Ok this will be fun... What all will I need to swap 2001 6.6l Duramax deisel into my 2001 silverado 1500 4x4 with a 4.8l ? I have an allison tranny from an 2002 3500, but I need to know what else I will need... thanks

 

Were they making D-maxes in 2001? I thought that they came out later. The GM diesel before the D-max was a POS.

 

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Well- start with a 14 bolt rear axle, get a 3" body lift to make room for the Allison and.............................................

 

alot..

 

Yup, lots of stuff. It's most certainly not a direct swap, and some people have $20k plus into their duramax swaps. I've seen a suburban, a friend of dlh2006, banks' red sierra, and another that have done duramax swaps. All of them had at least $15 grand into their setups from what I've read.

 

I think the D-Max came out in 2001.

I went through 2 of the old 6.5 pieces of junk, but I won't get into that here.

If you got the money you can have a very unique and awesome setup.
Best of luck

 

01 was the first year for the Dmax. What you needs depends on what you have, lol. Do you have a donor vehicle, or just a motor and trans? Another thing is how are your fab skills? That Ally isn't going to fit in the trans tunnel on the 1500, so you going to need to modify. It can and has been done, just not real easy. The cost will be determined by your abilities and parts you have.

 

the Allison tranny is about 1-1/2 times bigger over all. You'll need a bigger tranny tunnel, bigger fuel pump, 2 batteries, inter cooler, . . . There was a guy that posted on here that had it done somewhere else in CA.