Hello everyone!!!! 2012 Tahoe manual transmission swap?

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fozzi58

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There's a guy on TikTok I saw that put the same drivetrain in his GMT900 tahoe. I will have to look for it and post again here.

But yeah I've been considering it too. I'm super disappointed that the 4.10s I have are screaming on the highway with my 6L80. I didn't realize the final drive ratio between the T56/TR60 is much lower than the 6L80. I have 3.73's in my TA and at 80mph I am at 1800 rpm. My Burn is creeping up to 2250rpm at 80mph and thats with my 24's. When I put the 22's on with the low profile tires its over 2500rpm. That's NG for trips more than 30 mins which I do a lot of.

It would probably be easier to get a 10 speed in there but its also twice the price ($7k vs $14k)
 

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I've spoken with someone that has a GMT900 pickup that they said they swapped. Didn't get into too much detail, but said they used all GM800 parts to do it.

They did make a Mexican GMT900 pickup, but they only put the manual behind the v6. I even found a GMT900 3500, and it had a manual with a v6.

Years ago, I even found a guy selling a K2XX reg cab pickup with a factory manual transmission, in Las Vegas. It had a mexican plate on it. I asked, and he sent me the VIN. I've posted this a few times, and never had a response from anyone that has tried to look into the parts that way.
 

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