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ls1mike
Jul 24, 2013Explorer II
The truck is an 02 with 32,000 miles on it. Paid for for 3 years. Tows a whopping 7600lbs loaded. I don't need or want a diesel or the payment on a new truck.
It will cost me about 600 bucks to do a cam and a few other mods (valve springs and a tuen) during one weekend.
The truck gets maybe 3000 miles a year on. What do I need a diesel for?
I do not like working on them and don't have the knowledge I do on them like I do the LS serious of engines.
I pull 4th of July pass and the larger passes out here at 50 to 60 MPH at about 4000 rpm. This cam will move peak power down a bit in the RPM range and give me a little more off the line. I am not looking for night and day performance and certainly don't care about the gas mileage, just somehting I wanted to do in my free time. Even if I swapped in a 500 HP 600 FT/lbs of torque LSx 408 with supporting transmission mods. I would still be in this truck under 20,000 as I only paid 12,000 for it.
It will cost me about 600 bucks to do a cam and a few other mods (valve springs and a tuen) during one weekend.
The truck gets maybe 3000 miles a year on. What do I need a diesel for?
I do not like working on them and don't have the knowledge I do on them like I do the LS serious of engines.
I pull 4th of July pass and the larger passes out here at 50 to 60 MPH at about 4000 rpm. This cam will move peak power down a bit in the RPM range and give me a little more off the line. I am not looking for night and day performance and certainly don't care about the gas mileage, just somehting I wanted to do in my free time. Even if I swapped in a 500 HP 600 FT/lbs of torque LSx 408 with supporting transmission mods. I would still be in this truck under 20,000 as I only paid 12,000 for it.
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