Tonyrodz's Tahoe Build Thread

[Snowbound]

Holy shit! That blows. Hopefully it wasn’t just a loose connection. But then again you could always return it. Sorry brother, I was hoping you would have smooth sailing at least for a while.


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[Tonyrodz]

Holy shit! That blows. Hopefully it wasn’t just a loose connection. But then again you could always return it. Sorry brother, I was hoping you would have smooth sailing at least for a while.


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Life is an adventure! AMIRIGHT??
Lol, thx Jim.

 

[mikeyss]

Thx Rene. Do you know if there's a difference between 4l80 and 4l60 starters?

I think the starters between the 5.3 and 6.0 are the difference, not so much the type of transmission.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Damn dude I'm sick of this crap! I want burnouts not broken stuff!

Anyway here is some info regarding the spark tables between an LQ4 and LQ9.

The first picture is a low octane table from a 2006 LQ4 in a 2500 work truck.

Here is the low Oct table from an LQ9 in a 2006 Esky

Here's a bit of info off the HPtuner forum about swapping LQ9 tune onto an LQ4

If you look at them there isn't much more than a degree or 2 between them in most areas so the Lq9 shouldn't be that crazy sensitive to knock. I fear the tune is jacked because that dude doesn't know wtf he was doing or even worse............ The cam is degreed wrong

 

[Rocket Man]

Damn dude I'm sick of this crap! I want burnouts not broken stuff!

Anyway here is some info regarding the spark tables between an LQ4 and LQ9.

The first picture is a low octane table from a 2006 LQ4 in a 2500 work truck.

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Here is the low Oct table from an LQ9 in a 2006 Esky

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Here's a bit of info off the HPtuner forum about swapping LQ9 tune onto an LQ4

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If you look at them there isn't much more than a degree or 2 between them in most areas so the Lq9 shouldn't be that crazy sensitive to knock. I fear the tune is jacked because that dude doesn't know wtf he was doing or even worse............ The cam is degreed wrong

Wouldn’t the cam have to be off by a tooth which would be obvious and the engine running like complete shit?

 

[Tonyrodz]

Damn dude I'm sick of this crap! I want burnouts not broken stuff!

Anyway here is some info regarding the spark tables between an LQ4 and LQ9.

The first picture is a low octane table from a 2006 LQ4 in a 2500 work truck.

View attachment 263490

Here is the low Oct table from an LQ9 in a 2006 Esky

View attachment 263497

Here's a bit of info off the HPtuner forum about swapping LQ9 tune onto an LQ4

View attachment 263496


If you look at them there isn't much more than a degree or 2 between them in most areas so the Lq9 shouldn't be that crazy sensitive to knock. I fear the tune is jacked because that dude doesn't know wtf he was doing or even worse............ The cam is degreed wrong

The cam can go in more then 1 way? I've heard of degreeing a cam, but I never cared to find out about it.
I actually burned rubber coming out of the parking lot . IT WAS AMAZING!!

 

[Dantheman1540]

Wouldn’t the cam have to be off by a tooth which would be obvious and the engine running like complete shit?

I would assume so but I really don't know, never seen it in person I'm just spit balling here lol.

The cam can go in more then 1 way? I've heard of degreeing a cam, but I never cared to find out about it.
I actually burned rubber coming out of the parking lot . IT WAS AMAZING!!

The fact it has enough balls to burn rubber low in the rpm is good. It could very well be your injectors are maxed out, I know I've read a lot that stock 6.0 injectors are close to being maxed on a stock motor. What RPM does the breaking up/loss of power appear to start at?

 

[Tonyrodz]

I would assume so but I really don't know, never seen it in person I'm just spit balling here lol.




The fact it has enough balls to burn rubber low in the rpm is good. It could very well be your injectors are maxed out, I know I've read a lot that stock 6.0 injectors are close to being maxed on a stock motor. What RPM does the breaking up/loss of power appear to start at?

I haven't really had a chance to find out yet, I keep breaking down lol!

 

[Dantheman1540]

I haven't really had a chance to find out yet, I keep breaking down lol!

See with a manual you could have push started it and limped it home

 

[Rocket Man]

I would assume so but I really don't know, never seen it in person I'm just spit balling here lol.




The fact it has enough balls to burn rubber low in the rpm is good. It could very well be your injectors are maxed out, I know I've read a lot that stock 6.0 injectors are close to being maxed on a stock motor. What RPM does the breaking up/loss of power appear to start at?

Flex fuel 50 lb injectors can be found for less than $120 but it’s hard to say if his are maxed out. https://www.lsxceleration.com/delph...K85wChSKnF7XcFqwonRw8Kp4gKdwvu1hoCVo8QAvD_BwE

 

[Tonyrodz]

See with a manual you could have push started it and limped it home

Don't think I didn't think that!
Funny--I wanted to try and bang the starter--what did I have to lose---the truck is so low, and I guess I have a big chest--I had to jack up the truck just to get under there to bang it!
Flatbed driver side this was the 1st time he had to use a block letting it off the bed. The rear hitch was dragging on the street.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Flex fuel 50 lb injectors can be found for less than $120 but it’s hard to say if his are maxed out. https://www.lsxceleration.com/delph...K85wChSKnF7XcFqwonRw8Kp4gKdwvu1hoCVo8QAvD_BwE

That's a good deal! But yeah I agree, the only way I know to see if they are maxed for sure is look at the tune and a log file.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Flex fuel 50 lb injectors can be found for less than $120 but it’s hard to say if his are maxed out. https://www.lsxceleration.com/delph...K85wChSKnF7XcFqwonRw8Kp4gKdwvu1hoCVo8QAvD_BwE

That's a damn good price.

 

[Dantheman1540]

That's a damn good price.

Try to get identify exactly where it starts to lose power. If it starts at 5,000 and gets worse then it makes sense injectors are maxed. If it falls off well before 3-4k then IMO it's not maxed injectors since an extra point of compression isn't going to require that much more fuel. Unless of course, he put smaller than stock for some strange reason.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Here's the new belt. I hope this is the one.

Quick Ride going to get parts.

 

[Rocket Man]

That's a good deal! But yeah I agree, the only way I know to see if they are maxed for sure is look at the tune and a log file.

Those are the ones I put in mine I think. But I can’t pulley down on the blower because they start hitting 90-95% at WOT when I do. But I have to pull my blower to install new ones- thanks Whipple. And then I need a second fuel pump, 2-bar tune, etc.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Try to get identify exactly where it starts to lose power. If it starts at 5,000 and gets worse then it makes sense injectors are maxed. If it falls off well before 3-4k then IMO it's not maxed injectors since an extra point of compression isn't going to require that much more fuel. Unless of course, he put smaller than stock for some strange reason.

I'll have to check this on the highway

 

[Dantheman1540]

Here's the new belt. I hope this is the one.

Quick Ride going to get parts.

Belt looks good and truck sounds good to me.

Those are the ones I put in mine I think. But I can’t pulley down on the blower because they start hitting 90-95% at WOT when I do. But I have to pull my blower to install new ones- thanks Whipple. And then I need a second fuel pump, 2-bar tune, etc.

I have some 60lb DW injectors and they were getting close to max too if I pulley down with the 6.0. Why the heck did Whipple do that! I can have mine out in minutes.

 

[Dantheman1540]

I'll have to check this on the highway

Even better manually shift it so you can keep it at those higher RPM and not let it shift into the next gear. Really try to identify it to there nearest 100rpm.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Belt looks good and truck sounds good to me.



I have some 60lb DW injectors and they were getting close to max too if I pulley down with the 6.0. Why the heck did Whipple do that! I can have mine out in minutes.

It did sound good. I keep hoping the belt slipping was the cause of some of my issues.