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Old 12-06-2016, 01:41 PM   #272
quadstar87
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Re: 68 c10 6.5 turbo diesel

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Originally Posted by marvgarr68 View Post
Thanks. Yea I put stronger gears in it and has held up fine. 4l80 takes a lot of power to drive. I didn't want too lose that's much power. I went electronic because at the time I could get the most power. Now their building pumps that run like garden hoses. It's nice though with cruise and high idle.
The 4L80E does take a bit of power to drive but on the 6.5L's it's also a slug due to heavy torque manage settings in the PCM. Slap a 2200 stall converter in and remove the torque manage with an Intercooled Holset, and you are pushing the limit on the torque rating of a stock 80E.
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