Good idea... Or waste of money?

[Monster12valve]

Hi guys, I'm new here but not to diesel. I'm about to get my truck studded, oringed and egr deleted. My question is, I was thinking about putting RCD valve springs, RCD pushrods and an RCD cam in while the heads are off. Is that a waste considering I won't be adding injectors and turbo until spring or summer?

 

[Derkperk]

Not a waste if your going to want it later. Do it now when it's apart and you have the funds.

 

[ghohouston]

^agreed. If you have plans to go bigger, if you even THINK you will, then do it. As far as the pusbrods though, id leave the stockers. The stock ones work kind of like a fuse in an electrical system. If everything is working fine, nothing breaks, if something goes wrong, the pushrod bends, but all your other engine parts will be fine, just like a fuse blows in an electrical system, to save the components

 

[Monster12valve]

Ok thanks guys! I definitely plan on going bigger. Is there a better cam out there then the RCD stage 1?

 

[ghohouston]

i want to say elite makes cams too. but not positive. theres not too many companies making them. cant comment on if one is better than the other though

 

[HOOV3R]

^agreed. If you have plans to go bigger, if you even THINK you will, then do it. As far as the pusbrods though, id leave the stockers. The stock ones work kind of like a fuse in an electrical system. If everything is working fine, nothing breaks, if something goes wrong, the pushrod bends, but all your other engine parts will be fine, just like a fuse blows in an electrical system, to save the components

DO NOT RUN STOCK PUSHRODS WITH AFTERMARKET VALVE SPRINGS. If you are putting in RCD valve springs, do the pushrods too.

 

[Monster12valve]

DO NOT RUN STOCK PUSHRODS WITH AFTERMARKET VALVE SPRINGS. If you are putting in RCD valve springs, do the pushrods too.

I am def going to do RCD pushrods too. But what would happen if I didn't? What could happen?.

 

[HOOV3R]

With the extra seat pressure from the valve springs, you will more than likely bend a stock pushrod.

 

[Monster12valve]

With the extra seat pressure from the valve springs, you will more than likely bend a stock pushrod.

I figured if I did one I should do the other also. Thanks hoov3r

 

[ford rules]

With the extra seat pressure from the valve springs, you will more than likely bend a stock pushrod.

Agreed, if something goes wrong internally pushrods are one of my least concerns.

 

[ghohouston]

Sorry for the miss-advice. I wasnt even thinking about you wanting to add heavier valve springs.

 

[Redneck6.0L]

Doing valve work is one thing, but putting a cam in is way more involved and the cost of your labour bill went up huge for install

 

[Monster12valve]

Yea I know the labor will be more, but it will be cheaper to do it now with the heads coming off already, then down the road when the truck is all together, at least thats how I see it

 

[windrunner408]

For all that's involved with a cam swap, I really don't think I would do it (again JMO here) unless I was rebuilding the whole motor. You pretty much have to tear it down that far to swap the cam so you might as well (if that's your mantra)...

 

[Monster12valve]

Would the cam help spool a large single faster? I know from all my cummins trucks, a larger cam was night and day when spooling a big single, does an aftermarket cam effect the 6.0 the same way?

 

[silverbullet4x4]

Would the cam help spool a large single faster? I know from all my cummins trucks, a larger cam was night and day when spooling a big single, does an aftermarket cam effect the 6.0 the same way?

From what I have been told that depends on weather you are staying large vgt or going non vgt.

 

[Monster12valve]

Thinking non-Vgt billet 472