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Originally Posted by Super73
There are a lot of questions that come to mind.
Are you going to run a stock head, or are you going to go with an alum head?
How wild of a cam are you willing to go with? This could directly affect RPM range.
9.5 compression seems a bit low unless you were going to put a blower or turbo on it.
What gears do you plan on running?
Are you ok with a big loose stall converter? might be needed with a more wild cam.
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Good questions, i wish i knew more so i could answer them better but here goes.
i'll be going with a stock head, ive read the Vortec L31 cylinder head is pretty good for a stock head. other suggestions are always welcome.
not sure on how mild of a cam i'll run, mainly because i dont know what that exactly means. i was looking at this one which says 1800-5800 which im fine with. what do you think:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Lunati/638/201...ductId=2867819
i thought the 9.5 compression needed to be low because i will be running 93 octane. if that's not the case, what would you recommend for a good compression ration to run 93?
id love to put a blower on it but that's not happening anytime soon, the most i'll do when its finished is put nitrous on it.
i'll be running the stock gears which i'll climb under the truck in a little bit and see if i can find it on the rear axle.
i'm also not sure about the loose converter question....i was thinking if i was going to be running 1800-5800 rpm then the converter should be around 2800 or so??
im getting ahead of myself but since i cant work on the truck while at work(computers) i search parts and read things.
here is a little parts list i threw together because it seemed to all match with what ive been reading. take a look and of course things change but i hope im at least on the right track.
Lifters -
http://www.jegs.com/i/Lunati/638/723...ductId=2795011
Camshaft -
http://www.jegs.com/i/Lunati/638/201...ductId=2867819
Rotating Assembly -
http://www.jegs.com/i/Scat/942/1-903...ductId=2383974