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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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Um, BlownChevy WORKS for Magnacharger in the R&D department.....if he says it'll work, it'll WORK !!
Don't get me wrong, I would believe BlownChevy. I know he deals with Magnacharger.
I just wanted to get a positive feed back from this post. I know all sales or tech guys probably say this due to the warranty disclaimer I'm sure.
Anyways, just making sure!

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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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There's no way anyone here should tell you that. Heck, we have a tow specific tune at 4-5 lbs instead of 6-7.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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There's no way anyone here should tell you that. Heck, we have a tow specific tune at 4-5 lbs instead of 6-7.
Well.......I don't know what to tell you......I guess...call me a liar. I wouldn't even have posted this if I wasn't let aware of it possibly having a towing issue with the Radix kit.
I guess I made it up.

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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jephs422
There's no way anyone here should tell you that. Heck, we have a tow specific tune at 4-5 lbs instead of 6-7.
Besides that, I wouldn't want a tow specific tune. I will only be towing 5-10% of the time anyways.

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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by CHEVY6000VHO
Well.......I don't know what to tell you......I guess...call me a liar. I wouldn't even have posted this if I wasn't let aware of it possibly having a towing issue with the Radix kit.
I guess I made it up.

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I think you read me wrong, I completely believe that someone did tell you that. I was just telling you that you should not have been told that...

To answer your original question though, sorry to get OT..

Even with the standard tune, you will be fine. My Yukon (see sig) is cammed, 90mm conversion, blah, blah, and I tow my boat just fine with no worries.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jephs422
I think you read me wrong, I completely believe that someone did tell you that. I was just telling you that you should not have been told that...

To answer your original question though, sorry to get OT..

Even with the standard tune, you will be fine. My Yukon (see sig) is cammed, 90mm conversion, blah, blah, and I tow my boat just fine with no worries.
No offense taken. Sorry for the mis reading. I still believe you about the unit being capable for towing.

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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by CHEVY6000VHO
No offense taken. Sorry for the mis reading. I still believe you about the unit being capable for towing.

Jim

Trust me, I towed 40+K at MAX GVWR and never even thought about it......And since I dont "work" at Magna Charger anymore, I will say this.....I was not easy on the truck! It will not break.... The only issue I can forsee with your set up is towing 6000 pounds with a 4L65-E, even @ stock power this would be an issue in my book.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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Trust me, I towed 40+K at MAX GVWR and never even thought about it......And since I dont "work" at Magna Charger anymore, I will say this.....I was not easy on the truck! It will not break.... The only issue I can forsee with your set up is towing 6000 pounds with a 4L65-E, even @ stock power this would be an issue in my book.
What's wrong with the 65E? My older 2000 5.3L Silverado didn't have problems towing 5K with a stock 60E.
My tranny mods are: PI 2400 stall, both Sonnax servos, and Zippy shift kit.
This should keep it at bay for a little while.

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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by CHEVY6000VHO
What's wrong with the 65E? My older 2000 5.3L Silverado didn't have problems towing 5K with a stock 60E.
My tranny mods are: PI 2400 stall, both Sonnax servos, and Zippy shift kit.
This should keep it at bay for a little while.

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Just stateing that the 4L65 is the weak link in the Gm truck line. I too have a 65, and got 40K out of my 60-E. It was just a statement in general.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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For fear of frying the lame *** 4L60/65E with a hefty load behind the truck..... And a good amount of persuasion up front!!
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