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Old 05-01-2012, 03:19 PM
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Default 5.3 to 6.0 swap
who has kept the stock computer in and who puts the 6.0 computer in?
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Old 05-01-2012, 03:30 PM
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just get your stock one tuned
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Old 05-01-2012, 03:37 PM
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I used a computer from a zr1, heard its worth an extra 100hp
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Old 05-01-2012, 03:41 PM
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no way! i gotta try that
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oh and if you put a pcm out of a 6.0 truck, its not goin to crank from the security..
So you would have to get it tuned.I wouldnt drive a 6.0 on a 5.3 tune either, so your goin to need a tune...

So your goin to need a tune either way.
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No need to change pcm.
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just email justin at blackbear, i just had the same thing done to my truck where i went from a 4.8 to a 6.0, and the tune makes a world of difference
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im waiting on nelson performance
currently running the 5.3 ecm to run this 6.0 cam, header, stall
it tries to idle
i beleive it needs a tune badly

7 more days
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I'm on my factory 5.3 ecm right now, been running my cammed LQ9 for years with it! =) Just get it tuned!
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Originally Posted by redsilv
im waiting on nelson performance
currently running the 5.3 ecm to run this 6.0 cam, header, stall
it tries to idle
i beleive it needs a tune badly

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i got my pcm back tuned for 2005 now, its a lot faster
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