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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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to cam or to E fan

Hey guys Im brand new to this fourm so far i think its great. I have a couple of questions for you. First my truck, I have a 97 half ton 4x4 with a 5.4. riderite air bag system, an E-bay aftermarket intake. (probably gonna get ripped for that), a Edge tuner, true duel exhaust no cats 36 in. glass packs, stock ported throttle body vale and elbow, Now Im not a racer I just pull a really heavy goose neck trailor and want to do a good job of it. I have been kicking around E fans or cams I did some searching and havent seen anybody talking about bigger cams and springs without changing heads. has anybody done this is it worth it? Or would i be better off dollar for dollar with the E fans? Or can you think of something else that I am skipping that should have been done already? thanks for you time and once again great job on a awesome fourm!!!
 
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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cams is alot of money on these OHC engines.. e fans and some Underdrive pulleys will help you out
 
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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Your best results for pulling is a lower set of gears at 4.10 if you don't already have them.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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I agree, gears would be more beneficial for towing.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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Id look into gears first.

And definatley go with the EFans first. With aftermarket cams and otherwise stock heads, your not going to see much of a power increase, plus, your more than likely going to move your power range further up in the RPM band, which you dont really want for towing. You would need a custom tune with the cams too.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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Hey guys thanks alot. I will look into those gears.
 
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