Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)

[randeez]

needs a lot for e85, hoping it will keep stock short block alive for a while - which im doing a terrible job at right now
and thats where this table comes in, i have plenty of injector to run at lower than 58psi and still flow enough. right now fuel pressure drops to low 30s psi so i know if "commanded" pressure is lower than actual pressure the ecm will do its thing, so long as the pressure reading is accurate. I think i will start with having the regulated pressure around 50psi (1:1 boost referenced also).

 

[tgui]

Things are looking great here. Nice progress.

 

[randeez]

at what point should i worry about how many neutrals my tranny has

 

[PG01]

at what point should i worry about how many neutrals my tranny has

6, I believe its 6....

 

[randeez]

ahh good, only halfway there

 

[iamdub]

14 bolt rear, 9.25" front... Pretty sure you have decent tires. And the next weakest link is...

 

[randeez]

yep, it had been making some noise from the bellhousing for a while - pump? i dont really know trannys to well, so it wasnt really a surprise.



what to do- what to do

reman'd trans from gm actually isnt to bad $2800, $1500 core, prob no warranty after they realize it wasnt behind a stock truck

bunch of billet parts and rebuilt 6l80 $5-6k , with no one telling me it'll hold up to over 1k in a yukon.

could prob rebuild it myself with all /\ those parts but still cost $3k and no guarantee itll work

there is one other option....

 

[tgui]

4l80e that *****.

 

[randeez]

4l80e that *****.

pretty much lol, already made a few calls today. truck is already pretty bastardized, not like if i ever plan to sell it "that" would be a downside. may have to go back to 3.42s to keep highway rpm down

i'll need new converter, circle d will take mine (both mine, i still have the first one) back and credit towards another so not to bad
pcm of nc has a conversion harness, plug and play with gm controller ~700ish

$3200 will get me one that'll hold up to 1k pretty confidently, iffy part being the weight, billet shafts
from there billet replacement parts keep driving up the cost depending on how stout i want to build it.
5500 would pretty much get me the last trans i would ever need to put in this thing.

 

[tgui]

4l80e is stupid easy to build man. Even easier to tune.

 

[iamdub]

...5500 would pretty much get me the last trans i would ever need to put in this thing.

You wouldn't want your trans limiting you to how much you can turn it up. So, buying (and likely burning up) a $3,000 trans then doing it all over with the $5,500 one you should've went with in the first place doesn't sound very smart.

It's easy to say when it's not MY money!

 

[randeez]

Nah I know, it's pretty much the most attractive option at this point (4l80) Just kinda sick of spending money on it right now
Any of them is going to take 4-6weeks to get to me and I'll be missing it by then. so I need to make up my mind and do it

 

[Onebad1983]

Nah I know, it's pretty much the most attractive option at this point (4l80) Just kinda sick of spending money on it right now
Any of them is going to take 4-6weeks to get to me and I'll be missing it by then. so I need to make up my mind and do it

TH400 with manual valve body like every drag car with north of 1k hp

 

[07Burb]

powerglide

 

[randeez]

no

and

no


am thinking about a transbrake tho...not necessarily for me, but doing it now would be cheaper and make it much more valuable if i ever want to sell it

also was going to wait till i had a few more pennies in my piggy bank before dropping 5k on a trans, but figured it couldnt hurt to ask CCs if they had any special financing... 0% for 12 months works for me

 

[randeez]

on the bright side.... circle d said they can hack up my 6l80 converter, keep all the billet parts, replace the pump, stator and turbine necessary to mate up to the 4l80, and give me two-hunnet for the first converter i bought from them towards the work. so i'll get off pretty cheap there, and will work with the sfi plate i just put on

 

[randeez]

You wouldn't want your trans limiting you to how much you can turn it up. So, buying (and likely burning up) a $3,000 trans then doing it all over with the $5,500 one you should've went with in the first place doesn't sound very smart.

It's easy to say when it's not MY money!

lets call it "our" money

 

[Onebad1983]

It's been four days since the last update. Anything new?

 

[randeez]

nope

bought/got a transmission jack, ordered the pcm of nc harness http://www.pcmofnc.com/product/6l80e-to-4lxxe-conversion-harness-generic-3/ , 4l80 to transfer case adapter that i need to put onto the bw4485 and see how long i need output shaft to be.

havent even touched truck since i parked it though. not much motivation lately and been raining.... need to get trans pulled to send converter off to circle d, try and do hydroboost while its down

 

[bigfootchiro]

How much did that transmission come out to @randeez ? And how much do you like these guys and their builds?