What to do to my truck?? SC or swap?
11-10-2004, 01:14 PM
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getting a used s/c for ur truck off ebay and slapping it on will set u up for easy 13s, and u can work ur way from there. the 6.0 with a built trans, heads, cam , boltons, stall, etc, is the best way to go... but i mean we're talking a major price difference here. not really in the same catagory
11-10-2004, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by slowprocess
What brand blower did you use to run the 12.6? I see you had E,HDR,I,TQ-3000,H,C,3.73,ECM, & SC. That's pretty much my list of mods as well, with the exception of the blower. I'm not stuck at a 12.67 by any means. This was the first time at the track this year, and I'm still "very" conservative on the launch with the stock g80. No excuses here, I'm just trying to put into perspective how much money it takes to equal the two, and durability issues. I think that has been the discussion here. I would imagine I'm well under your costs, especially considering the price of the radix as opposed to a 6.0L block.
11-10-2004, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bigredchevy
Slow how much was your tranny and what do you think it will hold?
11-10-2004, 08:40 PM
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Slow My 5.3 is dying and Im thinking of swapping in the 6.0L.
do you think its worth while keeping the supercharger on the new motor and just go with some of the bolt ons. I could sell the S/C and use the funds to pay for the 6.0L. The 6.0 L is 10 to 1 compression, it looks like I need to lower compression to keep the S/C on the motor. What do you think?
do you think its worth while keeping the supercharger on the new motor and just go with some of the bolt ons. I could sell the S/C and use the funds to pay for the 6.0L. The 6.0 L is 10 to 1 compression, it looks like I need to lower compression to keep the S/C on the motor. What do you think?
11-10-2004, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamesbond2509
Slow My 5.3 is dying and Im thinking of swapping in the 6.0L.
do you think its worth while keeping the supercharger on the new motor and just go with some of the bolt ons. I could sell the S/C and use the funds to pay for the 6.0L. The 6.0 L is 10 to 1 compression, it looks like I need to lower compression to keep the S/C on the motor. What do you think?
do you think its worth while keeping the supercharger on the new motor and just go with some of the bolt ons. I could sell the S/C and use the funds to pay for the 6.0L. The 6.0 L is 10 to 1 compression, it looks like I need to lower compression to keep the S/C on the motor. What do you think?
11-10-2004, 08:59 PM
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Will the stock transmission hold?
No and maybe, my transmission will not shift 2-3 at WOT with the TM removed, it works fine when TM is pulling 15 degrees of timing. I think am running around 360rwhp, and the transmission only has 66000KMs on it.
If you leave the TM in, it should last for awhile, if your not to hard on it and you have a good transmission to start with..
As for gas mileage in the city it will be a little worse, on the highway it will be better. I get the same MPG as with the 5.3L maybe a tad less (14-15) but on a long highway trip I get 18mpg.
No and maybe, my transmission will not shift 2-3 at WOT with the TM removed, it works fine when TM is pulling 15 degrees of timing. I think am running around 360rwhp, and the transmission only has 66000KMs on it.
If you leave the TM in, it should last for awhile, if your not to hard on it and you have a good transmission to start with..
As for gas mileage in the city it will be a little worse, on the highway it will be better. I get the same MPG as with the 5.3L maybe a tad less (14-15) but on a long highway trip I get 18mpg.
11-10-2004, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by slowprocess
I don't know about selling that SC. A supercharged 6.0L would be bad! If the motor is stock, I don't think the compression is that high from the factory. I could be wrong on that. The heads were milled and thinner gaskets were installed on my 6.0L, and that's where my compression should be around. If I were you, I would go ahead and keep that Kenne! Just slap it on the 6.0L, do the bolt ons, a stall, and talk to some guys to find a good boost cam, and you would blow the doors off of that thing!
