In many cases, it’s cheaper to put an 80 in.
but, out of curiosity how much does your truck weigh?
ill be the 60e test mule … my tahoe has 133 on the clock … 110 of that was state police miles … so im sure it was babied … shifts flawless right now … turbo parts will be here tomorrow
Nice! I still have a 60 as well but only 60k miles, but I do have an 80 sitting on my work bench waiting for a stock rebuild. If only I could find someone local to go through it.
My hot side is currently being coated, I hope to have everything wrapped up by the End of April.
Turbo all the trucks!!!
Trans Cooler and Corvette servo are a must of you want it to last. I got rid of my Trail Blazer SS because I was afraid the 65e was gonna crap out.
I have a reputable shop that built all the tow and plow trucks that I used to manage. Stands behind his work and is very reasonably priced and local.
Awesome! Would you mind sending me info via pm?
Im in Rochester, but willing to make the drive.
yeah just kidding, im a total letdown.
after bothering a few nyspeeders all morning I decided the best thing for a daily driver is to just keep it simple and go with a cam swap.
so ill be looking into
TSP 224r (224/224, .600"/.600", 112LSA)
PAC1218 springs
hardened push rods
new GM timing chain set
:tup:
Pics of the turbo?
chooch…your first costanza gif was far superior
anyway last night i got home from work and decided to toss on the cruise control setup.
few wires, few bolts and its done…yeah right
first i started by extending the pigtail that goes to the box. 9 wires. simple. done.
then i figured i would take off the engine cover and get an idea on the mounting…which was where all the fun began
the PO used a universal throttle cable and while it did work nice and smooth, after i saw how it was routed it had to go.
the wire went around the throttle body then out the bottom and actually hooked up on the ball mount where the cruise goes.
well of course i had some spare bike stuff laying around and went inside and grabbed a cable stop and hooked it up essentially where it should have went the first time.
throttle cable fixed. boom. done.
now on to actually mounting the cruise cable.
the ball mount to which i was referring to in the last paragraph actually turned out to be too big for the plastic cable hookup.
so of course my thought its…lets drill it!
well it got the job done BUT then the plastic c clip style piece wouldnt sit correctly or securely so another option was needed.
i decided to then file down the end of the ball a bit to sit deeper. nope. still not working. try again.
then i scrounged up a metal c-clip that looked like it could fit and modified it a bit to fit in the plastic piece and bingo!
mission accomplished finally.
next up i ran the pigtail through the firewall and into the cab and mounted the cruise module on the firewall.
this part was actually simple.
then i ran out of daylight and patience (more-so the 2nd)
wiring shall continue tonight…maybe
i have. Stuff is high quality.
Walker I like your plan :tup:
so i know i havent updated in like a week but ive been pulling my hair out over the cruise control.
i spent a day last week and wired it up. nothing.
the only thing that changed is i was getting a faint brake light which i later tracked down to the cruise module sending 9/10v to the cold brake wire. so i went and grabbed a diode (thanks to CTN for pointing it out) then installed it. phantom brake lights gone!
double checked all my wiring and nothing.
triple checked everything…NOTHING.
so i figure the cruise box is smoked even though the seller claimed it was working prior to being sent out.
well ive been searching for another locally and even had a forum member who is familiar with the cruise control swap offer to help.
fast forward to last night.
i took some time to fix a few little annoying things. i had a minor split in the fabric where it meets the vinyl so i stitched it up quick.
next i decided to do something about that ANNOYING bumper sag in the rear.
pic for reference
first i mocked it up
then i “adjusted” the mounting points
and i know its not the greatest pic but it sits MUCH better now
so after it was all said and done i tested the running lights (to make sure the plate lights still worked) and i happened to hit the brakes. well i noticed only one worked so shit let me replace the bulb while im out here. well wouldnt you fucking know it. i have fucking LED brake lights! so the non working cruise control totally makes sense now because the cruise module cant find ground through the brake lights. ugh. so now this evening im going to wire in a relay to fix that…hopefully.
stay tuned.
sometimes it’s the little things that get ya. did you decide on wheels yet?
Bumper looks better. Was it really “sagging” or was that just how it was mounted from the factory?
as of now (which is always subject to change)
my plan is:
adapters
c5 z06 wheels
tsp 224r
pac1218
hardened push rods
yank 2600 truck thruster
corvette servo
b&m plate style trans cooler
either cutouts or some pypes violator mufflers to replace the old flowmasters
there is practically nothing left on this truck that was mounted from the factory lol
44 years of previous owners that include a color change from the factory ochre color and a drivetrain swap…
the previous owner mounted the bumper at a weird downward angle and caused that huge gap up top that has ALWAYS annoyed me.
im just ashamed that it took this long for me to get off my ass and actually do something about it.
:tup:
… but you got ON your ass to fix the bumper, not the other way around.
so obviously this has been consuming me all morning and I just had to know I actually found the problem.
so on lunch break I went home and wired in the relay and took a spin around the block…
IT WORKS!!!
fyi here is the relay setup for those who may run into the same problems I did