Silverado 100 Horsepower Performance gain on a budget

[HotRodV6]

We've seen as low as 22hp to the wheels and as high as 33hp to the wheels. Sure, making the engine run more efficiently will increase power and drivability.



I believe it was a 114 or a 112, but I'm sure it's a 114

So going with the MTI Stealth cam would give a smoother idle due to the higher LSA.....correct?

Do i just need to install new springs, retianers and locks for the new cam, if i keep the stock rockers do i need new pushrods?

[SoHo48]

yes

[HotRodV6]

Well i got a new cam for my Silverado today, is similair to a stock LS6 cam, but with more dur@.050

Specs are

.550/.550 218/218 on a 117 LSA. Im gonna get some 918 springs, and a tune along with the LT's and ORY and a Volant CAI and the truck should make real close to the same power numbers as the onin the first post here.

[xjlt1/jag]

Look forward to trying something like this or a heads and and cam swap on my LQ4.

[TexasCowboy26]

where are you in san antonio i would love to see your truck because if you can FEEL the differance then i would do it in a week but if its not that noticable then i dont see y to do it get back with me on this thanks Jon

[farmtruc]

where are you in san antonio i would love to see your truck because if you can FEEL the differance then i would do it in a week but if its not that noticable then i dont see y to do it get back with me on this thanks Jon

I believe the truck ran a 13.6 with no converter and 3.23 gears (yuck!), since there, he's installed a 3000yank we had here and 4.10's. I'm sure it's easily in the 12's by now. I haven't spoken with the customer since the stall and gears.

As soon as I do, I'll post up.

later,
allen

[Wtfan18]

the truck this post was based upon ran a 13.6 damn thats pretty good considering...and in the 12s now damn im pumped

[farmtruc]

the truck this post was based upon ran a 13.6 damn thats pretty good considering...and in the 12s now damn im pumped

oh no, it ran that after the mods, 13.6 was with the mods above, now i'm sure it's faster with gears and converter.

[Wtfan18]

yeah that was how i took it! 13.6 isnt that bad! at all really. thats w/o a some kind of rear end and a good set of tires correct? i mean a cam and a few small mods is really just scratching the surface

[farmtruc]

yeah that was how i took it! 13.6 isnt that bad! at all really. thats w/o a some kind of rear end and a good set of tires correct? i mean a cam and a few small mods is really just scratching the surface

That's correct, no posi, stall, tires.

This was a decent sized cam, so, it really brought the power band up. This requires a converter and gears.
So, 13.6 is really good, it only shows how slow it took off the line, the mph was good though, indicating HP is strong.