Im a indecisive person

So I am at a cross roads on how I want to make more power in my truck. Option are

1. Keep cam in truck throw in the 4.56 gears I just bought and add nitrous, since cam is good duration for nitrous.

2. Keep cam in truck for now, return gears and build rear mount turbo system. I can do this for about 1500.00 since I have some stuff laying around. Looking at the turbontetics 10984. If it doesnt run like good with this cam take it out sell and put stock back in. This would be keeping my current 2800 stall and 3.42 gears.

3. Throw in the gears and save up for a TVS1900

Sorta leaning towards the turbo since i dont have to refill and my Highway RPMS would stay low with the 3.42

1 and 3 :)

Turbo FTMFW!!!

Turbo all the way

Turbo no doubt. What cam are you running?

219/228 .550/.550 114 in a 4.8

Its not ideal but it should work just fine. Go turbo. I went the nitrous route the first time and I loved it but it got old filling bottles and only having the power when I was spraying. Sold the kit, built a turbo setup and I will never build a performance vehicle again without going turbo

Do y'all think I should keep the 4.56 gears to help with the weight of the truck even with the turbo?

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Originally Posted by Gus

Do y'all think I should keep the 4.56 gears to help with the weight of the truck even with the turbo?

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Not IMO. Most guys with turbos run higher gears FWIW. I would think nothing lower than 3.73, but I do not know that much.

I wanna see your build cost sheet if you do make a turbo kit for 1500 lol hope you got a pretty good stash of parts already!!!

I vote turbo only cuz you can only pulley down so small ;)

It will be a rear mount and the parts will be

Turbonetics T-Series T-66-P-Trim Tang.68.
Turbosmart 40mm wastegate
Budgeting 200 for a electric oil pump.
60lb trickflow injectors
Walbro 255
Turboxs bov
flanges

I have some of this already and have some connections so my total with all of that is about 1300 cash out of pocket so far. which leaves me a few hundred for charge pipe plumbing, some exhaust bends and braided line for oil feed and return.

The other reason I was thinking about keeping the 4.56 with the turbo is I may throw 33-35 on in the future. Current tires have 23k on them so when they go out I will make the change.

Take what you think its gone cost and double it, all the little stuff you dont even realize you need will add up fast!

Yea I know how that works, I have built 5 turbo cars in the past from the ground up so I'm aware of all the little things that need to go into it. This is my first Fuel injected v/8 build and was originally going to go all motor which is pointless on a 4.8 in this heavy of a vehicle.

Better stick back some transmission money too! A lesson i learned the hard way.

That I do, That will most likely be the most expensive part of the build, Thinking about going to a 80e but not sure how that will be since the truck is a 2010 and a 4x4. I have seen a couple 01 4x4 2500 parts trucks on CL but wasn't sure if its just getting the right connectors cross member and having NP adjust the computer or what.

Hard to find that kind of info on the newer stuff. Im finishing up my 80 build right now and so far it hasnt been near as bad as i thought it would be.

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That I do, That will most likely be the most expensive part of the build, Thinking about going to a 80e but not sure how that will be since the truck is a 2010 and a 4x4. I have seen a couple 01 4x4 2500 parts trucks on CL but wasn't sure if its just getting the right connectors cross member and having NP adjust the computer or what.

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Does yours still have the 4l60e? Does it have electronic 4x4 with autotrack?

I do have a 4l60e with the lever on the floor.

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I do have a 4l60e with the lever on the floor.

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As long as it is not the electronic type you should be good to go on a swap.

Alright I think I am going to take back the 4.56 gears and buy some turbo parts, I actually think Im going to pull the cam out of it to and put the stock back in since it will work better for what I'm doing and give me some extra cash to buy more parts. Can I use the 7.400 push rods I have with the stock cam? I will also need to get with nelson and have them make the changes for me to go back to the stock cam. Anyone looking for a VVT cam that would be good towing cam or a 4.8 going all out with a lighter truck and 3600 stall this one would be great.

I see you are 4wd, is this truck going to go offroad at all?. If so rear mount would no be the way to go.

No I we just get snow up here, Honestly I have only use the 4wd twice since I have owned it. Once to pull a trailer out of a cornfield and the other was when we got pounded by snow.

I have the stock manifolds and a friend that tigs so I could take off the long tubes and go that route. Sorta sux I just did all this stuff since December and basically going back to stock and throwing a turbo on it.

Yep that's part of it lol. I did the same thing but its way worth it

I'm an indecisive one myself. Right now I'm leaning towards a h/c/i 6.0. Then I think about going turbo on the 4.8 that's in the truck now but, it has 185k on it. No track time, just want a good towing rig 2-3 times a year. Good luck with the build.

Yea it sux since I still use the truck as a truck quite a bit. Pull a boat, haul mulch, pull our 57 to some shows out of state that type of deal. I am wishing I would of started with the 6.2 but the wife wouldn't let that happen when I bought it. Little discouraging that it sounds like a drag car at this point and wont spin the dang tires unless its wet. I may just throw the 4.56's in it for a while to get my bottom end back and leave it for a while.

Turbo or not, the 4.8 will benefit from the mechanical advantage of 4.56's. The weight of the truck and tight converter will load that turbo more than enough.