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Old 05-05-2024, 02:35 PM   #5
Blue 13
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Drives: 2013 SS/RS
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I drag raced and hard drove my stock 6L80 at 780rwhp with no failures. The new build required a built trans.

Mine started life as a L99 before the old build. AFM sucks and WILL fail, it’s just when. If you’re building it, it’s easy to replace the valve train and no longer worry about it. I bought a 24 GMC 2500 to tow over a 1500 to avoid AFM/DFM altogether.

Car is a tank. It takes a beating very well and many people on here have been in sizable crashes and the car was less damaged than you thought, but it’s heavy. Still WAY better looking than a 6th gen.

No issues I’ve had except blend door. It’ll fail too. Just no idea when it does until the a/c just blows hot.

It’s a great foundation to go crazy and with some simple mods can be a great daily.
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