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CThis is just too good to be true… can make any old GM a “new” vehicle with just bolting in new items… can’t wait to hear how the truck runs!
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread L86 to L8T in '19 Yukon XL Denali.Bolted right up, need to keep the original flexplate due to ring gear tooth count difference though.
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread L86 to L8T in '19 Yukon XL Denali.Mounts are in and trans is mated. Just replaced the passenger motor mount so I still have the one parts store special on the driver...
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread L86 to L8T in '19 Yukon XL Denali.Note to self, just stick with OEM parts. Motor mounts were bad and I didn't pre-order them so I picked up a set from the local parts...
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread L86 to L8T in '19 Yukon XL Denali.Pulled the motor out a tad, saw that the dowels were being self clearanced by the block and proceeded to sand them down and put some...
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CWhoa up! I broke a transmission pump on my Chevy forcing the engine and trans back together. There are 3 spline sets that have to line...
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread L86 to L8T in '19 Yukon XL Denali.Agreed, I don't think I'm in this same boat as my torque converter still freely spins, however, better safe than sorry. I've broken a...
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CGood plan. I was going to suggest NOT using bolts to get a full mate.
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread L86 to L8T in '19 Yukon XL Denali.Consensus reached after talking to some of my fellow gearheads was to pull the motor just enough to wrap some emery cloth on the dowels...
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CAfter reading through @L8T BURB thread, I decided to swap out the broken L86 (Thank you GM DoD) out for the L8T. So far smooth sailing...
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Cchevman88 reacted to L8T BURB's post in the thread 6.6 Gas L8T Engine Swap in 2015 Suburban with
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@chevman88 The shop that did my swap had HP tuners, but the tuner was definitely in over his head with fine tuning this setup and doing... -
Cchevman88 reacted to B-train's post in the thread 6.6 Gas L8T Engine Swap in 2015 Suburban with Like.
Total bummer....... On my 2017 6.2L with the 8 speed, I can change anything I want on the engine side. Yours should be the same I...
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread 6.6 Gas L8T Engine Swap in 2015 Suburban.It's a 6.2 with the 10l80. I just didn't know how integrated the transmission portion was in the tune and if whatever transmission I had...
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Cchevman88 reacted to B-train's post in the thread 6.6 Gas L8T Engine Swap in 2015 Suburban with Like.
Another option you could do is get HP Tuners for yourself for about $600 with starter credits. Then, "test drive" any new HD pickup...
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Cchevman88 replied to the thread 6.6 Gas L8T Engine Swap in 2015 Suburban.@L8T BURB - would you mind DMing me who you worked with on your tune? Looking at doing the same to my '19 Yukon with a 10l80e and had...
