Trenton
Just a Texan transplanted in the Rockies
I have a 1998 Chevrolet K3500 CCLB with the 5.7L Vortec/4L80E/BW4401. My truck is a lot more truck than engine. The truck can support more trailer weight than the engine can pull, so I want to add upgrades to the engine to help it pull more.
I'm wanting to pull my 2019 Impala Premier on a gooseneck trailer back and forth between where I live in the rockies of Colorado and my home of East Texas. The truck has factory auxiliary oil, power steering, and trans cooler, heavy duty leafs, trailer brake controller, and huge brakes for the truck. The only thing holding me back is the 5.7L Vortec engine. I don't want to swap in a head-gasket-blowing 7.4L or a crankshaft-busting 6.5L diesel, so I want to see what y'all think about the following upgrades:
1. JBA Competition Stainless Steel Long Tube Headers
2. Comp Cams 210/214 X4260HR Extreme 4x4 Camshaft
3. GM Performance LS6 Beehive Valve Springs
4. Comp Cams 787-16 Valve Spring Retainers
5. Comp Cams Magnum Self-Aligning 1.52 Roller Rockers (these are cheaper than 1.6 full rollers)
The gooseneck I'm wanting to buy weighs around 3900 pounds and my 2019 Impala weighs 3867 pounds, so I would need to be able to haul damn near 8000 pounds. I know the truck and brakes can handle it, I just want to see if those upgrades will help out the 5.7L enough.
Thanks in advance!
Oh, and yes, the truck in my sig is the one I'm talking about.
I'm wanting to pull my 2019 Impala Premier on a gooseneck trailer back and forth between where I live in the rockies of Colorado and my home of East Texas. The truck has factory auxiliary oil, power steering, and trans cooler, heavy duty leafs, trailer brake controller, and huge brakes for the truck. The only thing holding me back is the 5.7L Vortec engine. I don't want to swap in a head-gasket-blowing 7.4L or a crankshaft-busting 6.5L diesel, so I want to see what y'all think about the following upgrades:
1. JBA Competition Stainless Steel Long Tube Headers
2. Comp Cams 210/214 X4260HR Extreme 4x4 Camshaft
3. GM Performance LS6 Beehive Valve Springs
4. Comp Cams 787-16 Valve Spring Retainers
5. Comp Cams Magnum Self-Aligning 1.52 Roller Rockers (these are cheaper than 1.6 full rollers)
The gooseneck I'm wanting to buy weighs around 3900 pounds and my 2019 Impala weighs 3867 pounds, so I would need to be able to haul damn near 8000 pounds. I know the truck and brakes can handle it, I just want to see if those upgrades will help out the 5.7L enough.
Thanks in advance!
Oh, and yes, the truck in my sig is the one I'm talking about.