Slammed Sierra 4.3 to 5 3 swap Part 5 (Engine Assembly with New Cam and More)

[@82Ismael]

Bro I just came across your channel and it's freaking great. I've been binge watching 4.3 to 5.3 engine conversion. 👍. Hopefully my son who is 16 and myself want to do this after watching your videos I t believe we can do it.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. You definitely can. Take your time and get all the parts.

[@jeremiahdeluna7546]

Man bro the way you explain everything is to a point! Appreciate the great video again. Keep up the GREAT work!!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you very much. I try to explain the best I can.

[@jeremiahdeluna7546]

You do a great job bro! Can’t wait to see the finish product! Makes everything so easy when watching your videos. I swear me and you have the same OCD though. Lol

[@TWAMotorsports]

@@jeremiahdeluna7546 thank you. I do have a small amount of OCD lol

[@jeremiahdeluna7546]

I seems some heads in your garage, they wouldn’t happen to be 243 heads would they.

[@TWAMotorsports]

They are 243s for another project

[@keilylmm6377]

Nice job on the top end install.. well explained for the LS guys out there 👍🤙..

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you

[@keilylmm6377]

@@TWAMotorsports happy Friday my friend have a safe labor day weekend 👍🇺🇲

[@TWAMotorsports]

You aswell

[@joeg.1119]

For your next build go with texas speed cams shafts they sound gnarly dude...

[@TWAMotorsports]

Too much cam for the desires I have.

[@steveb6082]

Why on Earth didn't you degree the cam? Otherwise great video

[@TWAMotorsports]

Never have honestly

[@zacheastman5647]

when are gonna see more of this truck getting put back together?

[@TWAMotorsports]

Hopefully in a few weeks. Been busy with shop build

[@zacheastman5647]

@@TWAMotorsports got me over excited like a fat kid in a candy shop hahaha

[@TWAMotorsports]

@@zacheastman5647 lol

[@bthivierge]

Love this project, thanks for all you do Travis!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you.

[@stacydornan9765]

No engine builder,had me fooled,sure know your way around LS blocks pretty well brother

[@TWAMotorsports]

I'm not. I just play one on the internet.

[@ericdandoval6769]

Always clean job man . looks so nice

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you

[@LaserLuther]

When that gasket goes so does oil pressure.

[@TWAMotorsports]

What gasket?

[@LaserLuther]

@@TWAMotorsports Cam plate gasket.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Good thing I installed a new one. Thanks for that information

[@larrydeaton5452]

Hey Travis. Nice informative engine video. It’s coming together very nicely. I can’t wait to see the next video. Super nice truck!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. I'm excited to get it running

[@TXNitroFord]

Travis love the video, I’m starting the restore on a 2001 Camaro. How do you know what to torque everything to?

[@TWAMotorsports]

I have a gm spec book for most things

[@Chris-ux5nl]

I thought the 5.3 had dished pistons

[@TWAMotorsports]

They do but not much dish.

[@dsclaiborne31]

I have a 5.3 with forged flat top pistons.

[@TWAMotorsports]

👍

[@trentdawg2832]

So when we putting a turbo in???

[@TWAMotorsports]

No idea.

[@Superkid778]

Cool video... they are so much easier to work on outside the car.. especially a fbody😬

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. That is for sure

[@superior3384]

It's coming along really well. I just changed the water pump on my wife's gmc Yukon. I was going to ask you if you don't mind me asking how much did everything you did cost you. I'm going to have to rebuild or buy replacement engines for my wife's truck and mines. Just want to know if maybe doing it your way would save me some money. I've researched remanufactured engine's and they are going for about $2,500 - $3,000. Also are remanufactured engine's the best way to go? Appreciate your support

[@TWAMotorsports]

I probably have $1000 in gaskets, bolts and head work. Its crazy

[@superior3384]

@@TWAMotorsports wow. $1,000 . That's not bad. That is something to really consider. Our engine's have over 200,000 miles on them. I'm not sure if I would have to worry about the short block. But the way your doing it sure would freshen up an older engine for sure.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Yeah the 5.3s last a while if taken care of.

[@trentdawg2832]

Just don't look at those cam bearings while doing that cam swap...as you were looking at the bearings. ...lol....you know trick flow makes a tensioner adapter for those gen 3 motors and you don't have to drill it bolts wit the cam plate and uses the dog bone tensioner that you were talking about, I wanna say summit sells them for like $50....I never soak my lifters....I give them the R.kelly golden shower treatment. ...but next time I think I will do your dip method seems to be a little cleaner!!!!.....on the last 5.3 I had I ran a asa cam, it only has .525 lift so I think you can get away with stock springs, but it's a lopey and stinky cam, my wife hated whenever I'd start my car in the garage and gas, out the house, she kept crying so a switch that cam out for something not on a 110lsa.....although that asa cam has a powerband like 2 stroke it's actually pretty fun on the street and sounds mean!!! But I don't think you want that for that new of a truck, the tune would be hard to do on the stock ecm. I'm running a fitech ls setup so it tuned itself. It was in a 68c10....and on my nova too, I've had good results with the fitech ls setup so that's why I did both vehicles with em.....next time I'll do the holley terminator x. ........I snapped one of the small bolts on the heads it was the second one from the back so I just sent it, still running fine 3yrs later no problems. If it was a big one then I'd be worried

[@TWAMotorsports]

I didn't love the trick flow part. I actually ordered that tensioner and tried it off camera. Fitment wasn't up to my liking.

[@trentdawg2832]

@@TWAMotorsports good to know, thanks for the warning. ....

[@TWAMotorsports]

Yeah just not great quality

[@gonzalosalazar346]

Can't wait for more and I know its going to come out very nice. Really enjoy the video. 💯💯🔥🔥

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. We are getting there slowly

[@MiguelGarcia-hl2jj]

You should have got a Texas speed cam made the Sierra chop😈

[@TWAMotorsports]

I wanted no chop honestly

[@jesusmunoz3233]

Nice job

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you

[@joser5193]

Did do Can’t wait to hear that Beast.. 👍👍

[@TWAMotorsports]

Me too

[@leecochran5912]

Hey why are you not using the transmission out of your green gmc with the new motor?

[@TWAMotorsports]

My Dad is using the transmission I removed.

[@leecochran5912]

TWA Motorsports okay, will you have to change Torque converter’s when going from a 4.3 to a 5.3

[@TWAMotorsports]

@@leecochran5912 already got one👍

[@ZackNakazora1]

yeah a bit of a tame cam. i woulda gone to a 112 cam for more chop. and maybe a matched 210/212 set up, but its a good cam.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Yeah didn't care to have any chop.

[@TheEGGO7544]

Can’t wait to hear it 🔥

[@TWAMotorsports]

Me too

[@marcusmilliance4240]

I was wondering why you didn't go for a dual chain setup for the timing components? Just out of curiosity.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Not worth it when nobody has broken a katech chain

[@synclavier123]

What did your cs look like?

[@TWAMotorsports]

No scars. Looked clean

[@ZackNakazora1]

Also 862 Head Gang! woo woo. the low buck 706 head is mighty! but its cousin the 862 is cheap and good.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Yeah. I saw no need to upgrade

[@1982DrH]

Did you port the heads too? About how much did the head work cost?

[@TWAMotorsports]

No porting. Just clean, valve job and surface. All that was 250

[@1982DrH]

@@TWAMotorsports not bad

[@TWAMotorsports]

No it wasn't too bad.

[@phillipjaques4640]

Did u get rid of the new vette

[@TWAMotorsports]

No it's a video that has taken 2 weeks to film and finish due to parts

[@phillipjaques4640]

@@TWAMotorsports I see it now lol it wasn't in the beginning of the video lol im still watching. Very detailed video nice work man.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Thank you. Yeah it took a while.

[@phillipjaques4640]

@@TWAMotorsports coming along good. I cant wait to hear it its going to sound mean.

[@TWAMotorsports]

Me too

[@Superthecod]

When can I drop mine off for a swap ;)

[@TWAMotorsports]

Maybe one of these days I will do that.

[@Superthecod]

TWA Motorsports Clean work, people that care will pay the price

[@TWAMotorsports]

@@Superthecod I probably need to start doing them

[@curtiskneezle3661]

What vehicle did u buy at coad chevy? I live in cape girardeau

[@TWAMotorsports]

My blue zr1

[@curtiskneezle3661]

Ah cool.

[@Blitz0065]

Heyyyy, Sierra time!!

[@TWAMotorsports]

Yes sir

[@frankm8533]

57 minute vid guess I'm staying up late tonight

[@TWAMotorsports]

Lol. Thanks for watching it. Hope you can stay awake

[@frankm8533]

I am on the hunt for the antenna delete now

[@TWAMotorsports]

I love the clean look

[@bash5995]

15k for that truck is way too cheap.

[@TWAMotorsports]

You Maybe right