Electrician5thgen
Junior Member
*has not been checked by mechanic*
Anywho got a 2020 5.7 ram 1500 non etorque. Noticed a bad almost knock more than the previous ticking sounds, all symptoms point to cam lobe failure. With that said once verified, was planning on upgrading the cam, lifters (possibly whole heads), rods, mds delete kit, ect. I know I’ll need to get a unlocked ecu, and a tune got those already lined out but as I’ve never got another vehicle cam swapped I’d hate to start stacking parts just to buy the wrong stuff. Probably won’t go over about 10k on parts and tuning but want the most power it can handle without swapping the trans (yet).
What I’m asking here is if anyone’s done anything similar and what mistakes I can avoid from the jump. Like I know it sounds stupid but I’m sure not all parts will match up like I couldn’t just pick whatever valves, springs, and rods however I saw fit and expect it to just work with the cam?
I’ll be asking dumb questions, I’d rather do that then waste money, and this is going to be done by me and a few mechanic buddies but I’d also not like to waste their time, so once it hits the lift I got as much as humanly possible to get this a painless as possible.
Anywho got a 2020 5.7 ram 1500 non etorque. Noticed a bad almost knock more than the previous ticking sounds, all symptoms point to cam lobe failure. With that said once verified, was planning on upgrading the cam, lifters (possibly whole heads), rods, mds delete kit, ect. I know I’ll need to get a unlocked ecu, and a tune got those already lined out but as I’ve never got another vehicle cam swapped I’d hate to start stacking parts just to buy the wrong stuff. Probably won’t go over about 10k on parts and tuning but want the most power it can handle without swapping the trans (yet).
What I’m asking here is if anyone’s done anything similar and what mistakes I can avoid from the jump. Like I know it sounds stupid but I’m sure not all parts will match up like I couldn’t just pick whatever valves, springs, and rods however I saw fit and expect it to just work with the cam?
I’ll be asking dumb questions, I’d rather do that then waste money, and this is going to be done by me and a few mechanic buddies but I’d also not like to waste their time, so once it hits the lift I got as much as humanly possible to get this a painless as possible.
