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Old 08-19-2011, 02:39 AM
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Question 6l80e crew cab stall choice

i hate my trucks performance right now, espieclay after the leveling and bigger tires,
i thought about a 6.0 swap or a cam swap on my 5.3 but i dont have enough money and i wont have for a decent ammount of time
i have enough money for a stall & new tune.
truck specs for now is
5.3, OBX LTs,cold air intake, magnaflow muffed exhaust , ported 87mm TB.
current whp is 300,tq is 330
current weight is at 5800 with driver and some stuff

my future mods are eather a 6.0 or a cam swap... my whp target is 400-450whp NA or stick with the 5.3 cam it and turbo it for 500+whp

i know this is alot to consider but i wont buy 2 stalls
i still need a 9.5 14 bolt swap and work on the looks and suspension.

note: obviously i offroad and bash dunes and i want an improvemnet in that area too

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2600-3000 converter or you can do gears to help that thing get moving better
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gears will come latter maybe after the horespower mods

i want a better lunch and max out my current setup, thanx K
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What size tires, I have 26" rims which are 33.20" overall diameter and I have a circle D 278mm 3200 stall. Also have 4.10's g80. The whole shot is amazing. Best of all it drives like stock after about 35-40mph. But when u get on it she moves. You can YouTube my video called Silverado GMT 900 n u will see me doing a burnout and another one of me doing a quick hole shot take off. Sorry I'm on mobile so can't post it.
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Also invest In a try cool 40k cooler. U don't want converter heating up past 200. I have tru cool lpd 4739 but I did not install external bypass. Tranny temps get to 170 tops. If I'm driving normal it ranges from 130-150
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I'm on 285/70-17s with the 6.2 and I've considered 4.10s to replace my factory 3.73s. I also offroad and DD my truck and would like to do better both on and off the street. However, right now I am giving a blower a lot of consideration, so the gears will stay stock for now. You may really want to investigate some 4.10 gears to help your bolt-on 5.3 deal with your big truck on beefy tires. I know you're thinking converter first, gears later, but gears will help you whether your crawling around in muck, commuting to work, or hauling *** between stoplights, whereas the converter is more biased to the hauling *** aspect and not so much towards fuel efficiency and low-speed torque. Plus converters for the 6L80E that are suited to offroading and towing tend to cost more than double the old 4L60E and 4L80E units, which is why I haven't jumped on that bandwagon yet. JMHO.
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since you are 4wd and into offroading you wont want to go too big on the stall. id say billet 26-2800 since you are thinking about FI. I would def look into gears though bc i think they would be your best bet with big tires and an interest in offroading. couple that stall with a truecool 40 especially since you go offroading and will def see increased trans temps
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These guys have pretty good info. Do your gears first maybe that will be all u need. Definitely 4.10's. If you want to maintain drivability. My friend did a 4.56 rear end on his 09 lifted 6" on 35's with the 5.3 and he had ABS issues until it was tuned
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Originally Posted by mongooseboy000
What size tires, I have 26" rims which are 33.20" overall diameter and I have a circle D 278mm 3200 stall. Also have 4.10's g80. The whole shot is amazing. Best of all it drives like stock after about 35-40mph. But when u get on it she moves. You can YouTube my video called Silverado GMT 900 n u will see me doing a burnout and another one of me doing a quick hole shot take off. Sorry I'm on mobile so can't post it.
i have 33s might go 35 tops
as for gears i like my highway rpm...ill see how much it costs

Originally Posted by mongooseboy000
Also invest In a try cool 40k cooler. U don't want converter heating up past 200. I have tru cool lpd 4739 but I did not install external bypass. Tranny temps get to 170 tops. If I'm driving normal it ranges from 130-150
i have the tru cool for over i year now, great mod

Originally Posted by rjwz28
I'm on 285/70-17s with the 6.2 and I've considered 4.10s to replace my factory 3.73s. I also offroad and DD my truck and would like to do better both on and off the street. However, right now I am giving a blower a lot of consideration, so the gears will stay stock for now. You may really want to investigate some 4.10 gears to help your bolt-on 5.3 deal with your big truck on beefy tires. I know you're thinking converter first, gears later, but gears will help you whether your crawling around in muck, commuting to work, or hauling *** between stoplights, whereas the converter is more biased to the hauling *** aspect and not so much towards fuel efficiency and low-speed torque. Plus converters for the 6L80E that are suited to offroading and towing tend to cost more than double the old 4L60E and 4L80E units, which is why I haven't jumped on that bandwagon yet. JMHO.

dont rup the 6.2 on my face
i will go 4.10 but i wont do that with the 10 bolt ill swap for a 9.5"
and this will cost at least 1100$ not talking about the front diff thats only the rear so the front will cost another 500-700$
this is at least 1600$

the converter will be for 800 + 150to200 shipping here and free install+ 100 tune so thats 1100 it
circleD has the 258mm 3000 for 765$ for singl disk and 1045 for the triple disk


Originally Posted by 06Sierra2
since you are 4wd and into offroading you wont want to go too big on the stall. id say billet 26-2800 since you are thinking about FI. I would def look into gears though bc i think they would be your best bet with big tires and an interest in offroading. couple that stall with a truecool 40 especially since you go offroading and will def see increased trans temps
i off road but i like to play on pavment too m i race more than i off road so i want somthing that will work on every thing
i also hawl and camp...you see where im going.

Originally Posted by mongooseboy000
These guys have pretty good info. Do your gears first maybe that will be all u need. Definitely 4.10's. If you want to maintain drivability. My friend did a 4.56 rear end on his 09 lifted 6" on 35's with the 5.3 and he had ABS issues until it was tuned
tunning is not a problm.. ill retune eather way with gears or with stall


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