Anything regardless of miles using the old style rods sounds scary at 6500k how many custm engine builds have u done? I'm not talking junk yard engines....assembly from a bare block.

 

alright, say I went with a stock 6.0L, just custom tune and longtubes for now. Should I even bother with a built 4l60e or swap to a 4l80. I know with the 80e the crossmember has to be changed, how about the driveshaft? Also, if I was to go with a built 60e, what would need to be changed on the engine itself to run the 60e.

 

100 shot when I need it.

4.56s huh? Myself, I'd find out who's runnin them & what their combos are. That's a lotta gear. And while I forgot what your exact ETs were / are, I know it was 14 sumthin. For grins, say u'r at 14.4; a decent cam could net a few tenths. I wanna say I trimmed .3 if not .4 cam alone. I'd say goin to 4.10s would net another .1-.2 from your current gear based on what others have gotten.

I know outlawz isn't goin turbo but...what bout hot side cost?

I can understand tryin to match a cam to a 6L rather than tailor to 4.8.
But cost of whole cam swap sounds familiar... oh ya, didn't I mention that earlier?
I really gotta say tho, a 200+ shot on a 200K mile 4.8 sounds like a bad idea. I hope tune is spot on. U ever sprayed 200+ on a hi mileage motor? Just askin.

 

How close to $5k are you willing to go?

If it were me, I'd buy the h/c ls1 longblock TXS is selling in the classifieds. Ive seen a few yank converters for sale in the classifieds, lately. I'd take a look at those also.

I had my 60e built for $1250. Billet servos, beast sunshell, wider drum band, zpack clutches, shift kit, and a few more things I'm forgetting. It holds up good behind my cammed 6.0. I'm not an idiot though. I don't do endless burnouts, hot lap it at the track, or race it 20 times a night. So depending on how you drive it would dictate what trans you'd want.

I'd run my 78mm intake for the time being. Just until I was able to pick up a tbss intake, 90mm tb, and a xlink.

I wouldn't touch the gears. 3.73s with 26" tires are not going to hook for **** on the street with any kind of decent power going to the street.

If you didn't want that ls1, I'd say look for a lq4/lq9. The only 5.3 I'd go with is a gen IV. Then you'd have to **** with the harness conversion and the afm/vvt delete.

Imo, $5k is a nice budget. There are a lot of good deals in the classifieds right now on here and tech. No reason you couldn't get the setup you're after.

 

I sprayed 100 on 230,000+. There are plenty of F-bodies that are running 200,250 and I think some are above 250 regardless of miles. I know some of the higher HP guys have atleast 100,000 miles. The point of the 200+ shot isn't that we 100% expect it to last forever. But the beauty of it is that he can have a very quick 4.8 for a wile if not a long time and not spend a ton of money doing it. If or when she does give then he has most of his budget to drop the 6.0 in and squeeze it with 100-200 as he pleases.

 

from what I understand, with a 2001 and up 6.0L I can use the stock flywheel from my 4.8L with the built 4l60e.

 

While u have sprayed a 100 shot, I asked if u ever sprayed 200+. Can u spray it, then let us know how it turns out?

Again, those guys you've heard of, runnin 200, 250 or more, tune is spot on.

IDK, call it crazy, but rather than (possibly) hurt a 4.8, I hope outlaw starts small then builds from there. He could keep his 4.8 together longer by bein more conservative, & find a 6L. Then, offset that cost by sellin the 4.8 that should be still OK, not blown up & just worth scrap.

I feel a built 60E can last. I give mine a workout. It's seen more than its' share of hard street launches, & while true, no track, it's comin really soon. I shouldn't have any worries tho. Anyway, I wanna say driveshaft is shortened when goin to 80E, but what that distance is escapes me. I know I've read it before, I wanna say nonni or silver-mod-o can tell u. 5/8" maybe, but confirm, don't take my memory on this as correct.

 

Got to thinking about the driveshaft, since I have a two piece shaft I should be able to adjust it enough to make up the difference. I think I will try a built 60e though, performabuilt or FLT.

 

Didn't even think of the 2pc.

If that's the case on your choice of builders, I think it'll last a bit. I thought u were gonna just go local builder. I feel when Vince, was at FLT, he built me a solid unit. I'd put it up against any builder of 6xE trannies. Not sure how hardcore u wanna go (spend) on trans, but if u spend $3K, then u can see their 80E is bout same price. after that, it's 80E tune segment, wiring, x-member & whatever u do for d/shaft. But, if it's shortened, balancing would be on my list. I'd think if u go the 80E route, if buyin a x-member, it'll cost more than the driveshaft modding. Just tryin to present u w/. ideas, not wavering on my choice of FLT as a builder. I just didn't wanna dink w/. 80E conversion. Plus, at the time, & this was a big part, a core was, well alot. Alot.
Now, a few yrs. have gone by, cores can likely be found cheaper. In fact, junkyard 80's are too, as someone recently told me.

Also, sorry but I haven't sprayed on mine yet, since I don't have a kit, yet. U can ask custm2500 or someone their input on spray. But as I'm already boosted, I got go crazy as someone N/A. I won't go beyond 75 shot. But, I'll start at 35, then try 50, & maybe try a 75 shot. All depends on how I see my E.T.s drop, as it relates to my goal(s).
Cause I've got a number in mind, south of 13 sec.

 

ok, what you would take out of these two setups: Please tweak them if you feel there is a better setup for daily driver/occasional trip to lumber yard/pull a trailer every so often.

5.3L
either a 212/218 or a tsp220/7.4 pushrods/springs
built trans (4l60e)with 3000 stall
4.56s with locker
tuned/longtubes/K&N fipk/most likely will have a 100 wet shot

or
6.0L with stock cam
tuned/longtubes/k&N fipk/and the 100 shot
built trans(4l60e) with 3000 stall
4.56s with locker