88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

[RyanMerrick]

Thanks!

 

[88GMCtruck]

The itch it getting to me.

I'm going to spend a few days getting the 02 up for sale.... Then the red truck is coming out of storage and getting some much needed love.

 

[thz71]

Awesome! Cant wait to see what you do.

 

[88GMCtruck]

Part of me wants to ditch the 454 for a 6.5L....... Cause a diesel would be sick in it.

 

[Sampuppy1]

A 6.5 would be a headache. I'd do a 3.9 or 5.9 cummins or a duramax if you can find a rolled donor for cheap.

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[skylark]

Part of me wants to ditch the 454 for a 6.5L.......

Do we need to have an intervention?

 

[88GMCtruck]

Lol in that type of light duty application it would be fun

 

[skylark]

Lol in that type of light duty application it would be fun

Make this your first upgrade. http://www.aaawa.com/membership/membership_types.asp . I wasn't always against the 6.5, I even thought hat it had a bad rap for awhile. Nope, it really is a polished t*rd.

 

[88GMCtruck]

A 6.5 would be a headache. I'd do a 3.9 or 5.9 cummins or a duramax if you can find a rolled donor for cheap.

I would have a hard time putting a cummins in my truck because it's a non GM motor into a GM truck. I'm a weird purist. It's the same reason my front axle is a passenger drop Chevy Dana 44 and not a Ford driverside drop. If I get a duramax for anything, it would be going in the dually hands down.

Make this your first upgrade. http://www.aaawa.com/membership/membership_types.asp . I wasn't always against the 6.5, I even thought hat it had a bad rap for awhile. Nope, it really is a polished t*rd.

Don't forget I did own one for 2 years..... After I worked the bugs out of it I didn't have problems. Only sold it because I wasn't using it much and needed the money.

I think I would try going mechanical 6.5L if I were to swap one in.

 

[JScott23]

in my opinion the mechanical injected 6.5's are far superior. The 6.5 in general can be pesky but when they're running right they're solid.