dug

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how does the cost of a turbo kit and incidentals compare to a 6L swap?

zero2sixT

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Werd. After seeing what people are doing w/ a turbo on stock internal 4.8. I feel kinda dumb for dumping money into a cammed 6.0. There are some good deals on used turbo kits for sale in the classifieds. It wouldn't be too much more money to be boosted compared to what I spent.

Probably came with the truck. 4.8 shortblocks go for next to nothing. Boosted, they are capable of putting down some good power. A turbo'd 4.8 would blow the doors off my cammed 6.0.

1969x11

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Read the new Hot Rod magazine.... 1200hp out of a measly little 4.8. I wish I would have turboed the 4.8 in my truck instead of installing a lq9 and t56. I had no idea what these little motors were capable of with boost.

reSSurektion

My tuner has a stock 4.8 with a turbo hitting 10s

charcold-bowtie

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By the time you do a 6L swap, you will be in probably 1800 plus. I would bet that very competatively you could find a used turbo kit to match that. As well as, i think KB and trick had kits in the the $2700 dollar range at one time.

After driving my turbo 4.8, and then swapping to a forged NA LQ9, I highly prefered the drivability of the turbo truck. Yes it was my factory motor before I hurt it after 30k boosted miles.

I bought shorty headers back in the day, a shitty handheld tuner, then put a 100 shoton it. I would have skipped all that, and went straight with a turbo if I could go back.

06murder

if u can get the money get an 6.0...if not get a 5.3..the question is do you have the tools to do it,or do you know someone that has the tools. to do ,it can be done in a weekend,all depense on how fast u work, might wana go ahead n get a 80e swap n have a tune sent to while ur doing the swap...im planing on dont an lq4 n 80e swap in my 06 silverado when i get her paid for...truck already haves 74k on it now...it be easier if you have everything ready at time of the swap if u going to cam it or put heads on it while its out it be alot easier to do ..just my .02

i3ig E

Wow! getting some mixed reviews here well im all for using the 4.8 if its worth messing with im not looking to break land speed records just want a strong truck..I think i have settled on a short list mod's for now.first im going to get the stance right with 2/4 drop then im going to change gears in the rear to see how that wakes things up. Then if im not satisfied ill look into a turbo or super charger or maybe the 6.0 swap.

dug

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If youre happy with a 14 second truck just do some boltons and gear change. Or if you want 13's change torque converter and cam.

anything quicker its time a 6L swap or a turbo

i3ig E

id like a 13 second truck gears,converter,cam is easy enough to do its my DD i just want to wake it up a little from a Dig

blwn4.8

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magnacharger makes a good blower for it, i love mine! supercharger alone i think it will hit low to mis 14's with traction problems. should be doing a lot better after 4.10s posi and slicks, hopefully in the 13's