Looking into converting 1990 c1500 383 MPFI/700R4 to 6.0 or 408/6l80e

[YenkoST]

Hey guys, I'm looking into the swap for the transmission and ease of tuning. My 383 is making about 430rwhp but the old OBD1 system is a PITA to tune bigger injectors. I have an aluminum radiator that i would like to reuse which i think possible if a coolant tank was built to handle it in the factory location. Has anyone installed a 6L80 or 90 into one of these trucks? I'm running a 4.30 gear as well which would work nice with the .67 gear but may mean I'll be shifting into 5th at the end of the 1/4 mile. I already have a Walbro 255 with hotwire kit installed.

Thanks for the info on this swap.

[YenkoST]

Anyone know if the 6L80 or 90e will fit?

[bangbangskeetskeet]

I don't know of anyone who has swapped a 6 speed into an OBS. I know plenty have done 4L80e's into the OBS.

[YenkoST]

Yeah, I know people have swapped in the 4L80e but from what I understand the 6L90 is longer than the 4L60e but a bit taller than the 4L80e. But I dont have confirmation on that.

[pl4yboy]

Yeah, I know people have swapped in the 4L80e but from what I understand the 6L90 is longer than the 4L60e but a bit taller than the 4L80e. But I dont have confirmation on that.

Its massive. And its garbage in a performance setting. There is a reason vette guys are spending 10-15k to swap to a 4l80.

[conekiller01]

Its massive. And its garbage in a performance setting. There is a reason vette guys are spending 10-15k to swap to a 4l80.

And the fact that a 4L80 was never meant to go into a vette and it takes a lot of custom parts to make an engine mounted Transmission mount to a transaxle and work but none the less a much tougher transmission, but ANYWAYS who dafuq is buying an automatic vette? Lol

[YenkoST]

While I understand this, the truck is a weekend driver and the 6 speed in the right setting works well like in the G8. These are guys running 11s with cam and mild head work with 2.92 gears and the G8 weighs 4k lbs.

[pl4yboy]

And the fact that a 4L80 was never meant to go into a vette and it takes a lot of custom parts to make an engine mounted Transmission mount to a transaxle and work but none the less a much tougher transmission, but ANYWAYS who dafuq is buying an automatic vette? Lol

My point is that the 6l80e isn't working in cars half as heavy as the trucks...

As far as who's buying one... not me. A powerglide fits right in place of a t56...

While I understand this, the truck is a weekend driver and the 6 speed in the right setting works well like in the G8. These are guys running 11s with cam and mild head work with 2.92 gears and the G8 weighs 4k lbs.

If you say so. Just speaking from experience here.

[YenkoST]

Me too. I own a G8 for my daily driver and a tahoe with the 6L80e. If you are under geared like the G8 comes from the factory then the acceleration gained is great. While I'm not looking at this transmission to be a 9 second warrior, the truck sees city driving 95% of the time so the idea of the 6 speed in the OBS truck is different and would better serve this purpose in my opinion so this is the route that I'm goig with it. Also, a lot of G8 guys run 600rwhp with procharger and are on the stock tranny with an upgraded converter so its strong enough for my setup.

[pl4yboy]

Me too. I own a G8 for my daily driver and a tahoe with the 6L80e. If you are under geared like the G8 comes from the factory then the acceleration gained is great. While I'm not looking at this transmission to be a 9 second warrior, the truck sees city driving 95% of the time so the idea of the 6 speed in the OBS truck is different and would better serve this purpose in my opinion so this is the route that I'm goig with it. Also, a lot of G8 guys run 600rwhp with procharger and are on the stock tranny with an upgraded converter so its strong enough for my setup.

Okay. What do I know? I just had a 600hp truck with one. Ask Allen Nelson how many 6l80s they have broken and ask him if he suggests it for performance in any way. Ask any reputable truck shop. This isn't a g8. It doesn't behave the same way. It doesn't transfer weight the same way. It has more drag in between shifts. Your stock Tahoe with a 6l80 is stock. You also arent undergeared like the g8.