2006 silverado 5.3 what gears should i go with

[chris_6280]

Im in the build up of my 06 silverado. It is a 2wd 5.3. so far cold air and exhaust is done. I have a pretty big cam being installed soon. I need a stall converter and i want to do away with my
limited slip rear end. I want both to spin not one tire! so what gears should i go with and what stall do you suggest?

[phantom405]

Gonna need for information that that. Goals? size of cam?

[ducky]

What size is the cam and stall, thats the biggest thing to see what gears you need. What about tire size?

[Frenchy]

4.10s minimum.

[2k5Squirrel]

With no info on your truck....4.30 and a 3800 Circle D converter!

[chris_6280]

Im looking at a 2800 or 3000 circle d stall. The truck will be a daily driver for the most part. the tire size is 285-50-20.
cam is a comp cam. 281/287 gross valve lift intake- .595 exhaust- .605 duration @ .050 is 232/238 lobe separation 113.0


my goal is i want 12s out of this truck. i know it will take way more than what i got so far. any info, hints help out thanks

[phantom405]

4.10s-4.30s and way more converter

[chris_6280]

So closer to a 3600 thanks. Along with that I need a deeper Trans pan and Trans cooler right? Any particular brand or anything on the cooler? Does anyone have any dyno sheets showing their HP with a similar set up that I'm going with?

[Botlfed]

No the stock pan is fine, but just get a tru cool trans cooler 40,000gvw, just google it should cost 118$ I had a similar set up made 341rwhp.

[AFSP1211]

Bro, do some reading in the performance mod section of this board. It WILL answer a majority of your questions. Not tryin to be a dick, but do some research and if you still don't understand, ask some questions. In short: bigger cam needs a higher stall. Gears would be beneficial as well as a trans cooler so you don't fry your trans. Are you planning on building the trans to handle the power you want to make? Also, budget plays a lot into what you can and "should" do for mods.

Remember you can have only two of three things: fast, reliable, cheap