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Oct 12, 2011 | 08:06 PM

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1Bear

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If it's truly a 2001 model, it will have the aluminum heads and the short crank, so he should be good to go with whatever transmission he chooses.

Oct 12, 2011 | 11:48 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Bear

If it's truly a 2001 model, it will have the aluminum heads and the short crank, so he should be good to go with whatever transmission he chooses.

ok. For future reference, what years have the long crank?

Oct 13, 2011 | 06:47 AM

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99-00

Oct 13, 2011 | 11:47 PM

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You can make the long crank 99-00 block work with a 60E if you use a custom torque converter BTW

Oct 14, 2011 | 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by budhayes3

You can make the long crank 99-00 block work with a 60E if you use a custom torque converter BTW

Thanks for the info

Oct 23, 2011 | 06:10 PM

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Man look around on here and find a used 224 or 220 cam and a used 3000 stall and some longtubes and a valuetrac from sons machine shop for 325 and you will have a pretty fast truck.

Oct 6, 2019 | 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by offroadrider12

Don't the early 6.0s have the longer crank that doesn't work with the 4l60e?

Honestly, if you're aiming for that much HP down the road just get the 80e and be done. Put a shift kit in the 80e and a tune and you've got a very stout setup.

6.0, 4l80e. ebay headers and a tune in a reg cab 1500 will leave you saying wow even without a cam and converter.

I’m going through the same thing but I’m lucky to have an 01 Sierra c3 so I already have the 80e

Oct 6, 2019 | 07:35 PM

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If it's a 1500 chassis, it's still a 4L60e. You can compare a picture of a 4L80e to yours if you want but no half ton ever came with a factory installed 4L80e.

Oct 6, 2019 | 10:36 PM

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If it's a 1500 chassis, it's still a 4L60e. You can compare a picture of a 4L80e to yours if you want but no half ton ever came with a factory installed 4L80e.

Except the 1500HD but those were like Light duty 2500 trucks