I have many of them thru the shop. Might sound crazy but I've had over half ton on them and still work fine. I have a brake lathe sitting on 2 and a stage2 TH400 on another currently Lol
Love the LSA build. I have 3 suggestions. 1. Have you considered a breather to get rid of crankcase pressure now that the engine is boosted? 2. You can buy higher flowing 3/4” ZL1 lid manifolds from places like Dedicated Motorsports with AN fittings and put 90 degree fittings on for the cleaner hose running look that you are looking for. 3. On cars like my LSA 416ci CST-V, I run the blower coolant tank to pump, pump to bottom of lid brick manifold, top of lid brick manifold to the intercooler, from intercooler back to the coolant tank. Getting the hot coolant to the heat exchanger first will cool it down faster and should keep the coolant pump and tank cooler.
Awesome video and thanks for sharing info on min injector pulse. Just put 80lb/hrs in my turbo lq4 and I'm sure you saved me hours as I've only idled it so far. Keep up the great work!
@Lawrence LT Tolman, that positive battery jump start box actually is your fusible Link, you need to put that back in as that is the last line of defense against a short/fire.
I'm happy to hear how much the LSA whines. I'm swapping my whipple 2.3 out for a ported LSA set up. The whipple absolutely screams, and I was going to be sad if the LSA was quiet like alot of people have said.
@@nathanielmackinnon6738 lsa parts aren't as obscure as Whipple 2.3 stuff. Higher efficiency due to design. And it's a better size package than the old Whipple 2.3. Pain in the ass to install the Whipple.
LT just a warning with the 4l60 1-2 shift. The 4x4 transmission output doesnt like jarring shifts.. if the sunshell lives, the output will break. I did it with a naturally aspirated 4.3 in an S Blazer. Had a HD2 kit and shift servos that were a bit more agressive than the one you have but you have about 4x the power lol. Just a heads up.
You know it's almost a case for truck lads that you don't need a 6.0 or 6.2 to make power and for the effort an lsa 4.8 will be alotta fun. Makes me wonder if you could go even cheaper with those torqstrom kits. Can't wait to see the draggy on it once it's tuned up proper
I'm sure you know this,but the servo replacement should take about 20 minutes. I just set up mine for the 4l60e I am rebuilding for my Envoy XUV. I didn't install it because the trans is still apart, but it is put together and in a zip lock waiting.
Once again man..another stellar video. Love the truck. The engine bay itself after the install shows your attention to detail and love of the hobby. It's clean. Simple. But you have a truck that with some further tuning and maybe little higher octane fuel can make well over 600hp. In a short bed step side! This is the American dream truck for like the last 50 years dude. Think about it.
Very clean and functional install. Those Oetiker clamps are finding their way into a lot of different applications with oil cooler lines, AC system hoses, vacuum lines, heater hoses, etc. Loving that supercharger windup.
Hey man I just found your channel, seriously nice work on the build!! I just picked up a twin to your truck a few weeks ago, a 99 regular cab step side Silverado, its black even like yours, it’s 4x4 with the lm7, I would love to do something similar to what you are doing with yours! Im so impressed with how clean the install looks, I’m gonna go back and watch all your other videos on the build now. Seriously nice work man!
I’m very interested in your tuning experiences-that’s going to be me in a couple months, I hope. No supercharger, but otherwise the same process. My question is about tuning from the lean side. Goat Rope Garage suggests taking your tune (VE table) and multiplying by 1.1, ie adding 10%, as the first step so that you’re tuning from the rich side. Probably not an issue at “drivability” throttle settings, but you could hurt a supercharged engine pretty quickly at full throttle running lean while tuning. On the other hand, really nice work on the installation!
you're absolutely correct there about running a forced induction engine too lean. When I make the first VE table in boost regions, I always over estimate how much fuel iit wants so its rich, then I have to lean it out to reach the target.
Turned out great.... stoked to see how it does... I love that u r babying the 4l60... we built an Avalanche with a 5.3 and a super charger. It broke 3 transmissions.... they just r not that strong... anyway this is turning out really nice. Excited to see the wrap
The charger hoses would look better with that GM flex weave over it would help out the look. That whine is kewl gonna make people do a double take. Once the awd is installed that's gonna be a blast. Looks awesome!!!
Looks like a clean install, apart from those hoses. Glad that you mentioned it and I'm sure you will figure out a better looking setup. Definitely fix it, because it ruins an otherwise top notch looking install. Thanks gor sharing.
This makes me want my single cab 03 back. my goal was charging it, I had done the suspension, vette servo, cam, exhaust, basically everything before the charger, then sold it before ever getting it boosted.
love the content LT.......you've made great progress on this truck .....she looks,sounds, and performs great. Hope to see you in Las Vegas .....best of luck
I think the install looks great, LT. Looks like a factory job to me. I have really enjoyed watching the install and can’t wait until the videos keep coming. Happy for ya on finding what you love to do. I always said if you love what you do it’s really not a job lol. Great video and I’m so glad I found your channel. Thanks for sharing!
Yes it’s finally finished well almost lol Yes those caltracs will help big time with wheel hope my truck has 420 up and 400 torque and and use to wheel hop till I installed coatracs now no wheel hop at all just a bit of spinning then gone lol
Engine bay looks great. I think the routing of the hoses for the supercharger going to each side looks cool. I would not change it. I could see this truck being awesome in the snow when teh AWD conversion is done. I would expect you get snow in Utah in the winter.
I agree, I think it would be awesome in the snow, but sadly the last few years in Utah have been a drought, so hardly any snow to play in in the city I live in.
Swish on the oetiker clamps. looks sweet also back in the good old days of HPTuners there was no table in the truck pcm available for min pulse. I felt your pain trying to tune deka 80s.
Put a transgo 4l60e-hd2 shift kit. It includes a oversized boost valve. Alone with the corvette Servo will increase the holding capacity of your trans if it is in decent shape.
I would also install a Transgo HD2 shift kit along with the Corvette servo to get by with the 4l60e. I Installed both on my 2004 suburbans 4l60e which has 200k on it along with a bigger tru-cool trans cooler and Amsoil transmission fluid and the transmission runs and shifts so much better, I also replaced all the shift solenoids, down shift 3-2 solenoid and PW converter solenoid along with the transmission pillow switch and updated all the accumulator pistons from the problematic plastic ones to the aluminum pistons. My trans should last for a while as long as I don't beat the hell out of it on a daily basis and drive it like a sain person plus it's a suburban, not like I am going racing with it but will tow with it here and there and is why I did all the upgrades on it.
Speaking from experience here man, do as you please but the same day I put my corvette servo in my stock 60e she took a dump on me. Up until then it was very solid and had no signs of “slipping” or any other issues whatsoever and that was on a stock 5.3 with a tune and 40k on it. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Best of luck regardless
Ya I like the corvette servo but 3/4 is usually what goes you can block off the 3/4 accumulator and maybe some hole drilling and a bigger boost valve but you know 4l60e problems
After I put the corvette servo in my old 4l60e, it was the beginning of the end. Stock 5.3 blew it to pieces 4 times before I swapped it all out. Input/output shaft, and everything in-between broke at one point.
Hmm interesting? I did it on my 04 z71 with headers and exhaust. No issues at all and I haven't been easy on it lol. I also have 33s, it made a huge difference the best upgrade I've done to the truck always hated the way it shifted before. I've got it tore apart getting ready to fix rust and paint the frame, then throw a 398 stroker in it and a performabuilt 4l60 black edition trans.
@@christophermix6845 I think there were some golden 60es out there. I've seen a few guys pushing boost through them and they are good. But I think most of them were problematic. I have an 02 Z71, ext cab. Maybe the weight played a factor too. After the first tear down, I put in an HD2 shift kit thinking it would help. It did last about 6k miles but then I started to slip 1-2 shift and eventually lost it all. After 2 years of rebuilds, I swapped in a 403 stroker and a built 4l80e. It's awesome.
@@mac007taz interesting. Performabuilt has a build video and says the main issue is the filter get clogged and the trans gets starved of fluid, he modifies the valve body and stuff to fix it. They seem to have a bullet proof 4l60. Of course the sun shell and stuff needs upgraded. And of course the pathetic stock tranny "Cooler" keeps the fluid nice and hot to help burn the clutches up haha. I was going to do the 80 swap but by the the time I get everything I need it would of cost the same as their black edition 60 which is rated for 1000hp, and I would have a lot of labor swapping the 80. And I love 60 gearing, the 80 just seems sluggish compared to the 60. I've almost got my 398 stroker done. What did your truck end making to the wheels? And what's your setup? Mines a LQ4 bored .30 over 3.900 stroke, JE race pistons weigh 385 grams, CNC LS3 heads,ported L92 intake manifold, Ported LS3 throttle body, 229/244 630/615 113 BTR stage 3 LS3 NA cam.
Sounds great. You said something about wheel hop but also it looks like you are combating that in the process. Tune well once you get to the fine tuning stage I'm sure you will pick a few hp / tq numbers. Fuel yes it's out of this world right now even with my 6.0 all stock drinks some fuel at 14.7 / 15.0 mpg. Not my daily yet but we're close. Heck even my cruze isn't cheap at 65$ a tank for 91 non e. But I can go 400 plus miles to a tank so thats my daily at 34.5 mpg. Be safe out there.
I'm about 2 weeks away from having my 2011 Yukon XL 2500 done. I am keeping the mechanical fan, that that's going to complicate things. It's funny, getting the supercharger bolted up is the easy part...Getting it tuned through Blackbear Performance...
Update: I have about a week left of work. Need to install cooling system and fab the intake tube. Not good at welding aluminum so I am using 4 inch Stainless steel for the intake. I would like to rewrap my wiring too.
not sure of the height of your radiator for the intercooler bricks on the supercharger and dont know what you used as a coolant but the vp stay frosty coolant coupled with a couple 8in high flow fans will keep that thing chilly...even at idle
A good 4l60 modification to 4l75 can handle it no problem precision transmission gives you a taste,better gearing Sonnax makes shafts bigger and stronger than 80s
Those hose clamps just make minor roadside repairs impossible without proper tools. That's not what the factory uses, for that reason, those are not "OEM like".
@@FireballMullet I do all my own tuning. There are those out there that are significantly better than I am. But I have fun doing what I do. Unfortunately I just shoved the crank out of the bottom of my engine. So it's time to build a new one.
@@thatgreenrcsb Nice man, yeah I put an original tune on mine, just pulling timing and keeping it a tad rich for first start up, but I got scared after that LOL.
There is an awd dyno in town I might use, or just switch the 2wd case back in… not sure how the timing is all gonna work with this, but I do want it to be awd for LS fest
I’m currently building a “5.3” it’s a 5.3 with 4.8 pistons. 706 heads. Turbo. Stainless valves. Dual valve springs. Yadayada turbo 400 swap. It’s gone take me a while. I’m ready to see what the single cab will run
Most guys aren't running a trans cooler half the size you got it and with the corvette servo I'd take some timing out at the 2-3 shift so it can shift under WOT
Hello sir, love the channel. Especially the suburban build as I am doing a 1996 Tahoe that I’m putting a 6 L from a 2500 suburban. Today I’m not talking about that, this is about my sons truck. He was given a 02 Silverado to be a donor vehicle for his 86 k5. I have completely taken out the wiring harness and plan to use most of it probably the exception would be the airbag because my son does not want to change the steering wheel. I was thinking about the ABS. Is there a relatively easy way that you know of to put ABS on my son solid axle K5 which would hook up to the factory ABS stuff from the O2 Silverado?
Do you really have to worry about the transmisson with those "tiny tyres" ? I run my TH700 and 871 blown 454 for a long time with 295*15*50 tyres - no problems at all
@@theautumnwind2152 faster shifting and sportier/lighter trans. To show a hood built trans can hold. But I get it. I’m gonna be getting my 80e built for to swap in my truck too
Why don't you just add a whole bunch of torque management to your shift? That's how I made my 4L60E last 8 months behind my cammed 6.0 while I saved up for my 80E. Also, when you pull timing for shifts, you can make the shift happen faster.
Because the hot air from the blower enters from the bottom of the brick first, my thought was to have the hottest air meet the coolest liquid. Can’t say if that’s right or not though…
@@LawrenceTolman But the air entering the cover should be at its coldest and the coolant exiting the brick as hot as possible. To me it makes sense to have the cold coolant enter the top, it should result in colder air entering the cover and hotter coolant exiting the brick.
So cool the project is finished, it's wicked. I have a question you said you need to run premium in it now. I live in Canada we don't have E85. Low grade is 89, mid is 91, and premium is 93 octane. Are you running 93 octane in it?
Where I live, the best pump gas I can get is actually 91 octane, that’s what I’m tuning in now, but timing is very conservative. so 93 would be a lot better if it were available, but of course e85 would be best of all
Hey LT, I didn’t see a check valve in your catch can lines. Just wondering if you had one built into the can itself. If there’s no check valve, you’d be pressurizing the crankcase every time you make boost.
OK guys, after talking with Matt, I'm gonna start gathering all the stuff I need to do a flex fuel conversion so we can really let this thing rip!
Time for a brake fluid flush lol
I had the corvette servo in my old 4l60e and it worked perfectly, just never do a 2-3 shift at wot mine didn't even last 1 time
We the entire motorsports community do hereby swear to use the $14 Harbor Freight furniture dolly for making transmissions mobile.
2 of them will hold a Mercedes 5 cylinder diesel and transmission.
here here!
I use old creepers for transmission carts work perfectly I have like 5 or 6 old craftsman creepers aka trans carts
I have many of them thru the shop. Might sound crazy but I've had over half ton on them and still work fine. I have a brake lathe sitting on 2 and a stage2 TH400 on another currently Lol
Cheers!!
Put a transgo .500 boost valve in the pump while you’re in there and will REALLY HELP the transmission by raising line pressure especially under WOT
You don’t owe us the 2WD burnouts, LT, but we’ll take them!
Looks great and sounds amazing! Well done!
The LSA sounds great, super stoked for the AWD conversion. Love this channel!
Love the LSA build. I have 3 suggestions.
1. Have you considered a breather to get rid of crankcase pressure now that the engine is boosted?
2. You can buy higher flowing 3/4” ZL1 lid manifolds from places like Dedicated Motorsports with AN fittings and put 90 degree fittings on for the cleaner hose running look that you are looking for.
3. On cars like my LSA 416ci CST-V, I run the blower coolant tank to pump, pump to bottom of lid brick manifold, top of lid brick manifold to the intercooler, from intercooler back to the coolant tank. Getting the hot coolant to the heat exchanger first will cool it down faster and should keep the coolant pump and tank cooler.
Awesome video and thanks for sharing info on min injector pulse. Just put 80lb/hrs in my turbo lq4 and I'm sure you saved me hours as I've only idled it so far. Keep up the great work!
sure thing, and good luck with the build!
@Lawrence LT Tolman, that positive battery jump start box actually is your fusible Link, you need to put that back in as that is the last line of defense against a short/fire.
hmm, I'll have to look into that
I'm happy to hear how much the LSA whines.
I'm swapping my whipple 2.3 out for a ported LSA set up. The whipple absolutely screams, and I was going to be sad if the LSA was quiet like alot of people have said.
Why you swapping out the whipple
@@nathanielmackinnon6738 lsa parts aren't as obscure as Whipple 2.3 stuff. Higher efficiency due to design. And it's a better size package than the old Whipple 2.3. Pain in the ass to install the Whipple.
@@SCwrestlerTTSB ok understood
LT just a warning with the 4l60 1-2 shift. The 4x4 transmission output doesnt like jarring shifts.. if the sunshell lives, the output will break. I did it with a naturally aspirated 4.3 in an S Blazer. Had a HD2 kit and shift servos that were a bit more agressive than the one you have but you have about 4x the power lol. Just a heads up.
Fun fact, im watching this while sitting in my 07 Silverado "classic" single cab 2wd dreaming about being able to afford a supercharger. 🏁🇺🇲
You know it's almost a case for truck lads that you don't need a 6.0 or 6.2 to make power and for the effort an lsa 4.8 will be alotta fun. Makes me wonder if you could go even cheaper with those torqstrom kits. Can't wait to see the draggy on it once it's tuned up proper
I'm sure you know this,but the servo replacement should take about 20 minutes. I just set up mine for the 4l60e I am rebuilding for my Envoy XUV. I didn't install it because the trans is still apart, but it is put together and in a zip lock waiting.
Once again man..another stellar video. Love the truck. The engine bay itself after the install shows your attention to detail and love of the hobby. It's clean. Simple. But you have a truck that with some further tuning and maybe little higher octane fuel can make well over 600hp. In a short bed step side! This is the American dream truck for like the last 50 years dude. Think about it.
Very clean and functional install. Those Oetiker clamps are finding their way into a lot of different applications with oil cooler lines, AC system hoses, vacuum lines, heater hoses, etc. Loving that supercharger windup.
Congratulations on you build bud! Im so excited and happy to see you excited for all your hard work you have put in!
#ChevyLSA
thanks! its a blast
Hey man I just found your channel, seriously nice work on the build!! I just picked up a twin to your truck a few weeks ago, a 99 regular cab step side Silverado, its black even like yours, it’s 4x4 with the lm7, I would love to do something similar to what you are doing with yours! Im so impressed with how clean the install looks, I’m gonna go back and watch all your other videos on the build now. Seriously nice work man!
Hey thanks a ton, I appreciate it! I put a lot of effort into trying to make it clean and simple, so I’m glad you noticed!
I’m very interested in your tuning experiences-that’s going to be me in a couple months, I hope. No supercharger, but otherwise the same process. My question is about tuning from the lean side. Goat Rope Garage suggests taking your tune (VE table) and multiplying by 1.1, ie adding 10%, as the first step so that you’re tuning from the rich side. Probably not an issue at “drivability” throttle settings, but you could hurt a supercharged engine pretty quickly at full throttle running lean while tuning. On the other hand, really nice work on the installation!
you're absolutely correct there about running a forced induction engine too lean. When I make the first VE table in boost regions, I always over estimate how much fuel iit wants so its rich, then I have to lean it out to reach the target.
Goal achieved. The install looks amazing 🤩.
I’ve been waiting for the first drive!!
Turned out great.... stoked to see how it does... I love that u r babying the 4l60... we built an Avalanche with a 5.3 and a super charger. It broke 3 transmissions.... they just r not that strong... anyway this is turning out really nice. Excited to see the wrap
at least I've got the 4L80 for when the time comes
The charger hoses would look better with that GM flex weave over it would help out the look. That whine is kewl gonna make people do a double take. Once the awd is installed that's gonna be a blast. Looks awesome!!!
Can feel your excitement.
Good job dude.
Looks like a clean install, apart from those hoses. Glad that you mentioned it and I'm sure you will figure out a better looking setup. Definitely fix it, because it ruins an otherwise top notch looking install. Thanks gor sharing.
Love that blower whine!!!
This makes me want my single cab 03 back. my goal was charging it, I had done the suspension, vette servo, cam, exhaust, basically everything before the charger, then sold it before ever getting it boosted.
love the content LT.......you've made great progress on this truck .....she looks,sounds, and performs great. Hope to see you in Las Vegas .....best of luck
I have a .017" nitrous pill in the boost vacuum line to bypass actuator to help with the instant boost, when applying light throttle situations.
I think the install looks great, LT. Looks like a factory job to me. I have really enjoyed watching the install and can’t wait until the videos keep coming. Happy for ya on finding what you love to do. I always said if you love what you do it’s really not a job lol. Great video and I’m so glad I found your channel. Thanks for sharing!
I’d throw a Sonnax Line pressure booster in as well just to be on the safe side.
Love the sound of a supercharger over a turbo. Going to be cool to see what the horsepower it makes.
I love the lsa whine. I can’t hear mine whine. The exhaust is too damn loud. Your exhaust sounds just loud enough but not too loud. Nice work.
Its an addicting sound for sure
Yes it’s finally finished well almost lol
Yes those caltracs will help big time with wheel hope my truck has 420 up and 400 torque and and use to wheel hop till I installed coatracs now no wheel hop at all just a bit of spinning then gone lol
LOVE the supercharger whine. Can't wait to see what this runs 0-60.
Man awesome job bud that thing is sick 👌I’ve been watching all your vids since you started love your content man 🤟🤟
The wire @ 7:05 is a "fuse link." You might consider that.
Engine bay looks great. I think the routing of the hoses for the supercharger going to each side looks cool. I would not change it. I could see this truck being awesome in the snow when teh AWD conversion is done. I would expect you get snow in Utah in the winter.
I agree, I think it would be awesome in the snow, but sadly the last few years in Utah have been a drought, so hardly any snow to play in in the city I live in.
Swish on the oetiker clamps. looks sweet also back in the good old days of HPTuners there was no table in the truck pcm available for min pulse. I felt your pain trying to tune deka 80s.
Put a transgo 4l60e-hd2 shift kit. It includes a oversized boost valve. Alone with the corvette Servo will increase the holding capacity of your trans if it is in decent shape.
Lt you made my day when you said you owed us a couple 2 wheel drive burnouts, I have been patiently waiting. Aloha Brother 🤙🏼
hope you like em!
@@LawrenceTolman Food job and thanks
That supercharger whine! 😍
I would also install a Transgo HD2 shift kit along with the Corvette servo to get by with the 4l60e. I Installed both on my 2004 suburbans 4l60e which has 200k on it along with a bigger tru-cool trans cooler and Amsoil transmission fluid and the transmission runs and shifts so much better, I also replaced all the shift solenoids, down shift 3-2 solenoid and PW converter solenoid along with the transmission pillow switch and updated all the accumulator pistons from the problematic plastic ones to the aluminum pistons. My trans should last for a while as long as I don't beat the hell out of it on a daily basis and drive it like a sain person plus it's a suburban, not like I am going racing with it but will tow with it here and there and is why I did all the upgrades on it.
Gotta love the whine with it.
Speaking from experience here man, do as you please but the same day I put my corvette servo in my stock 60e she took a dump on me. Up until then it was very solid and had no signs of “slipping” or any other issues whatsoever and that was on a stock 5.3 with a tune and 40k on it. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Best of luck regardless
Or…. If it ain’t broke fix it till it is😂
Ya I like the corvette servo but 3/4 is usually what goes you can block off the 3/4 accumulator and maybe some hole drilling and a bigger boost valve but you know 4l60e problems
Lt the truck looks and sounds great
That start up tho!!! 🤤🤤🤤🤤
I had very bad luck with boostdistrict
very cool to see the truck run and drive
After I put the corvette servo in my old 4l60e, it was the beginning of the end. Stock 5.3 blew it to pieces 4 times before I swapped it all out. Input/output shaft, and everything in-between broke at one point.
Hmm interesting? I did it on my 04 z71 with headers and exhaust. No issues at all and I haven't been easy on it lol. I also have 33s, it made a huge difference the best upgrade I've done to the truck always hated the way it shifted before.
I've got it tore apart getting ready to fix rust and paint the frame, then throw a 398 stroker in it and a performabuilt 4l60 black edition trans.
@@christophermix6845 I think there were some golden 60es out there. I've seen a few guys pushing boost through them and they are good. But I think most of them were problematic. I have an 02 Z71, ext cab. Maybe the weight played a factor too. After the first tear down, I put in an HD2 shift kit thinking it would help. It did last about 6k miles but then I started to slip 1-2 shift and eventually lost it all. After 2 years of rebuilds, I swapped in a 403 stroker and a built 4l80e. It's awesome.
@@mac007taz interesting. Performabuilt has a build video and says the main issue is the filter get clogged and the trans gets starved of fluid, he modifies the valve body and stuff to fix it. They seem to have a bullet proof 4l60. Of course the sun shell and stuff needs upgraded.
And of course the pathetic stock tranny "Cooler" keeps the fluid nice and hot to help burn the clutches up haha.
I was going to do the 80 swap but by the the time I get everything I need it would of cost the same as their black edition 60 which is rated for 1000hp, and I would have a lot of labor swapping the 80. And I love 60 gearing, the 80 just seems sluggish compared to the 60.
I've almost got my 398 stroker done. What did your truck end making to the wheels?
And what's your setup?
Mines a LQ4 bored .30 over 3.900 stroke, JE race pistons weigh 385 grams, CNC LS3 heads,ported L92 intake manifold, Ported LS3 throttle body, 229/244 630/615 113 BTR stage 3 LS3 NA cam.
Sounds great.
You said something about wheel hop but also it looks like you are combating that in the process.
Tune well once you get to the fine tuning stage I'm sure you will pick a few hp / tq numbers.
Fuel yes it's out of this world right now even with my 6.0 all stock drinks some fuel at 14.7 / 15.0 mpg.
Not my daily yet but we're close.
Heck even my cruze isn't cheap at 65$ a tank for 91 non e. But I can go 400 plus miles to a tank so thats my daily at 34.5 mpg.
Be safe out there.
So clean. Good job man. This would probably pass a visual in CA lol.
Very clean build! Looks amazing
I'm about 2 weeks away from having my 2011 Yukon XL 2500 done. I am keeping the mechanical fan, that that's going to complicate things. It's funny, getting the supercharger bolted up is the easy part...Getting it tuned through Blackbear Performance...
Update: I have about a week left of work. Need to install cooling system and fab the intake tube. Not good at welding aluminum so I am using 4 inch Stainless steel for the intake. I would like to rewrap my wiring too.
looks good man, sounds sweet too!
Great job LT. Man I wish you were closer I am wanting to start my build. 2014 Silverado gen v upgrade to a 427 yeeee high
We need more power. Lol
Sounds like a blast!
not sure of the height of your radiator for the intercooler bricks on the supercharger and dont know what you used as a coolant but the vp stay frosty coolant coupled with a couple 8in high flow fans will keep that thing chilly...even at idle
Well done LT, Just awesome.
Get that red top LSA trim piece, that engine bay needs a pop of color and would complete your factory look! 🤩
that would be the icing on the cake.
I hate to add another thing ti the list but a Sonnax Performance pack would really help keep the 4L60 alive.
It would, but this was a temporary band aid to help me get through one event until I can swap the 4l80
The install looks amazing!
Thank you!
A good 4l60 modification to 4l75 can handle it no problem precision transmission gives you a taste,better gearing Sonnax makes shafts bigger and stronger than 80s
Those hose clamps just make minor roadside repairs impossible without proper tools. That's not what the factory uses, for that reason, those are not "OEM like".
I miss the whipple I had on my truck. The s480 makes more power, but just not the same.
Did my LSA on my LS3 last year. The tuning made me super nervous and I chickened out and had it Dyno tunes 😂
@@FireballMullet I do all my own tuning. There are those out there that are significantly better than I am. But I have fun doing what I do. Unfortunately I just shoved the crank out of the bottom of my engine. So it's time to build a new one.
@@thatgreenrcsb Nice man, yeah I put an original tune on mine, just pulling timing and keeping it a tad rich for first start up, but I got scared after that LOL.
A great whine! haha
Can't wait till its AWD setup is installed.
_FMG
Hearing the supercharger makes me wish I still had my CTS-V.
Doubt you'll have time, but a few dyno pulls before the AWD conversion would be great.
There is an awd dyno in town I might use, or just switch the 2wd case back in… not sure how the timing is all gonna work with this, but I do want it to be awd for LS fest
Now we know why they make excessive beauty covers! Maybe chop up a caddy one
I’m currently building a “5.3” it’s a 5.3 with 4.8 pistons. 706 heads. Turbo. Stainless valves. Dual valve springs. Yadayada turbo 400 swap. It’s gone take me a while. I’m ready to see what the single cab will run
What is the difference between pistons in a 4.8 and 5.3? I thought the difference between the engines was the crankshaft stroke and rod length.
I rebuilt the 4L60 in my 5.3 Z71. Should have upgraded to the 4L,80
Most guys aren't running a trans cooler half the size you got it and with the corvette servo I'd take some timing out at the 2-3 shift so it can shift under WOT
It’s got 100% or the factory torque management still in place, it pulls a lot of timing for the shifts
lookin good LT big like from your biggest fan. really curious to see what the color is on that wrap.
Looks clean
Lawrence your definitely going to have to do some awd burnouts gymkhana style!, when your done with the truck
not sure if the truck will have enough sauce to spin all four, but we're gonna try
Richard holder did a video on this engine.
Super clean!!
The stock alternator wire is a joke a must do for anyone.
Any chance we can get a "cost" break down for all the parts for this build? This is _exactly_ what I want to do to my '06 Silverado (I'm in Ogden...)
Next video should be caltracs install then big Smokey burnouts.
I like it!
Nice work
That thing must be really fun to drive. Looks great! Time to take donations for fuel and tires.
I have this same truck only a fleet side 03. You owe me those burnouts I've watched every minute of this build.
I’ll deliver!
Looks great!! Can't wait to see what's next!!
That’s a bad a s s build man 🔥🔥🔥looks easy 😂but we know that’s kinda hard to do
Keep it up 🔥
just lots of time is all it takes
Sounds good LT
Put you a 2.38 pully and a 8.5 or 2.5 and 9.1 crank pulley and you will be way over 20lbs of boost.
I don't remember if you changed the input shaft on the all wheel drive t case. The 4l80 is 32 spline, and the 4l60 is 27 spline.
I actually just received the 32 spline shaft in the mail, it it’s not in the case yet so I can still use it on the 4l60 for now
Hello sir, love the channel. Especially the suburban build as I am doing a 1996 Tahoe that I’m putting a 6 L from a 2500 suburban. Today I’m not talking about that, this is about my sons truck. He was given a 02 Silverado to be a donor vehicle for his 86 k5. I have completely taken out the wiring harness and plan to use most of it probably the exception would be the airbag because my son does not want to change the steering wheel. I was thinking about the ABS. Is there a relatively easy way that you know of to put ABS on my son solid axle K5 which would hook up to the factory ABS stuff from the O2 Silverado?
Do you really have to worry about the transmisson with those "tiny tyres" ? I run my TH700 and 871 blown 454 for a long time with 295*15*50 tyres - no problems at all
I would love and much rather see the build continue to use a 4l60 based transmission. Like a built 65/70e awd lsa truck would be so cool
Why? For the ridiculously low 1st gear? Why not just run a stronger trans.
@@theautumnwind2152 faster shifting and sportier/lighter trans. To show a hood built trans can hold. But I get it. I’m gonna be getting my 80e built for to swap in my truck too
Why don't you just add a whole bunch of torque management to your shift? That's how I made my 4L60E last 8 months behind my cammed 6.0 while I saved up for my 80E.
Also, when you pull timing for shifts, you can make the shift happen faster.
its running all of the factory torque management now so it does pull a bunch of timing for the shifts, but a part I already have can't hurt either
That truck needs a HD power dome hood badly!
I know, it does!
Would the intercooler brick not be more efficient if the colder water enters the top half first?
I think they are backwards. He should flip them
Because the hot air from the blower enters from the bottom of the brick first, my thought was to have the hottest air meet the coolest liquid. Can’t say if that’s right or not though…
@@LawrenceTolman the zl1 s are plumbed opposite. The supply is on top from the factory. See you at ls fest.
@@LawrenceTolman
But the air entering the cover should be at its coldest and the coolant exiting the brick as hot as possible. To me it makes sense to have the cold coolant enter the top, it should result in colder air entering the cover and hotter coolant exiting the brick.
Why don't you wrap it with a big Tolman Performance logo?
So cool the project is finished, it's wicked. I have a question you said you need to run premium in it now. I live in Canada we don't have E85. Low grade is 89, mid is 91, and premium is 93 octane. Are you running 93 octane in it?
Where I live, the best pump gas I can get is actually 91 octane, that’s what I’m tuning in now, but timing is very conservative. so 93 would be a lot better if it were available, but of course e85 would be best of all
Hey LT, I didn’t see a check valve in your catch can lines. Just wondering if you had one built into the can itself. If there’s no check valve, you’d be pressurizing the crankcase every time you make boost.
No there’s no check valve in the catch can, but where the vacuum source is in the blower snout, it never sees boost.
@@LawrenceTolman Ahhh. Yes! Thanks for explaining. I’ve been watching from the beginning! Keep ‘em coming. Hope you can make 100k subs by summer.
what are you using for engine management? did you tune the stock computer?
I put the corvette servo in my 4l60e when I rebuilt it and it barks second gear now. 94 c1500
That barking sound is the 10 bolt differential crying.
Link to the cal tracks you bought? I need some for my single cab😜
That is why you make file copies, 2 stock 1s and rest are tuned...