5.3 to 383 stroker

[comicaltatertot]

Originally Posted by BR3W CITY

Nope, but they are friends of ours. They are based out of Michigan but we do track days and some things with them occasionally.

Ah very nice. One last quick question would a 2800 stall still be good for towing?

[BR3W CITY]

The looser the convertor, the more slip it will allow before stalling (i.e stall convertor). Unfortunately that means more heat.

If towing is a real concern, then it changes the way I look at the setup just a bit, because your at a slight disadvantage in displacement. I'd be staying with a lower stall (more like the 18-2300 range you were considering), and a cam that makes as much tq as fast as possible, more like what many of the 4x4 and RV owners choose. Too much cam and stall with a trailer means you'll end up spending a lot of time slipping and out of the power band (inefficient power), wasting a ton of energy (fuel, heat).

If you really want to tow bigger stuff like v8 boats, skidsteers etc, then starting with a 6L becomes WAY more practical. The same amount of work (cam upgrade, stall, headers) in a 6.0 lets you run way more cam and still make gobs of torque. I literally have pulled stumps out with my truck on drag radials (I really wish I filmed that).

I officially have overused the (parenthesis) in this post.

[comicaltatertot]

Ok that sounds good, I figured as much (that is why I considered a 2K stall first) ok I will make sure the cam I choose makes torque fast (fast for a 5.3) Sometimes I wish I would have gone with a little bit heavier truck and just got the 6.0 would have been a little bit better than my 5.3. I just thought I would add in the parentheses of my own haha. Thanks again

[BR3W CITY]

Its all a give and take. I wouldn't be afraid to tow something with my high stall, if it was only once a year for a few miles.

short duration cams will probably be your best bet. A higher lsa won't chug quite as much in traffic, 115/116 probably adequate. It'll also help minimize surging which becomes very sketchy with a loaded trailer or in traffic.