Shaun_300 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Not sure how many of you know of my little project truck I have, it's a 2000 Chevy Silverado, regular cab short box, 5 speed stick, 2 wheel drive. Had a 4.3L V6 in it when I bought it and always wanted to put a V8 in it, got my hands on a LS6 a couple years ago (00-03 Corvette Z06 engine). Rebuilt it with different heads, big camshaft and some other goodies and dropped it in. Estimated horsepower between 450 and 500. Had some issues getting the clutch to work right! Anyways just posted this on a truck forum I'm on so I figured I'd share. Got working on my truck finally today. Was having clutch and starter clearance issues. First setup was a LS6 flywheel/4.8 clutch/NV3500. Bolted up, starter clearance was good but the clutch wouldn't release. Figured out the 4.8 flywheel is about a half inch thicker than the LS6 so figured that was the problem. Got a 4.8 flywheel, bolted it up, and it was too close to the block so the starter dragged. Didn't know what the heck to do then, so I ordered a 4L80 flexplate spacer, went to put it in today and the damn bolts were too short, the bolts are direct ship from manufacturer, already had the tranny out of the truck. I was pissed. So I got thinking, I'll put the LS6 flywheel back in to solve the flywheel bolt issue, and shim the slave cylinder out. Got it back together before 5:00, fired it up and the clutch works perfect! Don't have it off the hoist yet, still gotta bolt the exhaust up, fired it up without the Y pipe and man does it ever sound sweet! Wish it could leave it like that! Gonna put the right fuel filter on tomorrow, throw a new leaf spring in it and take it for a test drive tomorrow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 yea from everything you've said about that truck it probably sounded like it was a fire breathing monster being straight piped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Man I wish I could have got a video, I'll get some videos of it on the road once I get some insurance on it. Had it out for a rip last Saturday with the dealer plate on it to see how it ran. Ran great! Still getting the 3 year old gas out of it, it don't like that too much. It's started coming around after I put 40 bucks of fresh stuff in it. Holy crap does it ever scoot! Sure sits you back in your seat! Had a 2010 Camaro SS out for a tour the other week, it was automatic, the truck would put a good run on it let me tell ya! Still have some tuning issues to get addressed. Gonna call for insurance next week and see how that goes. Been over 3 years since my DUI and I turned 25 last year so it should be reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Man that's sweet Shaun, I took my first ride in a Z06 a few months ago, and without traction control there's no ready to keep her pointed in one direction, can't imagine what that motor would do with a few mods in a truck frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 The Vette's are fun to drive John! What year of Z06 did you ride in? If it was 06 or newer it'd have the LS7 7.0L which is 505hp stock. They are an animal! Have yet to drive a newer Z06. Just did an online quote for insurance, $108/month. Gonna call monday to make sure that's right. Got a quote last year for $240/month or something. If it's anywhere near 108 I'll be driving it by the end of next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 good luck with the insurance keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 He picked up an '02 on Ebay with 8,800 miles on it for about 26k. He's only put about 600 miles on it since last fall. Don't know what **** do with it, but he's got more money then sense, with 3 vettes, a 70 cutlass, 67 nova, and God knows how many trucks, a BMW, and an Acura. I'm sure there's others lol. oh yeah, forgot about the GTOs. Yeah I'm jealous, but sadly he never finishes squat, half of them will sit in the elements cuz he loses interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourthenILdeerhunter Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 sweet cant wait to see a video of it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 He picked up an '02 on Ebay with 8,800 miles on it for about 26k. He's only put about 600 miles on it since last fall. Don't know what **** do with it, but he's got more money then sense, with 3 vettes, a 70 cutlass, 67 nova, and God knows how many trucks, a BMW, and an Acura. I'm sure there's others lol. oh yeah, forgot about the GTOs. Yeah I'm jealous, but sadly he never finishes squat, half of them will sit in the elements cuz he loses interest. For what it's worth, the **** was supposed to be a "he'll", not "****" Sometimes apostrophes can be useful. :chair: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Well so far so good, have to replace the pressure hose for the power steering tomorrow. Started off as a seep but now it's leaking pretty good. Been mainly driving it around town and on the outskirts. Tonight I took it into Ottawa for the first time, it did well! Still waiting for my updated tune and trying to find the right MAF sensor for it, running it with it unplugged for now since it won't run right with it plugged in. Appears to get basically the same gas mileage as the 4.3L did. Ran it easy between 70 and 75 the whole way, where it purrs ~2000rpm. Never checked but probably got 20mpg on the little trip into the city and back. I imagine it'll get 22-25 once the tuning is right and the MAF works as it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Good deal Shaun! I know you've put quite a bit of work into it. Man, 20+ mpg is great for that set up. What kind of gears are in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Well she's on the road! It's got 3:42 gears in it mudrunner. Took it to Ottawa the other day, ran it around 75mph and it burnt the same amount of fuel as it did with the 4.3 when it was in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad dryden Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Gosh last time I seen this truck you posted a picture of the truck with no motor several years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Gosh last time I seen this truck you posted a picture of the truck with no motor several years ago. Yep not anymore! Got a pretty big heart in her now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Friend of mine had an old stepside chevy, think it was a 67 if I remember right, he had a 327 vette motor in it. Nothing like your beast hp wise, but that truck was pretty quick. You got a place to run her in the quarter Shaun? Would be curious what the truck would turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Yeah there's a place over in Luskville, QC that has a 1/4 mile strip. Also one down near the border which is only a couple hours away. I figure it should run in the high 13's or low 14's depending if I can hook off the line. The tires actually stick a lot better than I thought they would, it's pretty quick! Peels the tires going into 2nd gear if you're really onto it. :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Updated pic of it, crappy cell phone pic. It looks clean there but it's actually dirty, black is sooo hard to keep clean but looks awesome when it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 looks good, shaun. long live the beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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