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DEMON44

DEMON44

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Oooo Ooooo working out a '72 Jimmy with a nice-ish body and junk drivetrain. and in a separate deal.........picking up the drivetrain out of a '91 crewcab diesel...... yup the whole thing.

6.2 banks turbo'd. 4L80E OEM standalone......NP205 baby. I even got the guage cluster for the electronic speedo.

play my cards right I can put it all together.
 
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this is the '72 I'm going to do everything I can get get my hands on. I don't have any pics of the drivetrain. yet.

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Nice! Rick definitely has those two at a decent price eh? If you haven't dealt with him in the past, he is a heck of a great guy!
 
I think anyone who needed fullsize Chevy parts was ever not out to that farm! I remember going out there when I was 17 to buy parts from him, haha
 
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woowoowoowoo...........24 hours and 1000miles later. what a gongshow.

but have hens teeth in hand. '91 6.2 banks turbo'd, vss 205, guage cluster, engine and 4L80e harness not cut, with standalone module.

good day.


the truck it all came out of. runner driver. but has blowby. and turbo needs new bearings.



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these are KM not MILES. :D
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Congrats!

Who cares if the motor needs some repairs, you are the right man for the job! :waytogo: The most interesting part of this is going to be making that mile-long setup fit into that cute little 1st Gen K5!....

It could be worse I suppose, you could be trying to add a Doubler too. That's not part of the plan eventually is it? :dunno:


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Sooooooo 1st gen wheelbase is shorter than 73-91 blazers WB? I thought they were bigger :doah:

no doubler plans. just rock it out as is.

as for the motor I've got no concerns about overhauling it if I have to. I bet the cylinders might be washed from excessive idleing. as it was a service truck of some sort that didn't make many miles on the odometer. was probably a yard truck that idled too much. and about $80 for an O/H kit for the turbo. thats cake to do.

I notice theres no wastegate on this banks unit. whats that about? I thought they were wastegated.
 
the rhino is a driver has been since about Feb. I'm going to put a 2wd NV4500 into it pull the auto. put the F450 diffs I got under it and call it good. maybe sledpulling, camper haulings is its destination.


I saw a sweet sweet MINT 1st gen K5 on the road about 45 minutes ago. horny for one of those now. always loved them but now its time i think. If a 1st gen can get good enough mileage with this optimizer 6.5L mechanical engine. and the 4L80e. I might daily drive that and punt the jetta.
 
No reason you couldn't get 22-24 mpg (US gallon) or better with that drivetrain in a first gen...as long as it's geared correctly. You want to aim for about 1850 rpm at 65 mph in OD.

Rene
 
You are correct, no wastegate. I do not know why they did not do one, it would have only made the setup that much better. They put a HUGE exhaust housing on it to limit max boost, 1 A/R IIRC. Huge hot side = turbo lag off the scale. Pack a lunch type lag. The hot ticket is the turbo Banks put on the 7.3L NON-Powerstroke, .60 A/R IIRC. They put a smaller hot side with a wastegate and it spools much quicker. I had a Banks 6.2L in my dooley and SERIOUSLY considered putting one of these on it. There were a few times when I nailed it at low speed and the turbo was partially spooled and the damn thing flat out ripped!! I was extremely impressed!! Unfortunately, that G-spot of boost/engine speed was elusive, so usually it was just doggy.
*My Opinion* Look around for a different turbo before you buy a kit for the one you have.
 
this banks junk is already on the engine. came with the deal.


and spot on. I certainly noticed the size of the turbine housing. not very impressed with that.
 
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