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I'm leaning towards a stock 6.0, because I've got a hair trigger when it comes to going full retard.
Honestly a cammed and stalled truck wouldn't be a great pulling truck. Especially if it drives like my 90 does.
Maybe get a 6.0 from a GMT800 Suburban 2500? The 2 that I own have LQ4 6.0 with 4.10s and they are pretty peppy, at least for a heavy truck. I've never driven a 2500HD Silverado with LQ4, but folks seem to say they are way down on power, probably because they are more likely to be worked hard and GM de-tuned them. It's probably just software, since the engines seem to be identical.
It's like 300HP/360TQ (Silverado 2500HD) vs 335HP/375TQ (Suburban 2500) factory ratings.
8.1 swap?
100% correct.
Most guys like to hear a lopey cam until they realize it has no power down low and your stalled auto is eating itself with heat.
The tuned VVT L96 in my 2010 2500HD I had was awesome for a gasser and dead reliable. I'm still on the fence what to do in 150k+ miles when my 454 dies. Rebuilt with a 502HT cam and a BBC TPI sounds like a winner, but the LS requires sooo much less maintenance!
Maybe get a 6.0 from a GMT800 Suburban 2500? The 2 that I own have LQ4 6.0 with 4.10s and they are pretty peppy, at least for a heavy truck. I've never driven a 2500HD Silverado with LQ4, but folks seem to say they are way down on power, probably because they are more likely to be worked hard and GM de-tuned them. It's probably just software, since the engines seem to be identical.
It's like 300HP/360TQ (Silverado 2500HD) vs 335HP/375TQ (Suburban 2500) factory ratings.
Very nice burb. What was that in the back ground church / school?