6.0/4l80 first start

[elimontfort]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wRPogy...ature=youtu.be

First start of my swap. It's a LQ4 with a set of 241 heads and a ls3 cam and valve springs.

[elimontfort]

Engine bay pic

[Wasted Income]

Hell yea! Nice work. Needs moar cam.

[elimontfort]

No it needs a pair of these!

[Wasted Income]

Why can't you have both? They work pretty well together

[elimontfort]

Money that's a rebuilt 6.0 and a gm reman 4l80. Eventually I wanna boost it but I didn't want the truck sitting for months or years waiting to do it all. I like driving that thing and it would kill me to just have it sit.

[Wasted Income]

Well there you go.

[earl84]

Awesome, congrats. That must have been a great feeling.

[l92powered77]

hell yeah!!!! sounds awesome man congrats elimontfort !!! .. what did you use for headers? and mufflers? motor mounts? give us the details man come on..post more video of that bad a$$ !

[elimontfort]

L92 it's a lq4 with cathedral heads, a ls6 cam and valve springs. I used cpps swap kit. It came with the Doug thorley headers. I couldn't use the crossmember out of the kit it was too wide for some reason it stuck out past the frame rails by almost a inch. So I used my 700r4 crossmember from bowtie Overdrives it worked fine on the 4l80 and gave me more room for the exhaust. I'm not sure what mufflers I'm gonna run I have a set of 40 series flowmasters but I think I wanna switch but not sure yet. Still have a bug to work out on the motor my ltfts for bank two are way too high almost on the 23 range and I'm getting a p0174 code for bank 2 lean. I know it's not a vaccum leak so I'm gonna swap the injectors over this weekend to see if it moves. I'm also waiting for my aluminum drive shaft to get made then I can do some donuts.

[elimontfort]

Pic of the truck. And I realized I put ls3 cams and head in the first post it's ls6 junk in there!

[l92powered77]

Originally Posted by elimontfort

Pic of the truck. And I realized I put ls3 cams and head in the first post it's ls6 junk in there!

Whoa! man she looks really nice really like her stance. Cant even imagine what you feel gripping the steering wheel knowing you got LQ4 lionheart in your truck. Actually got my 77 after i couldnt find a c10 like your body style. Congrats man nice truck and really dig the 6.0 swap. thanks for the informative reply.take it easy

[slowcpe]

Nice. Cool truck. I can't wait to get my 6.0/4l80 running in my truck but I first have to learn how to make decisions

[elimontfort]

I finally said f it and did it. I ordered the motor and trans sept 16th got it oct 29th and fired it up jan 1st. It wasn't that bad but some things I wish I had done different. I highly recommend pulling the front clip to install the engine and trans together. I have a 4 inch drop and couldn't get it in so I had to break it apart. The trans is HEAVY and TALL and doing it on the ground was a pain by myself even with a trans jack. I like your stepper slowcpe. I wasn't a fan of them but they are growing on me. if my bed was trashed I would probably convert it but its in really good condition.

[tinydb84]

Originally Posted by elimontfort

I finally said f it and did it. I ordered the motor and trans sept 16th got it oct 29th and fired it up jan 1st. It wasn't that bad but some things I wish I had done different. I highly recommend pulling the front clip to install the engine and trans together. I have a 4 inch drop and couldn't get it in so I had to break it apart. The trans is HEAVY and TALL and doing it on the ground was a pain by myself even with a trans jack. I like your stepper slowcpe. I wasn't a fan of them but they are growing on me. if my bed was trashed I would probably convert it but its in really good condition.

Nice set up!!

Once I actually pulled a front clip and learned how ridiculously easy it was I will never install another engine without pulling it again.

[Wasted Income]

Yup. Front clip comes off every time the engine comes out. WAY easier to work on stuff that way.

[BR3W CITY]

IF someone would make a flip-nose front clip for the 64-66 that actually was any good, I'd be on one in a second. I love being all steel, but if I could dump 150lbs off the nose AND make it easier to work on....whooo I'd be all over that.

[slotard]

I guess I'll have to plan on pulling the front end off my truck when I put an LS in it. I wonder if it's ever been off...

[slowcpe]

Yeah we ended up pulling the whole front clip to get the 6cyl out. Just made things easier but now turned my truck into a full frame off. My front clip was a bit of a pain to get off due to rusty bolts, but if I put fresh ones in, it would probably be a piece of cake the next time.

Thanks elimontfort

[BR3W CITY]

Did you pull each peice off, or just pull the clip as an assembly? Its the difference between a 30 minute process and 2hour process lol.

[Wasted Income]

Originally Posted by BR3W CITY

Did you pull each peice off, or just pull the clip as an assembly? Its the difference between a 30 minute process and 2hour process lol.

Assembly.

[slotard]

Can it seriously be done in half an hour? If so, is that true for square bodies as well?

[tinydb84]

Originally Posted by slotard

Can it seriously be done in half an hour? If so, is that true for square bodies as well?

Depends on what you have hooked up already.

I had my radiator out and fender wells out. Might have been less than half an hour to be honest. You need a second person (or two) to lift it off. It is much easier if your wheels are off to.

[slotard]

Originally Posted by tinydb84

Depends on what you have hooked up already.

I had my radiator out and fender wells out. Might have been less than half an hour to be honest. You need a second person (or two) to lift it off. It is much easier if your wheels are off to.

I guess I'll have to try that when I do an LS swap. Of course, first I have to find somewhere to do it, no garage for now

[Chris Coufal]

Awesome!!!!! Can't wait to start mine!!!