pulled the trigger... LQ4/4L80 swap (6.0 vortec)

[branndon_b]

getting wrapped up on my harness, if you follow the how-tos on the lt1swap.com site, it'll walk you through the process. i still have some wires that i'm not for certain about, mainly concerning the a/c controls. i'm weighing my options on either trying to either solder like 10 @ 20-22 ga. wires onto one like, 12 ga wire, or getting a couple of bus bars and powering the busses, which would make my life easier on terminating lots of wires like that. i'll keep y'all posted on which route i go, and i'll take some pics once i make a decision.

 

[05goatls2]

ordered my mufflers last night, spintech 9000's, [email protected]". should be good and loud. they sound ridiculous on mr mobley's carbed 6.0. hopefully the bump in compression from the 243 heads i'm putting will make them pop pretty well.

I had some spintech mufflers on my 05 gto... they were amazing sounding until you hit the highway and about 2500RPM the drone made you deaf.

http://youtu.be/xiIyQXLzMh8

^That was mine. I'm not too wise with computers so sorry for the URL

 

[branndon_b]

nice. i can only hope mine sounds as good as some of the goats i've heard on youtube with spintechs. sorry it's been a few days gents, been working and the rain hasn't been cooperating, sooo... it's been slow on my end. have a couple pics from my phone, so excuse the quality. the poorly dressed people i have pics of are from my last trip to harbor freight. saw them both at the same store at the same time. though that was illegal to have so much awesomeness in one place at the same time. interrupt the space time continuum. also a couple crappy shots of my wrapped headers. yeah yeah, i know, rust and corrosion and fail, i know. but it's cheaper for me to get another set of headers from schoenfeld and repeat the process than it is for me to have gotten them coated. and my local (hour drive away) shop is retooling and stuff so they're not ceramic coating for like 4 months yet. i just have a hard time spending twice what i paid for the damn things in coating. so we'll see how long they last. maybe by the time it comes to replace them they'll have a "nicer" set of headers available for the swap in stainless or something, or maybe i'll just have schoenfeld coat them there for another 200 bucks. so all you naysayers, save your breath, i've weighed the options on both sides of coating/wrapping/uncoated/etc., and wrapping was the one i decided to go with. not trying to be a douche about it, but i've heard all the possible cons about the wrap, so i'm just gonna roll the dice on it. anyhow, specs are DEI titanium exhaust wrap,

http://www.designengineering.com/ca...wrap-kits/titanium-exhaust-wrap-lr-technology

and it took all but like 2 or 3 feet of 2@2"x50' rolls. takes a damn lot. for attaching and securing the wrap i got some stainless steel safety wire and some safety wire pliers. lot cheaper than stainless tie wraps or stainless hose clamps, and think it makes for a cleaner install, plus you can add as much as you feel necessary without it being too too obvious. again, sorry for the crappy pics, old school iphone 3g doesn't take the best pics, especially in low light, but i'll have some better pics soon as soon as i get some days off.

and yes that was a fanny pack.

 

[MrMobley]

and yes that was a fanny pack.

No, that was a MANNY pack, obvious name is obvious....

 

[AtomicHoe094]

how do you get pictures without them seeing>?! lol

 

[branndon_b]

i just act like i'm dicking with my phone and snap a pic with my camera. my iphone 3g doesn't have flash, so it's pretty inconspicuous. i don't like hold it up to my face and say cheese, lol. i hold it down and look like i'm looking at something or texting or something but angle it up enough so i can snap em. i don't usually capture pics of such beasts in the wild like this, but it was too good to pass up.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

funny shit, i need to take mine with me in the Gym, lots of stupid ass weirdos

 

[arb905]

We have a few at my gym that are regulars. They are always good for a laugh.

 

[MrMobley]

THREAD JACK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xkf...DvjVQa1PpcFNN1Csal0Rzs9bDKxCIVlJ4h9G-HGWMlDE=

 

[branndon_b]

sorry for the long wait. here's some pics.

new motor stuffed in the engine bay. went in surprisingly easily. almost like something was wrong. lol

various pics of motor in the hole.

various wires i'll have to find homes for.

poor truck. hope to have you down shortly.

 

[SunlitComet]

Uh, what pictures.

 

[branndon_b]

alright. got my intake on, plugs, plug wires, and my harness all connected to the motor side. still working on the adapters and such for all my oil, tranny, fuel lines. but it's getting closer. can't wait.

 

[foreverfalcon40]

Sweet Sweet Sweet Sweet

 

[AZ Tahoe]

Soooooooooo. Did the truck fall on this guy or did it get finished?

 

[branndon_b]

sorry everyone, everything kinda took a back burner, but i'm slowly sorting through what to do next. kinda lost interest in it for a bit, bought the wife a new ride and i inherited her hand me down ram. sorry i left everyone hanging, i'll try to be around more often and hopefully have some info shortly.

 

[branndon_b]

well, i have arrived at a point that i need some help, and there is a local guy that has done several of these swaps and he is gonna help me out. i told him that i wanted to be around for the work so i can document it and put it in this thread so maybe it can help someone else out. as for the transmission lines, he had me order some new ones, as the 4l80e was an option in some of our trucks (3/4, 1 ton), so i ordered some from o'reilly's that are made for an OBS to 4l80e. haven't installed them yet, but i'm about to stick the radiator back in and start doing that. been so freakin hot, sucks to be out there in the sun like that. (i don't have a shop, per se, nor a garage large enough to put my truck in, so i'm at the mercy of the elements.) more to come, sorry it's been such an arduous task.

 

[foreverfalcon40]

Please more details on tranny, My motor is done as well and I am starting on the 4L80e hopefully next week.

Are you swappin in an 80e as well?

 

[branndon_b]

sorry it took a couple days falcon, yeah, putting an 80e in mine as well. got a 3000 stall converter with arp bolts in it, and gonna have to get a driveshaft made for my truck. hopefully they can just cut my current shaft and put a new yoke on it, we'll see how that goes. pm me and lemme know if you want my phone # and we can talk more about it at length if you like.

 

[foreverfalcon40]

I got ya! I wish I could have gotten a stall, that was originally my plan, but here I am at 7k deep and I still need/like to Stall Converter, Some Sort of F/I, injectors, and a dyno. On top of installing this thing. It just never ends. I was single this stuff wouldn't be an issue but there is so much money I can sneak away from my pay check LOL.

Right now my plan is just to get injectors and get the ball rolling I am having issues finding an inexpensive Cable Driven TB for my L92 Truck intake. I don't need (but would like one) a fancy/pricey aftermarket one. I want this thing running smooth then I want to upgrade to the Holley Hi-Rise Intake or the Fast Truck intake b/c they just look sick!

Don't ask me what or why I was thinking I could have this all said and done with boost for 6k. I think I got lost some where along the lines.

I sent ya a pm. Just shoot me a text so I can Save your number.

Hopefully I can get the 80e out of storage and start laying some paint on it.

 

[Gzes]

Is it done yet?