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[iamdub]

That’s great to hear! I’m hoping to get this thing to feel a little closer to my Yukon. After getting out of it and in the avalanche, I feel like I’m driving my s10. So slooow.

question...what’s your thoughts on the cam I already bought in a 6.2? Will it do better or worse than in the 5.3? I haven’t fully committed to the 6.2, even though it’s a deal I’m struggling to pass up. I would like to keep the “stock” idle. I don’t know if cubic inches help or hinder that cam. I haven’t seen any videos with that one in a larger engine. 99% are 5.3

I’m pumped and happy for you that you got it back on the road. It sounds like a beast now

Bottom line is "cubes eat duration". So, you'll get less of a gain out of that cam in a 6.2 as you would in a 5.3. Sure, it'll be more than stock, but not as effective. On the flip side, you're already starting out with something like 80HP/60TQ more with the 6.2, so I'd go that route, cammed or not. You haven't seen any videos for that cam in a 6.2 because it was designed for the 5.3. I'm sure there's a 6.2 version of it and I'd bet the cam makers took that 5.3 cam and increased the duration around 17% as their starting point to design a 6.2 cam. My cam's chop could've been almost 100% smoothed out with the tune, but I wanted the opposite.

I’m pumped and happy for you that you got it back on the road. It sounds like a beast now

Thank you! I'm just glad be mobile again. I'm looking for reasons to drive now. This afternoon, I was happy to find that my mower needed gas and both of my jugs were empty so I had to run up to the gas station. It's still just a 5.3 with the lowly 4L60E, but I'll never have an AFM failure and it sounds really cool now. lol

 

[iamdub]

Sounds sick

Thank ya! I'm still working on the sound. Losing those cats made it WAY louder.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Bottom line is "cubes eat duration". So, you'll get less of a gain out of that cam in a 6.2 as you would in a 5.3. Sure, it'll be more than stock, but not as effective. On the flip side, you're already starting out with something like 80HP/60TQ more with the 6.2, so I'd go that route, cammed or not. You haven't seen any videos for that cam in a 6.2 because it was designed for the 5.3. I'm sure there's a 6.2 version of it and I'd bet the cam makers took that 5.3 cam and increased the duration around 17% as their starting point to design a 6.2 cam. My cam's chop could've been almost 100% smoothed out with the tune, but I wanted the opposite.




Thank you! I'm just glad be mobile again. I'm looking for reasons to drive now. This afternoon, I was happy to find that my mower needed gas and both of my jugs were empty so I had to run up to the gas station. It's still just a 5.3 with the lowly 4L60E, but I'll never have an AFM failure and it sounds really cool now. lol

Gotta have that chop

 

[PG01]

Nice work and it’s sounds ******* good Chris, real good. That truck is clean underneath... god i hate NY.... my truck is 5 years younger but looks 20 years older than yours underneath...

nice job bud

 

[GreyStone]

Hey Chris ~ What size tires are you running during the tuning readouts

 

[tgui]

Very nice!!

 

[tgui]

Thank ya! I'm still working on the sound. Losing those cats made it WAY louder.

No shit Sherlock. Even with my 3 high flow cats my long tubes still scream.

lol

 

[pwtr02ss]

Tell him how you really feel...next time....lol

 

[tgui]

Hey! We're all friends here.

 

[iamdub]

Nice work and it’s sounds ******* good Chris, real good. That truck is clean underneath... god i hate NY.... my truck is 5 years younger but looks 20 years older than yours underneath...

nice job bud

Thanks, bro

Yeah, rust is why I could NEVER live in a salty area. I never even have to spray anything with oil before removing a bolt or nut. I'm spoiled!

 

[iamdub]

Hey Chris ~ What size tires are you running during the tuning readouts

285/45-22. The tuner asked about that when he was first starting. They're only .2"/.6% difference from the stock size. I think he said he could adjust in .5% increments. I did choose him because of his **** reputation, though.

Him bringing it up and now you has me curious if there's something I'm missing. Am I?

 

[iamdub]

No shit Sherlock. Even with my 3 high flow cats my long tubes still scream.

lol

People say deleting the cats will make it louder, but damn!

 

[GreyStone]

285/45-22. The tuner asked about that when he was first starting. They're only .2"/.6% difference from the stock size. I think he said he could adjust in .5% increments. I did choose him because of his **** reputation, though.

Him bringing it up and now you has me curious if there's something I'm missing. Am I?

Thanks for the response...You're not missing anything lol. I tend to overthink everything - I was mainly focusing on your speed and rpm's details. Sounds like your tuner knows what he's doing though. Waiting to see some pics of your ride all back together with the new grill installed ~ sounding good too!

 

[iamdub]

Thanks for the response...You're not missing anything lol. I tend to overthink everything - I was mainly focusing on your speed and rpm's details. Sounds like your tuner knows what he's doing though. Waiting to see some pics of your ride all back together with the new grill installed ~ sounding good too!

Thank ya!

Overthinker here as well. But now I wanna check the speedometer against a GPS or another car. On my way home, I thought everyone was going a little faster than usual. But, I'm used to my work van that forces me to stay around the speed limit so EVERYONE else is always going faster, anyway.

The tuner's been in the game for a long time and has a strong reputation and huge clientele. I'm pretty skeptical of people so I had a laundry list on my phone of items to discuss with him as he was working. He asked about the tire size and rear gear ratio and said the program (HP Tuners) showed a 30" tire for my Tahoe.

I wanna pop that grille in so badly but I still gotta install the trans cooler, which means I'll be pulling off the whole front cover. Don't want it to get messed up.

 

[PG01]

Thanks, bro

Yeah, rust is why I could NEVER live in a salty area. I never even have to spray anything with oil before removing a bolt or nut. I'm spoiled!

Ha....thanks.....

 

[iamdub]

Ha....thanks.....

And I have paved roads galore.

#upstateLAlyfe

 

[pwtr02ss]

I forgot to ask. Hows the converter feel?

 

[iamdub]

I forgot to ask. Hows the converter feel?

It's definitely noticeable. It felt too loose before the tune. After the tune, it's almost like stock when accelerating normally. I got used to it pretty quickly. You have to get it out of your head that your trans is slipping and just roll with it. It reminds me of my girlfriend's car which has a CVT.

It also softens the shifts. So, even though they've been firmed up a hair in the tuning, they feel the same. During the first drive, pre-tune, I wanted to make sure it wasn't actually slipping as it had felt. I have two really dark marks and a pile of rubber dust in front of my shop, indicating that it wasn't slipping. It seems matched perfectly for the cam. Proper tuning is paramount!

 

[iamdub]

Caught a minute to make an "after tune" idle vid:

@Rocket Man

 

[Sam Harris]

Caught a minute to make an "after tune" idle vid:

@Rocket Man

Damn that sounds good...!