02Denali6L

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I have an 02 LQ4 with 220-224 cam on a 112LSA. My truck is ~5400lbs. and AWD.
I have an FLT 4l65e level 5 tranny and a yank TT3000.

My question is... if I add a TVS2300 or other charger, is my drivetrain likely to hold together? I have a stock bottom end and would aim for about 10psi. I want to continue to run 93 octane.
Thanks,
Scott

Mangled03gmc

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The motor will be fine, with a good tune. The drivetrain is always the weak link... But bein a built trans, it should hold up ok, aslong as you don't beat the hell out of it every single day..

Bromaguire

I wouldn't have that much faith in your trans. I had the exact same one as you and that couldn't handle the power from my whipple.

Your motor should be fine I am running 12lbs of boost out of my stock lq4 and have been boosted for 30,000+ miles.

zippy

First things first. Not to nit pick, but you may want to change the cam for that blower. Second thing is the converter. A TVS2300 is a piece of art that I really love unlike many believe about me. That blower will make so much torque off idle that it will turn your 3000 stall into a 3600 or so. I'd recomend going with a 2600 Yank or a 10.5" 2800 Vigilante. The 2600 Yank will stall to about 3000 with that setup just for a reference. That blower is alot of money and will give great results given that you surround it with the right parts.

As for the trans I think you'll be fine, but you may want to consider upgrading the trans to the level 7 for the billet input and output shafts. It's not something I would worry about right away, but something to consider. We have done a couple TVS2300's at work and our best made 691RWHP. That has an RPM transmission in it with every good part they could throw in it. That trans has survived a 1.57 60', countless 300-400' long burnout's, street racing, and just plain overall beatings. That truck weighs in at just over 5000. I think that if anything breaks on you it'll be the output shaft to go first.

If you decide to go with the TVS2300 post it up as there is alot of help out there for you in making everything work problem free.

Bromaguire

What mods did the 691whp tvs truck make? How much boost was it running? What other results have you seen from that blower?

zippy

Here is the 691 truck.

https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d.php?t=442337


We also did a G8 that made 612RWHP with an L76 using a 224/230 114LSA cam and a TVS2300 on a 6 rib. That was at about 11psi of boost.

02Denali6L

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Thanks! I wasn't looking for 600rwhp. I fear that will break more stuff than I want to deal with. A smoother 450-500rw pump gas hp or tq will meet my expectations. Is the TVS2300 overkill? I plan to pull the cam back to one of the proven combos with the wide lobe sep and wide split ~212 ish on the intake. I have no cats, longtubes, and true 2.5" with an Xpipe.

Rick_Vor

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With your HP goal in mind, I wonder if you would be better off with a 1900 and a smaller cam. You should pm BlownChevy and get his advice.

2nd that on the stall. A 2300 or even a 1900 will raise that stall speed and waste that awesome low end torque.

Rick

WJ MARK

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upgrade the input/output shaft. I just broke mine on the lvl. 5

zippy

A TVS2300 is no waste on a 6.0L. The cost difference is small and the blower difference is well worth it. To think of one important asset is re-sale value. If you buy a TVS1900 and decide to sell it down the road it will be worth considerably less than the TVS2300. The TVS2300 is just fine on lower hp 6.0L's and will keep pushing the air if you decide to upgrade down the road. Just push it to a comfortable and safe 8psi and you should see just over 500RWHP with low IAT's without breaking a sweat. The question isn't why use a TVS2300, it's why not use it. That'd be like not using the level 7 over the level 5 trans because you don't plan on that power level. What harm is it to have the better one for such a little difference in cost and if something came up and you needed to off it tomorrow it's easier to sell the better one than the good enough one.