Pigpen

[DRAGOONRANCH]

So I'm considering jumping off the diesel bandwagon. I'm prety sure the vibration from pigpen's motor is what cracked the tranny case and I'm prety much tired of not being able to hear over my engine on the trail. From what I've seen on eGhey, I can get either a fully equiped 5.3, or a 7.4 exactly like the one in my crewcab with about the same mileage for about the same price. There is much more aftermarket support for the 5.3 from what I've seen but out of the box, 5.3's average about 360 ft lbs. stock and my 7.4 is rated at 411 ft. lbs. Then there's the 6.0's to think about. A little more powerful but a bit more pricey.

Then there's the tranny situation. Obviously the one TH400 I have is ****ed beyond repair now. I have another TH400 at my shop that needs a rebuild, but now I'm a little shy of using an aluminum cased automatic. Which brings me to the SM465, my only doubts are the initial cost because I dont have anything relating to it already, and the issues associated with adding a doubler later.

Ideas/opinions/suggestions/ etc?

While I understand your situation, Pigpen not having a diesel under the hood would be as wrong as two boys ****in. I mean, it just aint right. Find a 6.5 turbo and a 4l60/4l80 and keep wheelin.

In all reality, 6.0 or 454 w/ a sm465 behind it and 203/205 doubler. My choice would be 454 w/ da pane (just because I don't want to catch the FI gheyness fred ). The 454/465 will be easy to source parts for atleast.

[colman]

junior has a 454 that he will sell that had 20k on a rebuild i think

[DRAGOONRANCH]

I should have went 454 right off the bat, but had somebody talk me out of it.

[william_ace]

I should have went 454 right off the bat, but had somebody talk me out of it.

good thing about engines is they can be changed out fairly easily get to it!

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Let me get the cage and everything else finished up (so I have some protection when I get jiggy wit da skinny pedal). I wonder if how the propane works along w/ a blower. Yippeeeee, robbie, I am gonna smoke that stoker in the sand drags....

[texasxj]

Ive still got that 6.2 one ton over here.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

good thing about engines is they can be changed out fairly easily get to it!

plus I need to research what its going to take to mount the zf6 to it

[sasquatch]

Transmission case cracked on the way to the highway cleanup today. I got sprayed with ATF through the shifter hole in the floor. I wont be wheelin again for awhile...

that sucks. was wondering why you didnt show up at 47

[Sharpe]

454's are for pussies.

[KrazyKarl02]

8.1's are for people that love broken axles shafts....

[jerryg79]

once again you have doubled the value of your truck

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Where did you get it, what did you pay for it and what tranny are you going to use???

Inquiring minds want to know.

[colman]

at least it is a vortec

[robertf03]

at least it is a vortec

weren't they all?

[colman]

no not all chevy motors were vortec. thanks for playing. there were tbi and the almighty carb to. mpi...