CJ Hungus' build thread

[drperry]

i recommend the 8.1l swap

those motors have some balls, thought breifly about sticking on in my F150.

Probably a lot of work to fit a big block into a GMT900....

Or anything less than a 3/4 ton, at least

You can get a ton of power out of BBC but big power isnt all I am looking for. With a BBC I would be lucky to get double digit gas mileage. I can have BBC power and LS engine gas milage with the combo I am looking at. Its the best of both worlds with new technology.

If you get the "work horse" 3/4 ton 6.0.... The 8.1 got better gas mileage...

 

[CJ Hungus]

i recommend the 8.1l swap

those motors have some balls, thought breifly about sticking on in my F150.

Probably a lot of work to fit a big block into a GMT900....

Or anything less than a 3/4 ton, at least

You can get a ton of power out of BBC but big power isnt all I am looking for. With a BBC I would be lucky to get double digit gas mileage. I can have BBC power and LS engine gas milage with the combo I am looking at. Its the best of both worlds with new technology.

If you get the "work horse" 3/4 ton 6.0.... The 8.1 got better gas mileage...

Im going LS2, unless I can find an amazing deal on an LY6. My buddy has a 07 2500 with the LY6 and it will still get 10mpg towing 10k lbs. He gets mid teens completely unloaded.

 

[DV2000NJ]

i recommend the 8.1l swap

those motors have some balls, thought breifly about sticking on in my F150.

Probably a lot of work to fit a big block into a GMT900....

Or anything less than a 3/4 ton, at least

You can get a ton of power out of BBC but big power isnt all I am looking for. With a BBC I would be lucky to get double digit gas mileage. I can have BBC power and LS engine gas milage with the combo I am looking at. Its the best of both worlds with new technology.

If you get the "work horse" 3/4 ton 6.0.... The 8.1 got better gas mileage...

Loaded? Maybe, depending on the load. Unloaded? Uh... not so much.

8.1:
http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=54424&st=0

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12128&st=0

6.0:
http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12127&st=0

 

[Bigredmariner]

The 8.1 is a hoss for sure but I never got better than 10 mpg with mine.

 

[Dixie Fix]

hey i never said it was gonna get good mileage.

 

[CJ Hungus]

hey i never said it was gonna get good mileage.

Even if I was gonna go big CI, I would stay SB and go 427 LS3 or LS7

 

[66nova]

Just get you a LSX block and stroke the piss out of it!!

 

[PenguinLTZ]

I miss the power of my 8.1, but not the fuel consumtion LOL

The 6.0 in this pig is no mileage miser, but the 8.1 regularly got like 8 or 9 in mixed driving.

 

[CJ Hungus]

Just get you a LSX block and stroke the piss out of it!!

Wish I had the money to do that. If I had the money and was staying NA I would love to do a tall deck LSX block and go all the way to 502 ci Can you say 650-700rwhp NA in streetable SBC. But that is only a dream.

 

[CJ Hungus]

I miss the power of my 8.1, but not the fuel consumtion LOL

The 6.0 in this pig is no mileage miser, but the 8.1 regularly got like 8 or 9 in mixed driving.

you guys have heavy ass trucks.