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6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information #2357916
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So I have changed plans several times on my truck motor and am currently building a new one for it just because I want some more power.

I am mentioning this here because there is a ton of bad and weird and just plain wrong info out there for this swap so figured I would clear the air on how it is going on mine.

For a little preface, I milled this block .020 to bump compression and quench, I figure it bumped compresion about 1/2 point.

Today I assembled the 5.7 short block with the 6.4 MDS cam and a dissasembled cam phaser and tested valve clearance both in full advance and full retard as well as 1/2 way between, on both intake and exhaust and found over .050 PTV clearance at all times, (I collapsed a lifter, shimmed the valves just barely closed then added .050 more shim and bolted the rocker shaft back down, rotated through many revolutions with no sighn of touching) may have been more but I stopped with that because that is all I care about, I am not spending $1000 on a cam and cam phaser limiter. So on a stock block there should be even more so I see no reason this could not be done in the truck, in a day and without removing the heads. The 5.7 spring might even work(I would at least buy new ones, they are under $60 from the dealer) or better yet just buy the 6.4 springs, they have a tiny bit higher spring pressure.

This might not be an awesome cam but I don't see how it can not be good especially when considering the cam cost me $68 and I needed a new cam anyhow. A lot of guys are saying you have to install the comp cams phazer limiter, that is grade A bologna.

Hopefully someday soon I will have an update how this thing runs. Probably gonna at least tough up the ports and VJ since I got the heads off anyhow. Hope this helps clear the air about this swap.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2357975
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Cool.What year/model truck are you building this engine for Dave?

Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2357981
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From what I've read on LXForums, you can run a stock tune with one, but to get the most out and make it really shine it needs a custom tune. I've read 50 hp once everything is dialed in. Are you going to run headers?

Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2357997
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I had the 6.4 SRT(MDS) cam in my 2014's stock 5.7 , no issues, stock springs , no tune just plug and played. Ran about the same off idle to 3k, from about 3k on Pulled like a banshee till 6k , never did get it tuned....should of but didn't. If you plan on going past 6k I would opt for the 6.4 springs.
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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: ric3xrt] #2358186
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How did the MDS work?

Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: WO23Coronet] #2358456
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Originally Posted By WO23Coronet
How did the MDS work?

Worked fine, only thing I didn't like was with the 3.55 gears it seamed to lose some stoplight bottom grunt, with 3.92s-4.56s it would been great.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2358730
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Don't tell me that, I was hoping to have my cake and eat it too.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2358853
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Like the 6.1 cam into a 5.7,probably needs to be installed a bit advanced.

Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2358892
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Does anyone know if the later VVT blocks (6.1/6.2/6.4) can be machined to accept an '03-'08 cam without the cam phaser deal?

I'm initially going to build an early 5.7 w/carb (rules) for my dirt car but would like to see if there's a way I can finagle some extra cubes without going to a longer stroke than a 3.79... the hot set-up in these endurance deals seems to be a big bore/short stroke motor.

Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: Medlock51] #2359001
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Originally Posted By Medlock51
Does anyone know if the later VVT blocks (6.1/6.2/6.4) can be machined to accept an '03-'08 cam without the cam phaser deal?

I'm initially going to build an early 5.7 w/carb (rules) for my dirt car but would like to see if there's a way I can finagle some extra cubes without going to a longer stroke than a 3.79... the hot set-up in these endurance deals seems to be a big bore/short stroke motor.



Sonic test your 5.7 block, there are a few of them out there(03-04) that can go as large as the 4.055 Bore of the 6.1 hemi.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: RTSrunner] #2359002
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Originally Posted By RTSrunner
Like the 6.1 cam into a 5.7,probably needs to be installed a bit advanced.



Thought about it, but didn't know what kind of clearance I had , I've rear a few places where the MDS cam in the 5.7 can be a bit tight in the stock position.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: Medlock51] #2359010
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Originally Posted By Medlock51
Does anyone know if the later VVT blocks (6.1/6.2/6.4) can be machined to accept an '03-'08 cam without the cam phaser deal?

I'm initially going to build an early 5.7 w/carb (rules) for my dirt car but would like to see if there's a way I can finagle some extra cubes without going to a longer stroke than a 3.79... the hot set-up in these endurance deals seems to be a big bore/short stroke motor.

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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: MattW] #2359012
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2the cam is longer

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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2359016
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I believe it can be done, just need some one to go 1st, I don't have a spare 09 up 5.7 block to sacrifice. or I would of milled it down to see.

MatW have you done anything with the LS ECU/PCM? Pm if you want.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2359021
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One of the guys who works for me, he and I built a 446 in 392 for his old mans 2014 Challenger , we used the Hemitronix kit because the old man wanted to run a Hughs cam, I tried to talk him in to milling the SRT392 block but he didn't want to be my test subject.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2359238
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I know you can get an adapter that fits on the front journal of a conventional 03-08 5.7/6.1 cam and then it can be put in a '09 and later block, actually wouldn't be hard to make if you were 1/2 decent with a mill and lathe.

Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2359461
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If you are buying the kit to put an early cam in a vvt block your at the same price asa vvt cam anyway.
Easy to lock out the phaser and i have seen lots of good priced new and used vvt cams floating around. Hell last week I picked up a lightly used Comp 274 with limiter and non mds lifters for $400 and an inertia mororsports eagle cam and lifters for $300 so plenty of vvt parts seem to be floating around

Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2360178
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Used VVT stuff is starting to get into the used market, but there's still way more non vvt stuff, + after market timing sets.


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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2360272
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I'll have a chat with Mike Jones @ Jones Cams... not sure if he has done much with the Gen III stuff... I'll have to have a custom cam ground with specs that will favor my application...

The photos from MattW seem to show that it can be done. I do have a broken block to play with and a couple good machine shops within shouting distance.

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Re: 6.4 SRT cam into 5.7 eagle information [Re: HotRodDave] #2418012
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So I just got the first cam swap done, experimented on a 09 3/4 ton 4x4 service truck I am selling that had a bad cam and it is running awesome, the roads are wet today and even from a 35 mph roll mashing it, it is spinning all 4 and getting sideways in a very heavy truck with 285-70-17 tires. The idle is barely noticable. Got to wonder why the factory didn't do it. I used a new set of 5.7 springs, the local machine shop tested a couple and said they were within a couple pounds of the 6.4 spring and they were way cheaper. Every single part is from a 5.7 except the actual cam it'self so that $68 cam should be all you need to buy besides gaskets, I would recomend new springs just to be safe.


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