bobsburban
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My 2011 'Burb is developing an occasional loud lifter tick which has me contemplating a DOD delete kit or replacing the entire engine with a non-DOD block from Jasper. I don't have the capability to do either job, so I'll be ponying up for the labor with my mechanic and have a couple of questions.
1) With regard to the DOD delete kits, I've noticed a lot of folks lean towards the Texas Performance kit and I'm curious about your experience compared to the Lingenfelter or Competition Cams kits. I see that TP allows a wide variety of components to be selected so it's a pretty custom solution whereas the Comp Cams and Lingenfelter kits are what they are. Just wondering about the advantages vs. the cost of the TP custom kits. And,obviously, the quality/reliability.
2) Camshafts for towing (aka more torque) - any preferences here? I need street-ability but wouldn't mind a bit more oomph when pulling about 4500 lbs.
3) For those of you who just replaced the engine - how has that experience been? If I do that, I'll go with Jasper through my shop for the three-year warranty and the fact that they make a non-DOD 5.3. I know it's a more expensive option but would the labor cost of swapping be less than doing the delete and might offset some of the expense of the long block? Assuming, of course, the rest of my current engine doesn't need attention which would add to the cost of the DOD delete work...
I think I've pretty much decided to keep this one; even if I replace the engine, rebuild the transmission, swap in 3.73s and put a new locker in the rear, it would be less than half of what I'd spend even on a 2500 Suburban from Chicago Motors. New is completely out of the question and we've decided to keep our current trailer so 4500-ish lbs is what we'll be pulling on trips.
Many thanks in advance for your collective wisdom,
Bob
1) With regard to the DOD delete kits, I've noticed a lot of folks lean towards the Texas Performance kit and I'm curious about your experience compared to the Lingenfelter or Competition Cams kits. I see that TP allows a wide variety of components to be selected so it's a pretty custom solution whereas the Comp Cams and Lingenfelter kits are what they are. Just wondering about the advantages vs. the cost of the TP custom kits. And,obviously, the quality/reliability.
2) Camshafts for towing (aka more torque) - any preferences here? I need street-ability but wouldn't mind a bit more oomph when pulling about 4500 lbs.
3) For those of you who just replaced the engine - how has that experience been? If I do that, I'll go with Jasper through my shop for the three-year warranty and the fact that they make a non-DOD 5.3. I know it's a more expensive option but would the labor cost of swapping be less than doing the delete and might offset some of the expense of the long block? Assuming, of course, the rest of my current engine doesn't need attention which would add to the cost of the DOD delete work...
I think I've pretty much decided to keep this one; even if I replace the engine, rebuild the transmission, swap in 3.73s and put a new locker in the rear, it would be less than half of what I'd spend even on a 2500 Suburban from Chicago Motors. New is completely out of the question and we've decided to keep our current trailer so 4500-ish lbs is what we'll be pulling on trips.
Many thanks in advance for your collective wisdom,
Bob