LQ4 Swap Build Thread - 2000 Silverado
Dec 18, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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LQ4 Swap Build Thread - 2000 Silverado
The truck:
The engine:
The cam, pushrods, and valve springs:
The converter:
The Transmission:
The plan: Put it all in my truck, and drive the **** out of it.
So what are all those things pictured, you ask?
Well, the truck's a 2000 Silverado 4x4, with the 4.8L. As of 12/18/2009, the truck has a bit over 188,000 miles on it. Original engine and trans. It's slow. "16.25-in-the-quarter-mile" slow. I'm young and dumb, and I'm going to try to make it faster.
So I bought an LQ4 6.0L out of a 2006 Yukon Denali XL. Back half of the truck burned up with 25,000 miles on it, so I got the engine. The engine hails from Virginia, but it tells me it likes it much better above the Mason-Dixon line.
The cam I will be running was spec'd by Patrick G.
Specs: 216/224 .561”/.568” 114LSA +4.
I'll be running the PAC 1518 valve springs, and chrome moly pushrods. As of 12/18/09, I'm waiting for all of these goodies to arrive.
To accompany that cam, I will be running the Yank TT3000. I bought it with around 7,000 miles on it.
To handle all that, I'm going to run a built 4L60/65E, probably from either Performabuilt or Finish Line Transmissions. This won't be arriving until right before everything goes in the truck.
The timeline:
The cam/pushrods/valve springs will all go in by the time I go back to school on January 25th, and I'm aiming to get everything in the truck over my spring break (third week in March).
The engine:
The cam, pushrods, and valve springs:
The converter:
The Transmission:
The plan: Put it all in my truck, and drive the **** out of it.
So what are all those things pictured, you ask?
Well, the truck's a 2000 Silverado 4x4, with the 4.8L. As of 12/18/2009, the truck has a bit over 188,000 miles on it. Original engine and trans. It's slow. "16.25-in-the-quarter-mile" slow. I'm young and dumb, and I'm going to try to make it faster.
So I bought an LQ4 6.0L out of a 2006 Yukon Denali XL. Back half of the truck burned up with 25,000 miles on it, so I got the engine. The engine hails from Virginia, but it tells me it likes it much better above the Mason-Dixon line.
The cam I will be running was spec'd by Patrick G.
Specs: 216/224 .561”/.568” 114LSA +4.
I'll be running the PAC 1518 valve springs, and chrome moly pushrods. As of 12/18/09, I'm waiting for all of these goodies to arrive.
To accompany that cam, I will be running the Yank TT3000. I bought it with around 7,000 miles on it.
To handle all that, I'm going to run a built 4L60/65E, probably from either Performabuilt or Finish Line Transmissions. This won't be arriving until right before everything goes in the truck.
The timeline:
The cam/pushrods/valve springs will all go in by the time I go back to school on January 25th, and I'm aiming to get everything in the truck over my spring break (third week in March).
Dec 18, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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So far I've gone from this:
To this:
Pulled the DBW throttle body and wiring harness since I won't be using those, and I pulled the water pump and coils in preparation for the cam/pushrods/valve springs.
Now it's a waiting game...
To this:
Pulled the DBW throttle body and wiring harness since I won't be using those, and I pulled the water pump and coils in preparation for the cam/pushrods/valve springs.
Now it's a waiting game...
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Dec 18, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Dec 18, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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