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[fr34kout]

Installed my TBSS Wheel with DIC

Looks good, that reminds me I gotta go figure out why my DIC isn't working. Hoping it's just a blown fuse.

 

[EMT]

I plastidipped my wheels (I know, I know, overspray... I need new tires anyway)

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and removed my running boards

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[BoldAdventure]

So shiney! I've seen a lot of sharp black Trailblazers & Envoy's lately and getting jealous of what clean unscratched paint looks like.

 

[Ryda55555]

Salt covered but parked beside another gmt360 at canadian tire getting oil additive and mobil1 5w30 to see if that gets rid of the p0014

 

[Playsinsnow]

I will check them again this morning, but I put 40 psi in them about 4 seconds before the first test right where I was testing it. Should the chalk come off perfectly to the outside edge of the outer tread? If so I'd have to go even lower psi

You want an even line of chalk on the ground. If the outside "side" tread chalk wore off and on the ground you're too low.Chalk should wear off evenly across the width of the tire. This can vary, mine Michelin's wear off fine at 34-37. Any higher and the chalk is lighter on the ends of the chalk line.

 

[The_Roadie]

Was getting a death wobble at freeway speeds (I take surface streets to go 8 miles to work), but I needed the cargo room to pick up my brother, wife, and little rat dog for his winter visit from Wisconsin. So I took off the worn-out General Grabbers and spacers and put on the 29" OEM tires (I saved on the OEM rims) that hadn't been used in 8 years and less than 10K miles.

Oh, they look dumb but ride nicely. The wobble's root cause is a worn inner tie rod end I already have the spare for.

 

[blazinlow89]

Hmm wonder if my inner tie rods could be the culprit of my death wobble. Only developed after I replaced the UCAs. Going to try balancing the tires first.

The stock tires look so dinky.

Today we drove back from Harrisburg/Hershey PA. Roads after York were terrible. Closer we got to MD the deeper the snow and the more terrible the drivers. Seen some really messed up accidents and tons of cars on the side of the road spinning tires. The truck maintained well and got a new record of 16 MPG with 4WD on for 70 miles.

Since the truck behaved I rewarded it with a full tank of fuel.

So shiney! I've seen a lot of sharp black Trailblazers & Envoy's lately and getting jealous of what clean unscratched paint looks like.

They make unscratched paint?

 

[kjkim93]

added my new led fogs. About 3600 lumens. Pretty damn bright

 

[Inert_Static]

I figured snow had melted enough to go into 2wd again... thought wrong...

got her stuck in a snow bank. only slightly embarrassing....
spent about 10 min but got her out with 4wd. love my envoy.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

We got another 3 inches last night, making 9 total but not enough to warrant 4x4 use yet.

 

[Sparky]

Heard a noise that I've never heard from the truck before. Started it up to start defrosting while I brushed off the fresh snow this morning and there was this... how do I describe it... cross between a quiet squeal and groaning noise. Popped the hood but couldn't really tell where it was coming from. Wasn't very loud and couldn't be heard from inside the truck at all. It went away later and was fine the rest of the day. Maybe it was just a pulley that really doesn't like the cold, or maybe my power steering pump that I never replaced this year. Don't know

Other than that, I crossed over 190k recently and she's still going strong

 

[Ryda55555]

Washed her for the first time in a loong while

Trying to decide if i should still buy a 9-7x when the snow stops or use that $10-15,000 to move out.

If i get the saab its going to be the 5.3 100% and then with a tune, cold air inductions filter, and e-fans it'll be pushing near 400fwhp
+ a cam swap in the future etc.

But having you're own place means parties and girls and freedom

 

[Playsinsnow]

Washed her for the first time in a loong while

Trying to decide if i should still buy a 9-7x when the snow stops or use that $10-15,000 to move out.

If i get the saab its going to be the 5.3 100% and then with a tune, cold air inductions filter, and e-fans it'll be pushing near 400fwhp
+ a cam swap in the future etc.

But having you're own place means parties and girls and freedom

Save it and forget you have it, buy your ride, get your place, in that order. I stayed athome until I married. But thats just my hindsight advice. Move out and go broke and no one to answer to. Whatever you decide, have fun doing it!

 

[fr34kout]

Washed her for the first time in a loong while

Trying to decide if i should still buy a 9-7x when the snow stops or use that $10-15,000 to move out.

If i get the saab its going to be the 5.3 100% and then with a tune, cold air inductions filter, and e-fans it'll be pushing near 400fwhp
+ a cam swap in the future etc.

But having you're own place means parties and girls and freedom

The 5.3 isn't even going to get close to 400 with an intake tune and efans. Stock is 303 at the flywheel, intake, tune and efans may add around 40. Even at 345-350 at the crank, you'd be seeing around a 15% drivetrain loss bringing you down to ~300 rwhp lol. I actually want to dyno my truck but don't feel like spending a couple hundred for 3 runs.

With the cam and a correct tune, you might make it to mid 300 at the wheels.

 

[Playsinsnow]

There is a shop who cammed a 5.3 cop tahoe. Spring rod bolts the works. Headers and exhaust but left the cylinders. A lot of work and it was free labor with several grand in parts. Low 400HP but only 350ish to the wheels. Search the gmperformance and ls1tech forums. 400hp to wheels is no problem but the extra ponies don't come cheap.

Here's a start for that kind of cash

Crate Engines: Powerful and Classic Chevy Race Engines | Chevrolet

Mopar Pro Shop - Mopar Performance Parts (MoPowered) - PERFORMANCE ENGINES

 

[Ryda55555]

Might just buy the aero for $13K lool

I was promised by the specialty corvette shop that i'd be getting around 370 for $1000 which includes cai, tune and efans and a DOD delete
Said they'd give me dyno runs to prove
So around 315-320 to the wheels
So yea with the cam i'll see mid 300s

I just wanna build on a v8 lol

 

[fr34kout]

Are you comfortable doing some of the work yourself? I'm sure you could do it cheaper than that. I think my PCM fenderwell intake was a little over $200, their mail order tunes are $250, and I set up my own E-fans for under $150, I think I paid around $85 for 2 12" fans plus a relay with some connectors and wires.

Btw DOD can be deleted in the tune, but a true delete would require changing components in the heads. I had PCM tune out my DOD

 

[Playsinsnow]

Then have the shop put the cam in and dyno it for you with the change saved. When do you pickup the aero?

 

[Ryda55555]

I guess i'll just wait and see what i decide when the time comes.
I wish i'd bought the denali lol already looked into engine swapping and its not worth it

 

[fr34kout]

Yea it's really not unless you could do most of the work yourself. If you had a blown engine and could find a junkyard 5.3 for around $500 and spend another couple hundred rebuilding it it would be worth it, but paying a shop to do it is not worth it at all lol. The last few years of the i6 has almost as much power as the 5.3 does.

I've considered a lot of things as long as I've had my truck. Turbo, procharger, supercharger, bore it out and stroke it out to 383, etc. All of it just doesn't make sense to me when I really think about it. Going to be spending $5k give or take for maybe a 50% increase in power. But I'm still in a big ass heavy truck and there's no tracks here to run it legally. Even then I might go from mid 15's to 13's, big deal that's still slow lol.

 

[Ryda55555]

Yea it's really not unless you could do most of the work yourself. If you had a blown engine and could find a junkyard 5.3 for around $500 and spend another couple hundred rebuilding it it would be worth it, but paying a shop to do it is not worth it at all lol. The last few years of the i6 has almost as much power as the 5.3 does.

I've considered a lot of things as long as I've had my truck. Turbo, procharger, supercharger, bore it out and stroke it out to 383, etc. All of it just doesn't make sense to me when I really think about it. Going to be spending $5k give or take for maybe a 50% increase in power. But I'm still in a big ass heavy truck and there's no tracks here to run it legally. Even then I might go from mid 15's to 13's, big deal that's still slow lol.

Haha you forgot about the rear diff, harness, pcm, engine mounts and all the other things you need. If i could just throw in a 5.3 even for $2-3000 and be done with i already would have done it, just for the ft/lbs and the exhaust tone lol
And you're right that the new i6s are close but nothing sounds or feels better than a v8
My dad has an 03 aviator with the 4.6 v8 with around 308hp and my truck doesnt even compare lol pick up and throttle response are lightyears ahead
My voy feels like a steam boat unless its already moving
But im not going to be racing racing, i just want the off the line and the response
It just feels good haha
.... And im also tired of getting beat by kias

 

[fr34kout]

Haha you forgot about the rear diff, harness, pcm, engine mounts and all the other things you need. If i could just throw in a 5.3 even for $2-3000 and be done with i already would have done it, just for the ft/lbs and the exhaust tone lol
And you're right that the new i6s are close but nothing sounds or feels better than a v8
My dad has an 03 aviator with the 4.6 v8 with around 308hp and my truck doesnt even compare lol pick up and throttle response are lightyears ahead
My voy feels like a steam boat unless its already moving
But im not going to be racing racing, i just want the off the line and the response
It just feels good haha
.... And im also tired of getting beat by kias

Rear diff is minor lol, the smaller ones should be able to handle the power. But I do want to swap in a TBSS rear end. That difference in gear ratio alone would make by far the biggest difference of the line for the price. If you have the 3.42 (I don't even remember, is that the correct number?) rear end ratio like I do, a TBSS 4.10 rear end will be the biggest bang for the buck.

 

[Playsinsnow]

Jumping to a 4.10 rear end will be the best way to instantly inprove off the line times from a 3.42.

Ryda, stop racing kias! Lol. The new 2.0turbo has 276hp and 269 ft/lbs torque, about 6 secs 0-60 and 15flat in the 1/4. And miatas are some of the fastest cars at the track. Wouldn't own either. Set it up so you can power brake it and smoke out the whole intersection

 

[Ryda55555]

Jumping to a 4.10 rear end will be the best way to instantly inprove off the line times from a 3.42.

Ryda, stop racing kias! Lol. The new 2.0turbo has 276hp and 269 ft/lbs torque, about 6 secs 0-60 and 15flat in the 1/4. And miatas are some of the fastest cars at the track. Wouldn't own either. Set it up so you can power brake it and smoke out the whole intersection

Im talking about the sorentos hahahaha
They're pretty fast and its embarrassing
3.3L direct injection v6 DOHC with 290hp and 252ft/lbs

 

[Ryda55555]

Rear diff is minor lol, the smaller ones should be able to handle the power. But I do want to swap in a TBSS rear end. That difference in gear ratio alone would make by far the biggest difference of the line for the price. If you have the 3.42 (I don't even remember, is that the correct number?) rear end ratio like I do, a TBSS 4.10 rear end will be the biggest bang for the buck.

A 4.10 tbss rear end is $1000 minimum
But i'll keep that in mind
I know the 9-7x has the 3.73 rear

 

[fr34kout]

A 4.10 tbss rear end is $1000 minimum
But i'll keep that in mind
I know the 9-7x has the 3.73 rear

$1000 minimum, wtf? I saw several on eBay around the $350-400 mark. In fact I just saw one that's been listed for a long ass time at $600 currently at $300 or make an offer. Shipping would still probably be a few hundred bucks, but I don't see it costing $1k.

I saw one a while back that was listed at $425 including everything but the wheels. I told them I didn't need the brakes, shocks, or control arms and they said they could sell it to me for $350 stripped, and I think freight was going to be about another $350 to Hawaii. The one for $300 right now is in Wisconsin, a lot closer to you than the other one was to me lol.

 

[Playsinsnow]

There's one on ebay from an '06. $300 plus $250 shipped to USA. Either drive across to pickup or take the hit. They're out there!

 

[Ryda55555]

I guess toronto just charges an arm and a leg lol
But i'll definitely keep that in mind

Just realized i'd probably lose 4x4 right?

 

[Playsinsnow]

You would have to replace the front diff when you change gears if you want to keep 4 wheel drive, or rip the front out and have 2wd. Unless you are going to tackle this yourself I would just buy the truck with the V8 and axles/gears you want.

 

[Playsinsnow]

Im talking about the sorentos hahahaha
They're pretty fast and its embarrassing
3.3L direct injection v6 DOHC with 290hp and 252ft/lbs

I bet it was black and looked sharp. Almost as good as your Voy?

I have this image of a you in your Voy just waiting to go for it at the light from the right lane. Look down at your phone for no reason and the lady, or dude?!? lol, mashes the gas before you do so you take off after her, or him. All at the amusement of the guy in the Audi behind you two

 

[Ryda55555]

I bet it was black and looked sharp. Almost as good as your Voy?

I have this image of a you in your Voy just waiting to go for it at the light from the right lane. Look down at your phone for no reason and the lady, or dude?!? lol, mashes the gas before you do so you take off after her, or him. All at the amusement of the guy in the Audi behind you two

Hahaha it was a base model beige color, looked slow but was driven by a middle eastern guy.
We were at a red and he was on the right and i was on the left
There was a parked car half a block away so i saw him start to creep up the line to cut in front of me when it turned green
I noticed so i started creeping up too... Lets just say he was in front of me by the time we passed the parked car lol
I wasnt expecting it to be as fast as it was so i didnt go all out but still....

But yea with the costs of a built v8 engine swap, 4.10 gears while keeping 4x4 for the snow, beefing up the tranny and the down time it wouldnt be worth it AT ALL lol
If i buy a v8 model with the 3.73 gears, 4 years newer, and almost 1/3 the kilometres it'll cost $5000 on top of trade in which is still saving money

 

[smt 59]

Alot being done to the trucks, all I did was run her through the car wash(touchless) of course.

 

[Playsinsnow]

I wasnt expecting it to be as fast as it was so i didnt go all out but still....

Always go all out. It's not a race if you don't.

I have evry light I drive timed. No creeping here. Might leave early though haha

 

[smt 59]

Hey Ryda--be carefull of the stunt driving laws now here in Ontario, it's a very expensive pull over + tow + impound fees etc. A friend on mine got nailed in his C6.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Get a place to live first. Screw vehicles until you can stand on your own two feet.

 

[BoldAdventure]

Get a place to live first. Screw vehicles until you can stand on your own two feet.

Wisdom right here.

 

[Sparky]

I guess toronto just charges an arm and a leg lol
But i'll definitely keep that in mind

Just realized i'd probably lose 4x4 right?

You'd lose 4x4 unless you changed the front diff.

Even then you'd lose ABS as the system would freak out over the gear changes. And on a 2005 or older you cannot fix that. Someone here has run into this, not sure if he ever got around that issue somehow or not. I think he ran into shift point problems too as the computer was beyond confused.

 

[jbones]

I did nothing.

But was in the garage a few minutes back and took a glance at the TB, and I thought to myself "that 2" lift/level doesn't look all that high anymore, compared from the stock we raised it from a year or so back. Maybe it settled? But darn I should have put on the 2 1/2 lift.

 

[BoldAdventure]

You'd lose 4x4 unless you changed the front diff.

Even then you'd lose ABS as the system would freak out over the gear changes. And on a 2005 or older you cannot fix that. Someone here has run into this, not sure if he ever got around that issue somehow or not. I think he ran into shift point problems too as the computer was beyond confused.

No! On 2005 and newer you have speed sensors in the back. You can only use 2005 and newer axles.

2002 seems to be the year with major issues regarding the ABS problems and dash lights. No one can reprogram the speedo.

 

[Sparky]

No! On 2005 and newer you have speed sensors in the back. You can only use 2005 and newer axles.

2002 seems to be the year with major issues regarding the ABS problems and dash lights. No one can reprogram the speedo.

The guy I'm thinking of (shdwdrgn I think?) has an 04 and his truck freaked out when he put a different ratio rear axle in it. THe problem is the speed sensor is on the tail shaft, not in the pumpkin, so gear changes affect the speed the sensor sees, which then doesn't match the front wheel speed sensors, which makes the ABS go berserk.

If the speed sensors were in the pumpkin watching the ring gear (like on my Camaro) or on the axles, then gear changes wouldn't affect it. Not sure why they put them on the tail shaft instead of on the pumpkin.

2002-2005 you can't reprogram the speedo, right. 2006 and newer you can (including gear changes so none of the issues above happen afterward).