it will take some power to get that truck going. You would def benefit from bigger cubes or going turbo, or even both. The 80e with a transgo shift kit should hold a good amount of power. I would think about going pretty deep on the gears if your really not worried about mileage, some 4.56s would help that monster get out of the hole, and as long as you keep the 80e would not hurt cruising too much. Sounds like a cool project.
single digit street truck
for build info
http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...cs-garage.html
The best advice I have ever heard:... Only take B( . Y . )ST advice from someone that is CURRENTLY running a turbo setup close to, or bigger than what you want......
Thanks for the info. Also if any one has parts for sale that i can use for the swap let me know.
Also looking for a set of 22.5s shaved down and adapters
Sounded killer until you wrote thatOriginally Posted by 1BadCC
These trucks look silly with the 16s and even up to the 19s IMO. I want a wheel to fill out the fender. To each his own.
Werd!
Funny how opinions differ on that. I'm in the camp that any wheel larger than an 18 looks silly on just about anything, especially old trucks and muscle cars. Regardless, I'm pleasantly surprised to see a general concensus that the 5.3 is enough engine for the truck, most other places you go you'll basically get a reaction that sounds something like "5.3? you're wasting your time. Do a 6.0 at least, or ideally a 6.2" As was said, build it right and you'll get plenty out of it, but, don't expect it to be quick.
I think you are really gonna need torque more than anything. Ideally a LQ9 with some good heads and a cam on the smaller side for duration (222/224) would be best. Gears will be very very important 4.56s at least. Other than that it should be a very fun build. No matter which motor you pick I would look at raising the compression and go boosted if the budget allows. The toughest part of that truck is getting it moving.
ECSB 2kSierra 2wd 4.8L-K&N-HPtuners-Calspeed LT's-Magnaflow-Tahoe20's-HankookRH06
waiting to go in... 3.90s, 214/220cam
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