cons of driving a cammed Silverado:
You can't afford a new pair of sunglasses
Thanks for video, I have to replace lifters in my 07 classic with a 5.3 so might as well cam it to help pull boat.
My gas mileage changed about 5% with a dyno tune, the lope can be tuned to the level you want sort of, and you can run a quieter muffler like a Flowmaster 44 or 50 and it will still sound nice 👍 keep your epa cats delete the third cat (carb cat) delete that for better flow. Also get a 224/224 or lower duration cam so you get more power across the entire rpm band. And a 112 LSA will give you strong lope but not super crazy lik a 110 LSA. 114 will sound closer to stock.
Once again a dyno is a must for drivability. With supporting mods on a Gen IV and a tune I’m well above 400 horsepower
Enjoyed the video, thanks for some insight bro :).
My brother had a 2009 G8 w an Ls swap (Ls3) with a 231/242 camshaft and it sounded like a complete beast W/out headers only had some other small modifications , a cam really bring out a lot of attention specially when it's just on a red light.
I have 7.5” and a 6.2 and I get 10 mpg. I nicknamed it the beast because it is very capable of doing almost anything.
Same I got a cammed denali 6.2L
I have a 06 cateye crewcab and is currently in the shop getting the btr stage 4 cam built stage 2 trans and a circle D 3000-3,200 stall. Other mods are longtube headers, 4.11 gears, cold air intake, exhaust and has 6" lift on 35s. Cannot wait to get it back! Should be a fun truck
Electric CutOuts buddy!!👍
somebody is in the bluff! Good video!
Great video man..
Add a shift kit to your transmission, and get a tune to help out with the power management. Also the more duration, separation and lift on your cam will affect the power band. The less duration, separation and lift, the lower the power band and engine RPM. At least that's my understanding of it.
Humble video good job
Very helpful, thanks. Now I know what cam not to get. You have to ask yourself "how do I use my truck and where do I want my power".
You in the bluff bro
When I had my 05 Sierra cammed the tuner cleaned up all the issues you are having.. I also did headers a full exhaust, a S&B cold air intake. It doesn’t seem a lot faster but it sure pulls the camper easier.
Suggestions? I will upgrade 6.0 for towing. So I am looking at videos & Google for information. Thanks if you make a suggestion.
This video is hilarious you gotta be high to watch this guy funny af 😂😂😂😂
This channel is so underrated.
Good video !
Need a tune bud helps with everything you just described
Exactly
Tune it and will change everything
Who tunes ??? I need one
Std performance tunes most chevys
spid!!!!!!figured out about 5min in cool
+rbarrera71 barrera haha yessir
Should have went with a smaller 210/218 duration range. Especially with stock stall. Best cam rage hands down. Gain power from idle to redline.
awesome keep it up subscribed
Cool vid man!. Glad more people are posting about this truck. My 2014 just ate a lifter and offed the cyl 1 intake lobe in the process. Been wanting to cam mine for a few years just never got around to it. Now I don't have a choice lol Couple ?s Whats your idle RPM set at? Did you diy the install and/or tune? And did you tune the trans with the engine or mod the tune for converter clutch lockup? Is it a dog right after 1st gear? If you unlock that f'er 1st-4th you'll definitely see a boost in acceleration rate. Ask me how I know... Haha Again cool vid bud
Thanks man gunna swap in an ls1 in my c1500 and am debating on weather or not to cam it before i drop it in this helps thanks
subscribed bro good video I'm trying to camm my 2011 escalade this help in some questions I had 👍
+Carlos Perez glad it helped👍🏼
Great vid what stage category would that cam be in BTR or TSP Specs?
Well said my friend
got 5 speed no worries about the shifting part
Nice vid ,,What specs is your cam?
God bless y’all
Love the hat!
When I built my new HCI 5.3 it dropped 1-2 mpg compared to the old LS1 (98 TA)but picked up a lot of power so its totally worth it
I used to put my truck in neutral and roll down the hill a little bit to start it lol
Nice truck subbed
Just finished my cam avalanche and yes its alot fast for a 6k lbs truck and I got a mild cam funny part is I got better gas mileage lol told cam 10-13 now 12-18 but if I floor it 9-14 mpg. U guest have to keep getting it tune to get it to stop surfing mine did that when I brake it's a tune issue if u haven't fixed it by now. I got a total DOD delete kit
cammed trucks are awesome !!!! lol I my self have some goodies in my 04 xtendedcab
+Angel Gonzalez what kind of goodies? Lol
Tune it soon bro. You need the right fuel to air ratio or else you'll stall out. Which is the big cam mistake people make. Tune it or else those small problems you've been facing will turn into disasters. Thanks for the video man. And remember, no such thing as too loud. Best of luck !
+jacob maland it is tuned in the video, and when I got my tranny retuned I had a different tuner look at my engine tune to see if it was okay and everything was fine. The only thing he didn't like was the timing but he said it wouldn't hurt anything.
That’s loud? I thought you were driving a Tesla.
@1970 chevy chevelle ss my 69 C10 has a 355 with a massive hydraulic roller cam with 10.5:1 compression along with dual straight pipes and long tubed headers. That thing will put nearly anything to shame
Actually I have a 2015 chevy z71 its loud on the outside. It just has a good sealed closure when you have the windows up.
Camera makes a big difference. It's designed to filter out that noise.
@1970 chevy chevelle ss Wdym? Literally everything sounds quieter on a camera. Have you ever filmed something? They make it so you can still hear the person speaking.
This guy is just trolling, he’s been on a couple of my videos. I don’t mind the extra views though lol
I have a 3400 stall and will be getting a custom grid next week 230/244 114+4 .595 .605 errrrrr 110 intake 118 exhaust ls7 lifters and btr .660 springs etc
im getting 14 city in the tahoe 19 highway btr truck cam and head work. mpgs can be somewhat fixed by a street tune. plus I also had heads and block milled and thinner head gasket it's at like 9.8:1 compression had it retuned he used less fuel to make the same power.
Hell that’s better then my 6.0 stock
Your truck is quiet.my 98 Chevy with long tube headers and welded thrush mufflers are louder then that. Can't wait to get a cam :-)
just wait, your truck will be even louder😅
I daily drove a 416ci LS3 TBSS for years with a big converter and on 28" drag radials. I'm working on building the LS2 from it to drop in my Yukon. I love fast trucks. GET A GOOD CONVERTER AND SWAP THE REAR GEARS. Those two things alone will solve alot of your problems. You won't believe the difference in the truck.
Yeah this is an old video. I do have a high stall converter now and it’s great
I know this is a couple years old, but, about how much did you have to invest for the mild cam, tune, lifters etc.. I'm looking to just get a mild cam because I like the sound of the lope it gives. The extra horse power is just a plus.
2014 LTZ Z71
this is an awesome video. I'm actually getting ready to buy a 89 1500 Silverado W/T from a friend. currently has a 4.3 but i have an LS from a wrecked 2014 Corvette I'm going through for the swap.
again, great video! great content. subbed for life!
Have you taken it the track yet? The surging you are talking about is cam related. If you still have it then you need to get it tuned ASAP. Also they can pull a stock converter off and loosen it up a little bit. Any converter will blow your mind at the improvement.
5:30 if the trucks pushing you thru the light your stalls to low . If your putting your foot flat on the brakes it could be the motor surging bc it wants to go but you got the breaks locked up bc the trucks trying tow push u thru the sign
*crying with having to go watch old videos for my 5.7 cast iron because no one else really uploads for it*
You can have a quiet exhaust and still have performance. Fast and quiet is such a thing
I just got a little 2003 short wide that has a manual v6 so honestly I think just a v8 is going to be pretty good for it but we plan on doing a lot to the motor with heads cam rockers valve job and more so I hope with it being a light truck and so tiny that with a v8 motor making atleast 400 something horse will be pretty peppy
Sounds like you need a tune which is a no brainer when getting a cam.
+Daniel Diaz it is tuned
Getting the surge is weird, what's your idle rpm are you set at, and how big of a cam did you get?
To compensate for the "early" shifting you might want to look into a higher stall for the transmission, and a lower gear ratio for the rear end, not sure what you have on there now.
+Daniel Diaz I think the surging and shifting is happening because I don't have a higher stall. I just have a comp cam 220/220 just with the 3.42 gears.
Cominus 06 I have an LS1 cam in my 2006 Silverado should I have it tuned
@@danielvallejo3328 yes
Great video man! I have a 11 z71 as well, I’m looking to eventually do this same cam swap on mine. Is there anything that you might do differently had you done it over again besides the torque converter?
Port the heads while I had them off, that’s one regret I do have. It would’ve taken longer in the process but for the gains it would’ve been totally worth it.
I would love to do that as well but as with your situation being a daily driver idk if i would be able to make that long of a wait lol maybe after I get another vehicle
good video man thanks. I ended up selling my 5.3 cammed silverado, it was just too damn loud for drives and had to shut it off to talk to drive thrus. if it was not my family vehicle I would of kept it.
+Joe Blo I know, people say just get a quiet exhaust but then you can't hear the cam.. unless you have cutouts
John Vesely yea between the rusted rockers and wheels , I dumped t while it still looked good lol I'm in the salt belt in ohio and mine was an 06 crew cab.
+Joe Blo I live on coast so rust is everywhere, right now it's just surface rust but I need to take care of it before it gets worse
John Vesely gotcha , yea I spent 2000 on rockers and front wheel for right side then the next year the drivers side needed done and I was like forget that
hey bud i got a stock 4.8 has 2 sensors out,on it but I get 11 on the highway.. but quick question if you ran short tube headers would you get your low end power back?
Also get a tuck intake manifold w shorter runners so you can get a little more bottom end torque
Try a duramax straight piped and high idle in the winter time. Hell of a lot louder coldstart.
like that orange square body in the nabor hood
Dalton Bowman I
Going threw a drive thru I just put it in neutral👍
Or turn it off lol
Your loping pblm at the stoplight is your tune
Yeah I have an 02 Silverado 5.3, rcd 6"lift, 3"body, 513 gear, Tru Trac, 37 Baja claws, headers, gutted cats, straight pipe true duals, H pipe, TB spacer, comp thumper cam, 2500 stall, cold air, hypertech power pack, monster HD trans (straight piece of shit) I can go on and on but that's the most of it and I get 7mpg on a good day with stock tune you do have to left foot brake at red lights to keep it running and it will surge so do not tailgate at a red light but it is a confidence booster just driving it will make your day a good day I got the truck when I was 17 and I'm 30 now live on a farm plenty of wild nights together I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING! I BUILT IT the way I WANT IT and it's perfect I'm swapping a 6.0 and a 4l80 bc I have I wrecked a 05 2500 might axle swap IDK
That stepside squarebody tho. @3:14
+James Salter unfortunately I haven't seen that thing running for a while now..
I cammed my Silverado, it’s cool and I get a lot of compliments on the sound. Tuning it was a hassle and my brakes didn’t get enough vacuum so I had to install an electric pump from a GM hybrid. The truck Norris cam says it works on a stock converter but personally I think sitting at lights is kinda miserable tbh it’s needs more converter. This truck is a weekend driver and ever since the cam I feel like I drive it less because it’s kinda a hassle. If the brakes and transmission felt like stock maybe it would be better. Personally I’m going to put the cam in something else and swap a stock one back in.
Don't forget your Trans cooler when you go with a stall convertor.
Xavier Xavier woukd a max trailering package take care of that?
any advice on my soon to be build, I have a 4.8l (i know i know) i wanna get a 212/218 114 lsa, valve springs, 3.73 gears and a 3400 stall. can anyone guide me if these will go together well or if i should consider other parts.
@ 5:00. Sounds like tps my 88 silverado does that nd my 99 crown vic did that
I have an old ranchero that I built up and I have the same problem I got the stock converter and with a comp murtha cam. I have to hold the brakes hard and got pulled over next to a cop because of the cam pushing the car forward
I have a 5.3 sierra stepside from 01. Hollowed cats and dumps before the pass door out the side. It is stupid loud. Dont worry youll be ok.
5 inch exit too, from a 3 inch pipe.
You can never get to loud. My mustang gt is straight piped/cams and I want more louder
You don't get pulled over?
up your timing n fuel if needed at low load
It's your idle air control it's with your throttle body mine used to do the same
How did you fix it
what about a stage 1 cam with modest mods.....
2015 Silverado 1500 5.3L
-Longtubes
-3inch In/Out Catless Ypipe
-muffler and rear resonator delete
AirRaid MIT tube
Amsoil dry filter
L86 (6.2L) intake manifold
future mods
-lower thermostat
Jet PowerFlo Throttlebody
Ayeee flour bluff!!!
Sounds like you really need a tune. That’s a pretty small cam to have surging issues, not to mention your shifting issues. It’s all fixed with the tune and the right tuner. For example, my 6.0L in my car with 230/238 cam has no surging, relatively smooth idle for what it is( you know there’s a cam in it) and smooth power band.
Yeah it’s all fixed now, someone else tuned it for me
louder exhaust after came ?!? put a bigger muffler on it to bring it back down. also that would help not making the neighbors mad leaving early or coming in late
get a stall to help with the lower torque. it allows the truck get to the 3000rpms faster... a nice 2600-2800rpm stall would be enough but 3200stall would be best. look at circle D
also add a trucool 40k to keep the temp of transmission temp down.
surging has to do with the idle air being metered threw the throttle body. lot of times i seen people need to drill out the hole in the throttle plate a size or so bigger. also helps with the idle tuning. start looking there to fix that.
Greg Mushen m
I have to agree and for those fun moments have an electric exhaust to let it rip
Deff wouldn't put a quiet exhaust on a cammed truck. Pointless.
You can always get cutouts, so it’s quiet when you need it and loud when you want it.
12.7 mpg not bad considering at 13.6 mpg and all I have is stock 5.3 k&n intake and no muff dumped.
Shit that's not bad man sounds good. My 2011 with nothing but lift 36x15.50s on 20x12 with dod turned off long tubed offroad y pipe no cats to borla catback dual rear exit only getting 8.8 mpg sucks
Cammed 13' GMC 5.3 here. One other con I have is when driving slowly like in a parking lot, the engine wants to load up when I'm just rolling along with no foot on the gas or the brake and I have to ride the brake to keep it idled down.
+bbart25 I haven't had a problem with that, just when I'm trying to slow down or idling it wants to jump around in the rpms when it's in drive.
Tune tune
Did i miss the part when he named the cons. ???
whats up John quick question... What size/type cam do you recommend for 4.8 tahoe..and can my heads & intake stay stock or do i have to upgrade them?
+Street_Toy_TV.LIVE!!! It all depends on what your going to use it for. But stock heads are fine, and intake should be fine. If you upgrade both as well as a pair of headers you'll see a big gain after the cam swap
Any preference on suspension kits/brands?
I'm not LS but my SBC silverado has pretty much the same "issues" lol.
You stay in the bluff
Thanks for the vid, thinking about putting in a 6.0 LS in my 86 k20 Burb.
Have a 5.7 SBC with a 4" lift and average 8.6 mpg in the city. 12mpg with the ls benefits is an upgrade for sure!
excellent video,it is VERY instructive.Thanks
Gef
I have a Craftsmen lawnmower tractor with the kholer pro-series v-twin in it that I rebuilt a while ago, and if you let it idle long enough it will get really lopy (think like a dragster) and my mom gets pissed off at me when I let it lope because she thinks it'll ruin the engine, and then she'll get even more pissed off when I tell/explain to her it's not actually doing anything.
I just got a 2012 chevy Silverado 1500 with a 5.3 and I want to cam it. I have no muffler and I got rid of the "cleaner" car but I dont want headers or catless exhaust. Not sure what came to get or what else I need with a cam
Which stage did you pick for your cam ?