February 23, 20169 yr If you want to go fast and cheap, look for a used Procharger, Vortech or TVS 1900/2300 kit from a Silverado. The other option is to either have a manifold welded or buy the KB log and a reasonable turbo/bo valve and call it a day.
February 23, 20169 yr As for the other associated mods. I'd personally look for a 4.8 truck and save on the front end if you were doing a turbo. More displacement just equals a larger turbo so it doesn't get choked which then puts you in the ridiculous hp range for efficiency on the turbo. A 4.8 will comfortable spin 700+hp which is enough to start wrecking everything else on the truck if you drive like an asshole. If you do one on a 6l80 truck TUNE the tranny WITHOUT removing the torque management. A 4l80 will be quicker though and is a better platform for the build. $1k and bombproof. Makes the power hogging Allison the oil burners use look ridonkulous.
February 23, 20169 yr Better advice is however to keep your truck as a beater and buy a fun/fast car. Daily driving a truck is an exercise in stupidity. Making a pig fly is even worse. And yes, I surely do both. Horribly stupid. Fit a niche I needed at the time. In 10 months I am going to retire the Escalade to towing/winter duty and it will fill that niche MUCH better than the DD one.
February 23, 20169 yr Not saying I regret building mine, but the problem with ANY performance car/truck or whatever is that you own it for a while and it no longer feels quick. What was once nasty becomes tame. That feeling does NOT help the gas mileage, lol
February 23, 20169 yr And of course there is a huge part of me that wants a fully warrantied car again for that reason. Beat the fuck out of it ALL the time and not give two shits.
February 23, 20169 yr 49 minutes ago, ///M5 said: Ok. You've piqued my interest It should start around 1:42, he goes through the various gauges through the HU you can use. Most OEM stuff will work straight out of the box.
February 23, 20169 yr http://www.performancetrucks.net/forums/trucks-suv-classifieds-179/2009-turbo-silverado-539569/ Could let so.eone else do the work for me
February 23, 20169 yr 24 minutes ago, Julian said: It should start around 1:42, he goes through the various gauges through the HU you can use. Most OEM stuff will work straight out of the box. That only works with aftermarket hu though right? If I could just get the damn mylink "monitor" to work with a pc I'd have that and a lot more
February 23, 20169 yr 7 minutes ago, MKader17 said: http://www.performancetrucks.net/forums/trucks-suv-classifieds-179/2009-turbo-silverado-539569/ Could let so.eone else do the work for me That isn't a truck. Missing a pumpkin up front.
February 23, 20169 yr If I were going to replace the headunit in any car ever again in my life it will be with a computer. An Android is a computer, although for what is available to do that with I am still picking the pc. I would assume that will change in the next couple years though. We'll see. If I keep driving GM's then it won't as HP Tuners won't run on one, nor will miniDSP software.
February 23, 20169 yr I appreciate the link though. Makes me think of a pertinent question. Is there a brand of DD headunit that has an interface anyone really likes? I am pretty up to speed on the XML programming needed to alter mine now and it is time for an upgrade. Bummer I did realize is that I don't have enough contrast on my screen to run the colors I want during the day, means I get to rip different views though.
February 23, 20169 yr 54 minutes ago, ///M5 said: Better advice is however to keep your truck as a beater and buy a fun/fast car. Daily driving a truck is an exercise in stupidity. Making a pig fly is even worse. And yes, I surely do both. Horribly stupid. Fit a niche I needed at the time. In 10 months I am going to retire the Escalade to towing/winter duty and it will fill that niche MUCH better than the DD one. This certainly crossed my mind. Old Reg Cab truck and a nice fun to drive car for daily. Heck, it could be a used 3 series. 4 doors and more fun than anything I've ever driven day to day.
February 23, 20169 yr Turbo or centrifugal make for the best daily drivers. You control boost with your foot which in turn controls fuel economy and wear. Given turbo technology these days, you can pretty much much have any powerband you want.
February 23, 20169 yr 50 minutes ago, Tirefryr said: Turbo or centrifugal make for the best daily drivers. You control boost with your foot which in turn controls fuel economy and wear. Given turbo technology these days, you can pretty much much have any powerband you want. Heavy truck is more fun with it hotter on the low end though. Fuel economy is going to suck no matter what. Your right foot will insure that.
February 23, 20169 yr Perfect world I'd use a turbo for anything though. You just have to make up for the low end up higher, lol
February 23, 20169 yr 11 hours ago, dem beats said: Fly out at 5:30 am I can't wait to get out of here! Have fun Matt !
February 23, 20169 yr 10 hours ago, topgun said: You really like throwing money away don't you? You see my post a few weeks ago about a guy I know dropping 16k into fixing the fuel system and turbo on his '11 model? It had just over 100k miles on it. It's not a rule that you will spend more than the car costs. But then again over here diesels are a lot more prevalent and servicing one is cheaper
February 23, 20169 yr 13 hours ago, ///M5 said: Heavy truck is more fun with it hotter on the low end though. Fuel economy is going to suck no matter what. Your right foot will insure that. This would pretty much be my goal. 14 hours ago, ///M5 said: That isn't a truck. Missing a pumpkin up front. I'm not sure if my next truck will be 4wd. In Kansas I've only needed it a handful of times, but the situations were avoidable. Back home I've only ever used it on the beach, but that was because I was jacking around.
February 23, 20169 yr If you need a bed, you need one of these! http://resources.carsguide.com.au/styles/cg_hero_large/s3/hsv-gen-f2-maloo-ute-2015-(1).jpg
February 23, 20169 yr wtf http://resources.carsguide.com.au/styles/cg_hero_large/s3/hsv-gen-f2-maloo-ute-2015-(1).jpg
February 23, 20169 yr Ok, something wrong with the software in how it is dealing with that link... Try this one http://s3.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2016_hsv_gen-f2_02a_maloo-r8_01.jpg
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