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hopefully scheduling a tune Friday at Black Bear performance in San Diego
also snapped some pics with my real camera…but havent edited them yet so deal with this gopro shot
Nice!
not typically a pickup guy - but this thing looks pretty cool :tup:
Nice shot :tup:
Is that the new Titanic replica in the background I’ve been hearing about?
I was thinking that looked like the Titanic too
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i havent updated this in a while and i realized im terrible at remembering to take pictures while i do this stuff…
so in the past month i replaced the o2 sensors (free of charge)warranty from VatoZone and i replaced the fuel pressure regulator/filter
i also noticed the charging system wasnt working too hot when i had my stereo on while using the AC so i ditched the 105amp alt for a 145 amp.
this then resulted in a new serpentine belt and while i was there i decided to charge my AC back up since it wasnt blowing very cold.
last night i finally changed out the beat up monroe shocks
prest-o change-o!
then i changed out these cab mounts
and boom. back to riding on a cloud…or something like that
while it was up in the air i greased up all the suspension and noticed a nail in my rear tire that was promptly pulled out then plugged.
i do actually go in for a tune at 2pm on friday at Blackbear Performance…FINALLY.
i have also been eyeing the Dakota Digital cruise control setup ($300) for my weekly drives to San Diego and started doing some research and found out i can just use the oem silverado cruise module which i scored on ebay for $30 and just have to come up with a means to set the system. a few guys sell the updated gm turn signal stalk with cruise control functions on it but i think it would look out of place so i just ordered up a toggle for power and a momentary to set. should get all that stuff this weekend and hopefully tackle it next week.
thats it for this update…
looking good. I did not know these trucks used coils in the back instead of leafs
RWD Chevy trucks came standard with coil springs, leaf was an option.
RWD GMC came standard with leaf springs, coil was an option.
Needs FI
So those gas-a-just ride a lot harder? I’m actually going from some monroe shocks to gas-a-just as well in a couple weeks in the mustang. I hope they firm things up some.
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well I just put them on last night and I commute to work via bike so I cant really give you an answer yet but I can assure you they are WAYYYYYYYY better than what was on the truck.
the Monroe’s I pulled off looked like they have been used in Beirut since 1991
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whats the conscious on wheel adapters?
I really want to try and run c5 z06 oem wheels.
I cant stand the wheel selections available to the 5x5 bolt pattern…
actually ill just make a separate thread about it.
YASSS
if the stanceworks retards can get away with the shenanigans they pull on adapters you should be fine
Hey now watch it hah. But @XwalkerX they’re fine. I’ve used them with zero problems and know others too. Just buy quality. No eBay shit. Go with AdaptecSpeedware. They make awesome stuff, top notch customer service.
^ have you run their stuff? I’m thinking about picking up a set. they have a cool configurating tool on their site
finally got the truck a proper tune this afternoon from Justin at Blackbear Performance.
right off the bat he noticed that the MAF was reading high causing the engine to run rich!!! so he fixed that, dialed in the shifts, raised the idle a bit in anticipation for a cam swap, set up an aggressive shift mode in the tow/haul setting that i can run a momentary switch on pin 56 to activate.
after about 40 min of driving around and tweaking he he dialed it in and i was on my way. totally satisfied customer. i can already feel the difference in throttle response and the good ole butt dyno.
while he was working his magic we got to talking and i told him my current plans of a TSP 224r cam swap because i didnt want to deal with building the trans to run boost…turns out he has run 11psi through a 60e in his wifes tahoe for like 25k miles and all it has is a vette servo and his previous silverado had a blower running about the same psi through a 60e and it only had a shift kit…
so basically got my wheels turning again…
oh and all my cruise control stuff showed up today so hopefully i can set that up this coming week.
What’s the cost to build a 60e to handle some boost power?
roughly 3-4k