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    Quote Originally Posted by Clayman View Post
    Not exactly what i wanted to hear but tr makes a kit that comes with springs cam and pushrods. Prolly what ill end up doing is putting the cam in and waiting till the 60e bites it and put in an 80e and a 2600-2800 stall. What kind of power gains would i see over stock? More low end or will i lose some low end in return for high end?
    If you want to save a little money and have a reliable setup you can go with LS6/7 springs which can handle that cam without a problem. You are going to lose some bottom end going with that cam, but your mid and high end power will increase dramatically. I would get a big trans cooler ASAP in order to keep your trans a little more happy. Waiting for the 80e is a pretty decent idea since you won't have to buy the stall twic, but the circle d is budget friendly and holds its value.
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    I got the TSP 220 in a 4.8 and it lost lowend torque even with a 3200 stall but once it gets to 3500-4000 it will run strong till redline. The converters only $400 bucks.


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    Quote Originally Posted by kerrige View Post
    If you want to save a little money and have a reliable setup you can go with LS6/7 springs which can handle that cam without a problem. You are going to lose some bottom end going with that cam, but your mid and high end power will increase dramatically. I would get a big trans cooler ASAP in order to keep your trans a little more happy. Waiting for the 80e is a pretty decent idea since you won't have to buy the stall twic, but the circle d is budget friendly and holds its value.
    Unfortunately there isn't really a budget stall for an 80e

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    Where's best to buy the TR220 cam and circle D stall? I think that's what I'm goin with as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pl4yboy View Post
    Unfortunately there isn't really a budget stall for an 80e
    Monster transmission has one for like 420 shipped but I don't really know much about their products.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jansen View Post
    Monster transmission has one for like 420 shipped but I don't really know much about their products.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pl4yboy View Post
    Unfortunately there isn't really a budget stall for an 80e
    Sorry I was meaning if he bought the 3k for the 60e and had to resell it to go 80e it wouldn't be a total loss. Looking at what I said now it didn't make sense like I thought lol
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