who can swap an engine for me? (01 tahoe)
 

ironing out the details now... found an lq4 that im trying to pick up to go in my 01 tahoe... if everything works out, i'll have the engine within a week or so... need someone to swap the cam (want to go with something with a little bit of lope to it...suggestions?), drop it in, get it running, and throw a tune on it... doesnt have to be the same person for all of it but i definitely want to get the ball rolling... who wants some work? :)

If you want it done all at once, I would talk to Jeff at HHP carolina.

roger that... pretty sure ive seen him around on here, just cant remember his SN... little help?

JP Williams, LSx Tuning and Performance, Hes done quite a few 6.0 swaps in those trucks, he can do everything for you, hes not on the forum but here is his number 843.608.8579

got voicemail... will try back again later

no go there... said he'd be happy to tune it, but doesnt do much work on the mechanical side anymore...

thanks for the info so far... any other suggestions are appreciated... i'll be paying for the motor saturday and hope to have it in chas sometime next week... 2001 lq4 out of a 2500 hd...

need suggestions on cam specs, headers/exhaust too if anyone has any input there... might as well do it while the motor is out...

pm jeff@hhp or electech they can do it all for you.

I have a used 228 cam from Texas Speed its on a 112 lsa. $200 if your interested

pm sent to both :) thanks

its a good sounding cam but might require more convertor than i want to run? idk a lot about that kind of stuff lol... i do a lot of highway driving and this is going to remain my DD for a while...

Thats not really that big of a cam. If you want something smaller than that I would say just get a ls6 camshaft. What kind of stall were you wanting to do? The trailblazer straight 6 converter stalls to 2500 behind a 6.0 and are only around $150 new. Alot of the truck guys are running those.

best headers for the money are the stainless "ebay" headers

how bad would that hurt economy with say your cam and a 3000 stall converter? does that sound about right for a converter? im honestly clueless when it comes to converters and cams :confused:

http://speed-daddy.com/index.php/exh...-4-8-5-3l.html

these? seems like a damn good deal to me... might have to go that route

The fuel economy depends on how heavy you are on the gas considering the new HP's. Normal driving in town is goin to loss 1mpg maybe and highway want be affected. A good tune is goin to increase fuel economy from stock but the stall and bigger motor take a little away so it evens out. I have a 99 extra cab z71 and I was going to put a 6.0 in it with a trailblazer converter and that camshaft with a set of CNC ls1 heads.

I wouldnt put a 3000 in it thats to much. The trailblazer converter is 2500-2800 and is perfect for what your doing.

thanks for the info... i will let you know

Even if you get a different cam I would go with that converter. For the money you cant beat it. Look around on this site.

http://performancetrucks.net/forums/

Kool ss can usually do it pretty quick. I messaged him this thread.

Thanks

The larger you go on the cam, you will also need to look at fuel injectors. Stockers will begin running high duty cycles around 5500 rpm. My LQ9 with a TSP 224r on stock injector was like 105% at 5600 rpms.

You need to look at your intended operating rpms, gearing, and converter when picking out a cam, specially for 4500+ lbs of ride.

you can keep most nearly everthing stock (except valve springs and pushrods) if you keep the .050 duration under 200. Choppy idle can be had by reducing the LSA. To keep most of it stock, TSP 220r on a 112 or a 111 LSA.

thanks guys... im still looking around some more and gathering info... gonna swing by and talk to jeff at HHP next week most likely and still looking around at my options... i have a good budget for all of this, but if i can save money on this project and still get what i want out of it i will have leftovers to go towards other things on the truck like wheels/rubber/suspension :)