Mid engine 1968 c10
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Mid engine 1968 c10 This is my first post on this forum so we’ll see how this goes. I’m building a twin turbo 5.3 lm7 1968 c10 but with an engine in the back. It will also be frame swapped to a 2002 2wd gm 1/2 ton. I’m going with a stock (for now) t56 out of a 2006 z06. Going to convert the front half to gto style. Getting a complete rear suspension don’t know the exact year website says 05-07 z51. The diff is out of a 2010 corvette it’s a 2.73 but I found 3.73 gears on summit racing that says they will work (SUM-741001). For the twin turbo stuff it’s all off of ebay. The plan is to go with the stage 1 ghost cam kit off of summit as well with BTR Delphi ls7 lifter set. SUM-8715-2-DLSTL and X1249922516. Turbos are VS Racing C366V-1 VSR 66/73 Cast T4 Turbo .91 AR.
So my questions are:
Will my tranny bolt to my diff and will the gears be suitable or too much?
For the lm7 will the cam work well with the turbos? What other upgrades will I need to do? I’ve heard both ways about trunnion upgrades so I’m not sure.
For the ecm I think I’m going to stick with the stock one and go HP tuners but I I think I’m going to have to tune it myself (for budget reasons). I am aware of how difficult it will be but want to learn. I do have a computer so what does everyone recommend for software and such for tuning?
I forgot to mention a clutch. I need a good clutch that won’t be 2k but still work well. What do you all recommend?
So my questions are:
Will my tranny bolt to my diff and will the gears be suitable or too much?
For the lm7 will the cam work well with the turbos? What other upgrades will I need to do? I’ve heard both ways about trunnion upgrades so I’m not sure.
For the ecm I think I’m going to stick with the stock one and go HP tuners but I I think I’m going to have to tune it myself (for budget reasons). I am aware of how difficult it will be but want to learn. I do have a computer so what does everyone recommend for software and such for tuning?
I forgot to mention a clutch. I need a good clutch that won’t be 2k but still work well. What do you all recommend?
Last edited by Midc10; Dec 30, 2024 at 05:39 PM.
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A two day swap? lol I wish but I’ve decided to drop all trunnion and lifter upgrades to keep it cheap and go with ls6 springs and go back to the drawing board for a cam and turbos. Long story short, not even close.
This is my first post on this forum so we’ll see how this goes. I’m building a twin turbo 5.3 lm7 1968 c10 but with an engine in the back. It will also be frame swapped to a 2002 2wd gm 1/2 ton. I’m going with a stock (for now) t56 out of a 2006 z06. Going to convert the front half to gto style. Getting a complete rear suspension don’t know the exact year website says 05-07 z51. The diff is out of a 2010 corvette it’s a 2.73 but I found 3.73 gears on summit racing that says they will work (SUM-741001). For the twin turbo stuff it’s all off of ebay. The plan is to go with the stage 1 ghost cam kit off of summit as well with BTR Delphi ls7 lifter set. SUM-8715-2-DLSTL and X1249922516. Turbos are VS Racing C366V-1 VSR 66/73 Cast T4 Turbo .91 AR.
So my questions are:
Will my tranny bolt to my diff and will the gears be suitable or too much?
For the lm7 will the cam work well with the turbos? What other upgrades will I need to do? I’ve heard both ways about trunnion upgrades so I’m not sure.
For the ecm I think I’m going to stick with the stock one and go HP tuners but I I think I’m going to have to tune it myself (for budget reasons). I am aware of how difficult it will be but want to learn. I do have a computer so what does everyone recommend for software and such for tuning?
I forgot to mention a clutch. I need a good clutch that won’t be 2k but still work well. What do you all recommend?
So my questions are:
Will my tranny bolt to my diff and will the gears be suitable or too much?
For the lm7 will the cam work well with the turbos? What other upgrades will I need to do? I’ve heard both ways about trunnion upgrades so I’m not sure.
For the ecm I think I’m going to stick with the stock one and go HP tuners but I I think I’m going to have to tune it myself (for budget reasons). I am aware of how difficult it will be but want to learn. I do have a computer so what does everyone recommend for software and such for tuning?
I forgot to mention a clutch. I need a good clutch that won’t be 2k but still work well. What do you all recommend?
Andrew
