It all started back in March of 2006. I bought my first NEW vehicle - a 2006 chevy silverado. About a year later, the modding began and I'm still not finished.
The garage/Man cave
The truck/money pit
The Current Engine/gasoline consumer
The performance on 8psi........for now
The bed
Around July of 2011, I finally finished building the 6.0L and it was ready to drop in. I ripped out the 4.8L (still ran great with 60K on the odometer) and the rear mounted garrett T-04 turbo, cleaned everything up, and stuffed in the 6.0L with a front mounted MP T-76.
The old 4.8L
The new 6.0L......a little used actually but still in awesome shape
AND
The Mods:
~Comp 220/222 580/580 114+2 cam
~Patriot 317 heads with all the goodies and hardened pushrods
~ARP rod and head bolts
~SLP double roller timing set
~Scorpion 1.7:1 roller rockers
~LS7 lifters
~LS9 head gaskets
~Methanol (Methyl alcohol) system
~KB Front mount hot pipes
~Master power T-76 - .72/.96
~Built 4L60 and a tru-trac in the rear end
Pump gas......No nitrous
I thought this was a clever way to check the valvetrain. I soaked the lifters in oil since they were brand new and are hydraulic roller lifters, then installed them. I slapped the heads on, painted the roller tip with a sharpie and rolled the engine over to see exactly where the roller tip would contact on the valve stem. Looked good to me!
......and the swap:
That thing from the movie "Super 8" stole my engine as well. HA!
In ya go:
now for the turbo.......
And the finished product!
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