Texas speed stage 2 cam 5.3 Sierra daily driver with x pipe and long tube headers

[@Internetp_]

I’m happy to see someone else from California do these videos. I’m going to throw a cam on my daily 6.0

[@connorellisx]

Do it!!! It’s so worth it but Gavin may not be happy about it haha

[@FGomez_Z66]

Same! I was hesitant to cam my truck at first especially because i kept getting clowned over it being an Avalanche but i decided to say screw them i’ll do it anyways. This video motivated me to cam it next month during my vacation😂🙌🏽

[@rhasheedharrison9547]

You just inspired me to upgrade my Cam in my truck! Your truck sound & look Bad Ass! Great Video! Thanks......

[@connorellisx]

Thank you dude!!

[@MartinAguilar213]

I have a regular Cab short bed 2010 Silverado 5.3 long tube headers, k&n cold air, btr stage 2 cam, E85 tune, Carven R exhaust. dyno sheet said I made 366 hp and about the same TQ. That’s to the wheels. Really diggin your truck man!

[@connorellisx]

I think I’m hopeful for 400 wheel but doubt it. Probably around the same as you!

[@PONSAUTOMOTIVE]

This truck probably made more because this is a direct injected gen 5

[@818lifestyle4]

What’s up bro , I got a 2010 5.3 aswell , which knn intake did you get for yours like series or part number ?, thanks

[@MartinAguilar213]

@@818lifestyle4 i don’t remember man sorry

[@turkeyboyjh1]

I have a 08 1500 lc9 aluminum 5.3 tsp stage 2 high lift pac1218 valve springs and k and n intake, stock exhaust and hp tuners road tune by me, it definitely doesn’t lope like that because of how I have the idle set (750 rpm and around 19 is degrees of timing and a tiny bit more fuel) but it freaking moves like it’s scary in the rain, and it still passes California smog 😉

[@MrJeremyd24]

Truck is clean AF.

[@connorellisx]

Thank you!!!

[@al_b_goneash5429]

Finally someone switched over to Carven from Black Widow!

[@connorellisx]

Never going back!!!

[@CNCspeedshop-rw9qn]

Love the cop just sitting there

[@300blkaac]

That video is BRIGHT! Sounds great though

[@tdfitch]

Nasty! I love it.

[@Boomerfootball1]

Welcome back trucks sounds and looks awesome!! For someone with same truck but no cams or headers. Would you recommend the black widow or carven?

[@connorellisx]

Carven hands down, it’s all stainless steal so it won’t rust while the black widow looks crummy after a few months. Much higher quality at the same price point!

[@Tacpew]

@@connorellisx black widow actually last pretty damn long

[@connorellisx]

@@Tacpew not saying it doesn’t last, it’s just made with cheap material rather than stainless which is pretty much the standard across all other brands. So it becomes rusty after a few months while the carvens will be shiny for years. Also they deliver a Deeper sound!

[@Tacpew]

@@connorellisx I had them on my car for 2 years and mine didn’t rust at all but I get what you’re saying

[@fyre8691]

Damn that sounds great. Nice truck.

[@connorellisx]

Thank you!!

[@davidgreenwalt6927]

Hey man. Sick truck. Did you tune it after you did all that work? If so, who’d you go with, and what did it cost?

[@connorellisx]

I did have to get it tuned otherwise it wouldn’t idle without dying. I went through STD performance in Long Beach, and I believe it was like 400 or 500 for the first tune.

[@adamcruse7606]

😮 Ok i like the lope on this at idle!!!!

[@pat14lang]

I’m looking at BTR stage 2 with afm delete and trunion upgrade, long tubes with cats (my state requires them to pass yearly inspection 😒) and I already have Carven Progressive series cat-back exhaust and 3rd cat/resonator delete. Thought about S&B intake but right now I have a drop-in K&N filter. JLT oil catch installed. Later down the road i’d like to add a 2.9L Whipple

[@connorellisx]

I’m In California so I don’t think smog gets any harder to pass than here. It will be expensive but it costs to play I guess

[@marshassassin9583]

hows reliability? I drives hours every day lol . I usually get tundras but im dying for some chop

[@COLORADO__SUBURBAN]

Other than the price and different welds, did you like the sound of the Blackwidow?

[@Sam-wr4lh]

Who did your tuning? Looking to maybe get a baseline mail order tune until I can find a good in person tuner with a dyno.

[@MP3BOOSTED]

Where did you get those carbon fenders at? I want a pre runner setup like that on mine to run 37s

[@connorellisx]

They are made by fiberwerx and I’m running 37s!

[@thelostdogboy]

That exhaust dumping right before your axle is getting it hot guaranteed... Probably why you're getting fumes too

[@connorellisx]

Absolutely doesn’t help that’s for sure, that will be changing on this rebuild of the truck currently happening though!

[@markburgess453]

Bad ass truck man just wondering did u have to do any transmission work?

[@connorellisx]

For this cam it isn’t required, I did replace my transmission shortly after this but not because of it. When I did i also upgraded the tc to a 3000 stall and it’s WAY better!

[@keatonkern6168]

When you did the cam what all did you have to replace. I’ve got a stock 5.3 wanting the same cam but don’t wanna replace everything. Would like to replace as little as possible.

[@connorellisx]

It’s the cam, pushrods, the lifters and valve springs that get repainted, it also requires the DOD deleted which is pretty minor.

[@seth5.3]

Preciate the video man!!

[@rmd91k]

About how much did the labor cost for the engine work. I’m about to do TSP stage 1 & dod delete on my 6.2l Do you know of any shops in the inland empire to do the work?

[@connorellisx]

I did the install myself, I’m not sure what cost people are looking at for it these days

[@h.cab.1465]

Sounds awesome! All you had to do was the cam and the headers? I’m trying to do the same thing.

[@connorellisx]

Pretty much yes, I did mufflers too to get that sound, I do feel like I really recommend looking into torque converters though, when I changed mine out it really got the drivability of the truck back

[@lespaulplayer1234512]

Im about to put a cam in my 2011 5.3l but worried on if its mandatory to run 93 octane in it after with these gas prices the way they are. I use the truck primarily for towing.

[@nicolasstephenson1414]

Compression ratio is what determines fuel. Not the cam.

[@oscarferreira1991]

My lifter just failed on my 14 Sierra , I just order my stage 2 Texas speed cam as well , are you running the stock stall ?

[@connorellisx]

I am running the stock stall and it’s okay! But I’d like to get something a little higher

[@raygorski9121]

Do you feel like you gained anything down low for torque, i tow and im not sure what to do for cam

[@connorellisx]

Absolutely, I went with a stage 2 which helps throughout the rpm range. I know several people that went to a stage 4 and couldn’t stand it but they do sound insane!

[@joshuayoung3464]

How’s the rasp? I’ve got the same cam. Same long tubes. Can’t figure what exhaust I want

[@connorellisx]

It’s not raspy! One of the big things I found was getting a muffler with packing in it will lower the raspy notes by a lot. I went with carven TR series but it’s a little loud I feel so I’ve considered going to corsa or something

[@joshuayoung3464]

@@connorellisx I’m on my 4th exhaust in a month lol. First I had it straight piped stock exhaust. Sounded good but was raspy on take offs. Then went with 3 inch exhaust and a magnaflow muffler. Sounded like a cammed Kia Soul. Then went with 3 inch exhaust and flowmaster 10. Didn’t sound good. Now I’m dual 3 inch exhaust x pipe and no mufflers. It sounds good but it’s way to loud. So I wanna put two mufflers on it. Just didn’t decide which two

[@salrg21]

@@joshuayoung3464 you gotta let them cook and settle in man lol definietly does change sound after they heat up a bit. I got 09 cammed 224R trual duals with Carven R series i love it! little on the loud side but damn sounds good.

[@iamfidelg]

So cool, sounds and looks amazing, but I need to know, what wheel specs are you rolling? Good video👍🏻

[@connorellisx]

Right now they are 17 inch method MR103 beadlock wheels with nexen 37/12.50/r17 tires! Soon to be 40” bfg KR3s 😅

[@aarongondor5529]

Hey bud , followed for years on ig but if I were to do the same cam set up would you need to do anything else supporting wise for the cam?

[@connorellisx]

I’d recommend a torque converter if you can! It would have saved my transmission I think

[@prettywomenclassiccars]

Do you have to change out your stock lifters for a daily or you can just swap out the cam ?

[@connorellisx]

because you will no longer be running DOD you will have to change to aftermarket lifters

[@jimmy-kz9xp]

Not to the wheels, till the dyno proves it!

[@connorellisx]

Hahaha I’m dying to know!!

[@JTrump23]

Awesome truck bro! Why not go with the stage 3? What would be the difference

[@connorellisx]

Good question! I went stage 2 because it’s about as aggressive as you’d want to go with a stock torque converter. I’ve since upgraded to a 3200 stall circle D and honestly it runs amazing, I do daily drive it so I’m not sure how much gnarlier I want it on my early morning drive to work😂

[@JTrump23]

@@connorellisx That’s awesome! Im trying to figure out what would work for me on a BTRstage 2 or stage 3. I have a 5.3L with Kooks headers, Corsa Sport, and E85 tune. I For sure want to upgrade my converter to a Circle D one but not sure if I’m able to have one installed before the cam. Is that 3200 a good stall or would you have gone a bit higher ? I daily mine also, so yeah.. Thanks again, Merry Christmas brother 🔥

[@connorellisx]

@@JTrump23 I know the TSP runs slightly more aggressive with their stages like stage 2 is very much like the BTR stage 3, 3200 was really good, maybe I would have done a 3500? But that’s about it, it really just put the truck in the rpm range it wants to be in after being cammed. Honestly it’s a tough question cause it depends how “race car” you want you’re daily! It’s cool sometimes and it’s not other times😂 Merry Christmas to you too dude!

[@chrisvinson2871]

He'll, yeah, sounds great ..how much did it all cost

[@connorellisx]

I think I’d I remember right the cam was around 2k doing the install myself, then I had also spent another 800 or so on headers at the same time

[@drispoli7]

Low lift or high lift version of the stage 2? are you running stock pushrod length?

[@connorellisx]

This is the high lift version, and the pushrods were replaced with chromoly ones, but I’m not sure if they were the same length as stock or not though

[@drispoli7]

@@connorellisx Awesome I got the high lift version on the way for my truck, can’t wait for it to sound like that. Thanks for the response!

[@connorellisx]

@@drispoli7 heck yeah! I’m pumped for you to get it in🤘🏼

[@erickvillegas1862]

Do you recommend changing stall if i do cam swap?

[@Internetp_]

I learned it all depends on tune and high of can you gonna go

[@erickvillegas1862]

@@Internetp_ i did a stage 3 cam

[@SergioGarcia-yq3mw]

Did you have to do anything else to install the truck like adding new springs and whatnot?

[@connorellisx]

Yes I ran the Texas speed springs aswell, DOD delete CHE trunion kit etc!

[@luisaacuna6009]

Was your cam a supercharged or turbo cam ? Or which cause theres alot of different ones as well as the headers they have different names and stuff

[@connorellisx]

Negative, from my understanding those are intended to be ran in a boosted application while mine is not, this is just a regular stage 2 Texas speed cam

[@luisaacuna6009]

@@connorellisx alright and what about for the headers theres 1 3/4 and 1 7/8

[@connorellisx]

@@luisaacuna6009 I went with 7/8 on mine but that’s just because that’s all that was offered by tsp, I know you can get 3/4 but it’s such a small difference that nobody would ever notice a difference in maybe 2hp, even headers gains are minimal maybe 10hp. It’s pretty much all for sound imo

[@robertrazo57]

Just recently installed long tubes with my 14 Silverado did you have it tuned right after you installed the headers? Dyno tune

[@connorellisx]

I also did a cam swap at the same time so yes I had to tune it, you will aswell in your case because it’s going to be reading your post cat O2 sensors still and will cause it to run lean.

[@bkmTEC]

Hey bud, love the truck!! It sounds and rips great! What’s it idling at?

[@connorellisx]

Right now it bounces around 700!

[@Jeff-ti4pd]

Which headers did you get? Texas speed says there long tube headers won't work because I have a 4 wheel drive.

[@connorellisx]

So in this video they are the Texas speed ones, I’m now going to the Doug thorley headers!

[@Jeff-ti4pd]

@connorellisx did you have to modify them at all or was it a direct bolt on procedure for the tsp and are the doug headers better?

[@connorellisx]

@@Jeff-ti4pd so for me specifically the Texas speed ones needed to get hammered in to clear my shock towers. And the Doug thorley ones clear without that, also they are a tri y design and makes a lot more usable power rather than all at super high rpm

[@Jeff-ti4pd]

@connorellisx ok cool, I'm here in round rock so texas speed is just down the road from, that's why I wanna go with them. Also thank you for your replies and help with info, I do greatly appreciate it. So basically they got scratched up a little bit hammering them in to clear the mount?

[@connorellisx]

@@Jeff-ti4pd for me it was a lot of hammering, but that’s because of my suspension. Stock shock towers it should clear without any issues

[@NoGoodCREeP]

Did u get any % increase on the fuel lobe or just stock %?

[@connorellisx]

I did the stock fuel lobe because I have no plans on running any type of boost at this time, and if I ever decided to would probably get a cam that was a spec more designed around that application.

[@JefeLTX]

Nice!!

[@Zacatecano48]

Did you have to put a new stall converter?

[@connorellisx]

No, stage 2 is about the max without a converter. Worth noting after I made this video I did have to replace the transmission and I installed a 3000 stall converter and it works WAY better.

[@trevorhiggs5973]

Did you end up changing T converter?

[@connorellisx]

Down the road a did go to a 3,200 stall circle D and it made a massive difference!

[@manchild1219]

Have you changed the gears in differential?

[@connorellisx]

Unfortunately at this time I have not, Instead of buying gears for the stock rear end I have bought a 9” third member that will be getting installed soon in a different rear end housing that’s a full floater

[@214deleon4]

Was it a 2.5inch piping or 3 inch all the way

[@connorellisx]

3” all the way

[@kevintoro4911]

Hey if anybody might know have a tsp stage 2 low lift cam with speed eng long tube headers ls6 beehive valve spings tsp hardend pushrod and lifters 706 heads stock intake and tb though already have my tbss/nnbs intake with flex fuel rails and 50lb injectors with a 102mm tb thats about to get ported maybe even along with the manifold curious to know if any of you guys knw what i might be pushing once the intake is put on?

[@zakglamann4601]

Did you have to install a stall converter at all

[@connorellisx]

Not at the time of this video but I eventually went to a 3000 stall and it improved the truck a lot!

[@Finallyh3r3]

Hey brother man!! Where do you get your bumper & valence?

[@connorellisx]

Hey dude! So the bumper/skid plate is custom fabricated, and the valance is made by a company called fiberwerx, it goes with the wider front fenders!

[@Finallyh3r3]

@@connorellisx sugar biscuits, having a really hard time finding designs/packages to do something similar on my 18…thank you though for the reply!! If you happen to have footage, a video would be siick…not much for our body styles

[@connorellisx]

@@Finallyh3r3 as for the bumper take a look at Drew’s fab on instagram, he makes a really clean looking one. Eventually on the build series I’m doing I’ll get to doing my own Prerunner style bumper with the valence again but I’m still a few months away from there!

[@ISNOTXI]

where did u get the fenders

[@connorellisx]

@@ISNOTXI fiberwerx 👍🏻

[@alonzomartinez93]

Are you running stock torque converter?

[@connorellisx]

At the time of this video yes, but I have upgraded to a 3200 stall circle D now and it was a huge game changer!

[@xeg3l3git55]

Where did u get the fenders from?

[@connorellisx]

They are made by fiberwerx 🤘🏼

[@austinsharpley2626]

what’s the specs on your cam ?

[@connorellisx]

218/226 113 LSA

[@COLORADO__SUBURBAN]

How do you pass California emissions law?

[@Blesstheblockalejandro]

Where did you get those carbon fiber fenders???

[@connorellisx]

They are made by fiberwerx!

[@Blesstheblockalejandro]

@@connorellisx thank you! & your truck sounds/Look BADASS🔥

[@connorellisx]

@@Blesstheblockalejandro thanks so much man! It’s a work in progress but I’m not upset about where it’s at!

[@alancrisp3787]

How did the carbonfiber front fenders fit any issues ?

[@connorellisx]

I actually have a video on here about installing the bedsides. They were not easy but they worked out, not OEM fitment but that sorta comes with the territory

[@alancrisp3787]

How was installing the fronts

[@connorellisx]

@@alancrisp3787 I have the dirt king inner fenders and that made it a lot easier. Without them… it would be a huge pain

[@alancrisp3787]

@@connorellisx ya I ordered those abs the carbon ones from fiberwerx gonna take 8 weeks did u have to do some trimming on the front glass

[@connorellisx]

@@alancrisp3787 zero trimming!

[@kesslerchaidez1962]

What problems have you had driving this daily

[@connorellisx]

Nothing really I had my transmission fail on me but I feel like that was pretty expected at 140k on a lifted truck..

[@josedls458]

What’s your suspension setup here?

[@connorellisx]

In this video it is a dirt king long travel race kit on the front, stock rear. But now it’s in the middle of getting all of that upgraded again

[@kesslerchaidez1962]

How do you do it with smog in California ? With a cam ?

[@connorellisx]

Just costs a little extra😂

[@kesslerchaidez1962]

I was thinking of putting a cam on my 04 silverado but I didn't want to deal with the smog

[@ryankelsey556]

What size mufflers are those? Also model

[@connorellisx]

Carven 3” TR series 👍🏻

[@ryankelsey556]

@@connorellisx thank you man

[@tylerdoane4911]

What’s the point of canceling out the noise of a beautiful symphony of 8 cylinders playing the tune of a right foot? Put a stick cam back in if you don’t like the noise lol

[@XeRoXmachine13]

Why'd you switch from cwf to dirt king

[@connorellisx]

Many reasons the dirt king kit is by far a superior kit. 1- more travel, I know he advertises 16” but truly it’s a bumped and strapped 14.5 while the DK kit pulls 18” 2- get an actual fabricated shock tower with cross member because the shock buckets will rip off if you plan to run hard This also allows the kit to pull much more uptravel which is truly where the off road performance comes from. Not just droop 3- build quality is no comparison between the two (you don’t see upper control arms folding in) 4- wanted to have a bypass slot and not have to build an entirely custom shock tower. 5- geometry, the cwf kit you’d lose control Of the vehicle in just a group of potholes on the road, when I switched it was an entirely new truck so much more predictable to drive, you could drive with two fingers on the wheel through that same group of potholes.

[@XeRoXmachine13]

@@connorellisx glad I went dirt king in the first place then was considering the cwf at first

[@connorellisx]

@@XeRoXmachine13 best move I ever made… but ironically, I’m selling that kit and cutting it off now😅

[@XeRoXmachine13]

@@connorellisx which way are you going now

[@connorellisx]

@@XeRoXmachine13 Izzy fab race kit. And well, it’s currently in the middle of getting a cab cage, engine cage and back half

[@tjaselin]

2wd or 4wd?

[@The_Fat_Pipefitter]

Who made those fenders?

[@connorellisx]

Fiberwerx!

[@mauricedavis2905]

I don't understand how you live with that exhaust system🤣 my speed-engineering full system on my 01 gmc with a btr stage1 truck cam is loud as hell.

[@connorellisx]

It’s a lot man, I’ve been looking into possibly getting the catted y pipe to quiet it down a bit

[@cruzolivas6319]

Is it tuned?

[@connorellisx]

Absolutely, it would not run without one

[@derecksantos6970]

What are those wheels i need them

[@connorellisx]

Method MR103 beadlocks

[@santosvasquez5575]

What part number is your cam or size

[@connorellisx]

#25-TSPL83TR-2 Specs: 218/226, .635"/.635", 113 LSA

[@alecpalesch2664]

Is this still smog legal?

[@connorellisx]

Negative😅

[@jaredalexander3403]

Yo are you in cali? And you can smog with that cam

[@connorellisx]

I am in California. No it’s not smog legal but there’s ways around it!

[@thewhiterhino6837]

What is smog?

[@jaredalexander3403]

@@thewhiterhino6837 like a vehical inspection required every 2 years

[@Getitstraightyo]

You are "that guy"

[@marcotorres2207]

What tune?

[@connorellisx]

I went to a professional tuner

[@adrianavasquez3031]

@@connorellisx DO YOU HAVE A TUNER PHONE NUMBER NAME?

[@anderlopez7852]

Mpg?

[@connorellisx]

I wasn’t geared at the time and I was getting about 12-13 mpg

[@NXT_LVL]

So you buy and install an exhaust that you can't stand in the cab. So you fix it with Noise canceling earbuds. Then also wonder why the cop follows you out of the parking lot.

[@chrisvlogz6206]

Lol hello officer

[@anthoney5416]

L83 loves e85-

[@connorellisx]

So I’ve heard!

[@braylonwoodell5465]

what’s the specs ?

[@connorellisx]

218/226, .635"/.635", 113 LSA

[@braylonwoodell5465]

@@connorellisx my shit don’t chop no where near that it damn near sounds normal

[@connorellisx]

@@braylonwoodell5465 do you have the same cam?

[@braylonwoodell5465]

@@connorellisx i would say dm me some how and i’d send a pic of my cam card and some videos of my truck, but yes i’m pretty sure we have the exact same cam

[@gregmf9427]

You’re just Wrong. Dyno it you’ll be sorely disappointed. You’re also going to lose a ton with those tires just to begin with. And it doesn’t have 375 hp at the wheel. Nice try

[@connorellisx]

I really don’t think I’m THAT far off… but right on buddy haha

[@ixxloose]

When the truck is so 🤮 the driver wears airpods not to hear the 🤮

[@TheProbegt96]

Have you noticed any extra valve train noice with the tsp 2 cam?

[@connorellisx]

Yes just slightly though!

[@TheProbegt96]

@@connorellisx mine scared me at first. I called TSP and they said yeah it normal took me awhile to get use to it. It’s not a bad noice just more then I’m used to hearing.

[@shancestiles4101]

Did you have to install a stall converter with that

[@connorellisx]

Not at the time of the video but since I have done a 3000 stall circle D

[@elbiscortes3313]

Are you running the stock stall or is it upgraded also

[@connorellisx]

For right now I’m running the stock stall, definitely wouldn’t do that if I went any bigger on the cam specs

[@connorellisx]

Update… trans took a dump on me😂 stall going in!

[@davidslaughter7523]

Im think of going with same sit up .do you think the cam and header is what did it for the tranny

[@connorellisx]

@@davidslaughter7523 I don’t think so, my truck isn’t low miles, right now I’m at 144k. So I believe my time was coming up.

[@JoseMiranda-hr3uy]

When cruising down the highway with the stock stall did you notice any weird jolting when going up a hill? I’ve been having that issue where Im in cruise control and I can feel it kinda shake/jolt if the road has hills don’t know if it’s my stock stall or the tune. Any feed back would be helpful.

[@wersty4927]

How much lift did you get out of the suspension?

[@connorellisx]

Honestly I would say it’s only about 1 inch or two higher than stock up front and it’s lowered 1” in the rear. All the hight is really coming from the 37s

[@wersty4927]

@@connorellisx so basically a leveling kit with 37s. Did you have to regear your gear ratio for the 37s or is it in future plans if so what do you plan on going with gear ratio wise.

[@connorellisx]

@@wersty4927 yeah sorta! it’s a dirt king fabrication race kit. I haven’t re-geared just yet, my new gears are in the new axle that will soon be getting fixed installed, they are 4:88s

[@wersty4927]

@@connorellisx I was planning on getting the vertex coilovers and vertex shocks for the rear but not getting the whole lift kit just the coilovers and shocks and adjusting the coilovers to 2 to 2.5 inch with prerunner fenders and bedsides with 37s

[@wersty4927]

What offset were your wheels?