Daily Driver Turbo lq4 set up

Hey guys. I've got a 2006 silverado 2500hd ext cab. Its got the lq4 6.0 and 4l80e with 54k miles. Stock 4.10 gears. Actually the entire truck is stock as of right now. I have researched so much over the past couple weeks about the set up i wanna run. This truck is and will be a daily driver but a weekend warrior so to speak at the strip. Here is a list of the parts im going to install. Remember i want this thing to hold up. oh and i'd love to get 10-12psi on it... is that even possible with a daily driving set up??
-Mahle forged dish pistons and rings
-ARP head and main studs. Rod bolts.
-Custom 1 3/4 Headers to a 2.5 inch crossover pipe to the other header.
-S475 turbo with 1.32 A/R
-Snow performance water/meth injection (stage 2)
-Universal intercooler (27.5"x11.75"x3") 3" inlet and outlet.
-Cam--- custom grind.
-60lb injectors
-2 bar MAP sensor
-Custom Neslon Performance tune
-Transgo stage 2 shift kit
-High Flow Cats
-Autometer guages

I have no clue as to the blow off valve and wastgate to use??? Will i need a quick spool valve with this turbo??? Biggest question is what torque converter to use?? What fuel pump set up?? max psi for a street truck?? Anything that you see thats missing please fill me in on it. My biggest goal is for it to have streetable manners and last as long as would if i didnt add andy upgrades to the engine. Thanks in advance for your help.

If youre going to have Nelson do the tune why not go with one of there "ugly" kits...they have been performing really well.

Check out Jamest

His setup is similar to what you are talking about.

I just checked out his profile. looks alot like what i want. Seems like alot of boost for stock internals though??

welcome from ky...

are you planning on fabbing and installing your own kit or buying a premade one?

Fabbing and installing my own. I've got access to a tig welder for all my tubing and ive got a guy in winchester with a huge water jet machine for any bracketry and the turbo mount. Gettin a good deal becuse i used to work for the guy.

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Originally Posted by jonathan_tipton90

I just checked out his profile. looks alot like what i want. Seems like alot of boost for stock internals though??

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LS motors are holding 10-12 pretty well. You're talking about having forged internals anyway. No problems for you.

Sounds good. So what stall converter should i get. I dont want it to act like a drag car on the street. Thats my main concern i want it to be dirveable everyday. Having good street manners but a good stree/strip set up.

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Originally Posted by jonathan_tipton90

Sounds good. So what stall converter should i get. I dont want it to act like a drag car on the street. Thats my main concern i want it to be dirveable everyday. Having good street manners but a good stree/strip set up.

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What cam size did you have in mind?

We'll be happy to spend your money for you.

I was gonna get a custom grind but the more i look into it most people are just running a comp cam. i def like a rough idle just nothing too dramatic. i've tried to find some of the cams guys are running here on the forum with no luck. One i have seen in a lot of gto's and ls1 camaros is the Comp 224/230 114lsa. Would this be a good cam for my aplication?? I do have a big farm and use my truck to haul cattle and hay. I need good torque numbers along wtih the hp. Ill def sacrafice some hp for tq.

Sounds like your going to be hauling heavy and often. If that's the case, and I hate to say it... buy a duramax. Then you can have mutiple tunes so you can haul your cattle trailer around, then unhooking and turn a knob and unleash the beast! You said your willing to sacrifice HP for tq. How about 900 ftlbs with a stock Turbo and drive train? I think you will spend alot of time worried trying to tow heavy loads on hot days with the Turbo gasser. I'm no F I expert tho either.

Just get a custom spec cam to meet your turbo needs. That cam you listed is not a turbo friendly cam at all.

I would love to have a duramax. I still owe a pretty good deal on my truck and right now I'm in the process of building a house. Can't really afford a $550 truck payment. I've looked around ALOT trying to find good deals on a dmax. Best I can find is a like 28k and that's with a ton of miles on it. The stock Allison can't handle a good efi live tune. Another 4k on a tranny. I can build my truck and only have about 23k (that's including the price of the truck) I just rolled over on 54k. I know it's one of those things that could go either way... Am I really gonna have problems keeping it cool while hauling??

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I would love to have a duramax. I still owe a pretty good deal on my truck and right now I'm in the process of building a house. Can't really afford a $550 truck payment. I've looked around ALOT trying to find good deals on a dmax. Best I can find is a like 28k and that's with a ton of miles on it. The stock Allison can't handle a good efi live tune. Another 4k on a tranny. I can build my truck and only have about 23k (that's including the price of the truck) I just rolled over on 54k. I know it's one of those things that could go either way... Am I really gonna have problems keeping it cool while hauling??

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You wont have much issue keeping it cool with efans and a 34" radiator.

throw in some other goodies like oil and trans coolers and you should b able to keep the temps down.

Shew had me worried for a sec. lol. Alright guys i've bout got everything figured out. For my fuel system im gonna use an aeromotive a1000 inline pump and a 100micron filter before the pump. im gonna use one of their regulators too. So what kind of fuel pressure am i looking for or is this something im gonna have to figure out once its all together?? Oh just got my local shop to quote me on a transmission build. Im gonna take it out and to them. $1800 bucks w/o converter and he gaurantees me it will withstand up to a 1000hp. That sound resonable?

I hope it's an 80e he's building, if thats a quote for a 60e he's full of. I think most guys are still running around 60 psi fuel pressure.

Yeah its a 4l80e. my truck is a 2500HD thats stock tranny. It also has a stock transmission cooler. How big are the stock radiators?

Build the trans when it fails. A stock 80e could last you a good while and good trans builders are few and far between.

You need a BAD ##S TUNER, ALLEN NELSON, you need a built 80E, The stock bottom end will hold as long as you don't have your foot in it all the time. I have been running 10-12 psi for 5 years and have no oil burning, no blow by, etc... It may blow tomorrow, but I doubt it. I have driven to all tracks and run at each one of them drove home. Last long track event I went to was a local group of Lightenings went to Ennis. I beat all of them and drove home(2.5 hours) on one tank of gas! It was 100 degrees at night. We had a good time.

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You need a BAD ##S TUNER, ALLEN NELSON, you need a built 80E, The stock bottom end will hold as long as you don't have your foot in it all the time. I have been running 10-12 psi for 5 years and have no oil burning, no blow by, etc... It may blow tomorrow, but I doubt it. I have driven to all tracks and run at each one of them drove home. Last long track event I went to was a local group of Lightenings went to Ennis. I beat all of them and drove home(2.5 hours) on one tank of gas! It was 100 degrees at night. We had a good time.

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. Your truck is by FAR the most bad ass and impressive truck allen has done !

HEE HEE! Most BAD a##, does not mean the fastest. I was still really impressed by your truck that night I saw you in Temple.

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HEE HEE! Most BAD a##, does not mean the fastest. I was still really impressed by your truck that night I saw you in Temple.

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Do the weight to hp ratio and list of mods vs et and your truck is lb for lb the most bad ass he has done !!! My truck sounds cool and makes for a good show .. But not all that fast but yea .. Good bit faster then the Nelson camp

Thank you.