05 1500 5.7 rebuild

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Tonyt2293

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Location
Apple Valley ca
Ram Year
1998,2005
Engine
5.9 cummins, 5.7 hemi
So I recently picked up a 05 1500 with 5.7 my first hemi . Truck has 204k trans rebuilt at 170k motor went at 204k. blown head gasket and locked up. I bore scoped all cylinders look clear no dropped valve seats so after I get this torn down going to rebuild if no major damage.
While the engine is out planning on throwing a set of headers , cam it, and tuner. Would like recommendations for the build. Was planning on comp cam stage 1, shorty headers, and haven't decided on tuner.

Would you guys recommend another cam ?
What about headers are long tube worth the extra work?
I was looking at the fourm and some guys were recommending changing the oil pump with the cam looking at melling pumps 03 to 08 5.7 have the same part number at the 06 to 10 6.1 would I still need to change it ?

Sorry if most of this has been covered just started skimming the fourm
 
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