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    Newbie here...

    Struggling? That’s an understatement. That POS 6.0 with a supercharger was getting passed by little ol’ ladies in wheelchairs. :mad: You couldn’t maintain 70mph on cruise control without it dropping out and in of overdrive. God forbid you pulled a trailer. You couldn’t get over 7-8 mpg on...
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    Newbie here...

    FANTASTIC!!! Got the truck back about 8 months ago. They had a hell of a time with the wiring and ended up sending the truck to Predator. Even they kept it for almost 2 months trying to make the wiring work. In the end, EVERYTHING is perfect. I don't mind doing a swap like this but I have...
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    Just wanted to say Thanks to Mike L

    I logged on here about a month or so ago to dig up some info for my H2 duramax conversion. Since then I sent my H2 from NC to CA for the conversion. While being on this forum, it obviously didn't take long to find out what would happen to my trans when I added a PPE tune. I bought the PPE...
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    Finally, she's on her way...

    Been waiting for 3 weeks to send my H2 to CA to get the duramax diesel conversion. Already bought an '07 silverado with 44K miles already sitting in CA. Mike is building me a trans and gonna ship it.... and I've already bought a PPE Hot tuner. Can't wait to get this done. Hopefully...
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    Not A Dmax But Still GM Muscle!!!!!

    I can appreciate that... After an LT1, I 'm installing a blown 468 in my S10. Though these are older pics and I'm further along, this is what it's going in. Can't wait to se your camaro further along. Mark
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    Newbie here...

    :eek: 500 TO THE WHEELS???? That's roughly (assuming a 15% loss) 600 HP. I'm assuming that's why ripmf666 asked why I'm getting the standard instead of the hot. What's the general concensus then if I'm using a PPE with a stock engine and stage III trans? What PPE tune can I get...
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    Newbie here...

    I was getting the standard tune because of this schedule.... Power Level HP Increase Torque Increase 1 40 97 2 90 160 3 160 240 4 225 335 I was assuming that with a stock LBZ and Mike L's stage III tranny, I could only use the 3rd power level anyways without causing a problem...
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    Newbie here...

    I'm already finding that out...lol. While I'm having the conversion done, I've already bought a trans from Mike L and getting ready to order the PPE standard tune. There's a quick almost 4K I wasn't counting on...lol. Mark
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    How much is too much?

    No doubt in my mind....especially since the diesel setup is new to me and I don't know squat... :baby: Mark
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    How much is too much?

    Absolutely, I appreciate ya'lls help. This has been a great forum and very knowledgeable and informative. Mike seems like a great guy, I just hope I got enough tranny. I think it's the "lowest" level that Mike makes (Stage III), he said it should handle the 240 torque from the PPE. Mark
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    Pay me now, pay me later... any difference in cost?

    Sorry, didn't get the notification.. :confused: Anyways, Charlotte. Just for the record, I did buy the transmission from Mike L today. He's going to build it and ship it to my guy while the truck is in CA already. Can't beat that.... Appreciate the advice. Mark
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    How much is too much?

    Decided not only on the PPE's 160/240 tune on their standard unit but but a rebuild tranny from MikeL taking everyone's advice about watching the tranny trash 5th gear. Thanks guys, Mark
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    How much is too much?

    Thanks ya'll... I've decided to go with the PPE. No doubt in my mind that the EFI live may be the do all of tuners but unlike you guys, I'm already going up 300-400 ft lbs of torque over what I've had in the H2 before the conversion. For the 500 buck price range, if I ever decide to upgrade...
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    Pay me now, pay me later... any difference in cost?

    I'm gonna call him and find out what is what. I'm shipping my H2 to CA from NC next week. The company doing the conversion bought an '07 LBZ with 44K miles. I'm hoping I can get a trans from him shipped to the shop doing the work (at least they are both in CA) Then I could get a great tune...
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    Pay me now, pay me later... any difference in cost?

    Thanks Mike, Like I said, pay me now, pay me later... :( PM sent. Mark
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    Pay me now, pay me later... any difference in cost?

    Question for you tranny guys. I'm about to do the LBZ conversion in my truck. Obviously I'm using an allison trans. Everything I have read and been told is that you can add roughly 100HP to the Duramax before you'll start to have problems with the trans. My question to you is, is there any...
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    How much is too much?

    Mike, Yeah, I think they're running all three computers. We purposely bought an entire truck so they could have access to all things necc. Having said that, still thinking of EFI live? It's kind of funny, though I'm new to the diesel thing, usually a certain truck leans towards a...
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    How much is too much?

    Thanks paint, I'm keeping that in mind. Last thing I need with my knowledge is to trash the engine before I know what the hell I'm doing. Thanks Mike. I have ZERO experience with diesels. I've been wrenching on engines since I was 17 (I'm 47 now). This forum so far has been very...
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    How much is too much?

    The stock allison trans will take how much more HP/TQ over stock? Thanks, Mark
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    How much is too much?

    Hey guys, Got a question. I've searched in and out of the forums and can't what I'm looking for. When I install the LBZ in my H2 next month, I'd like a tune. I've checked out a bunch of tuners and for the most part, they all seem the same. I have a couple of questions. Superchips...
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