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  1. Just finishing up the mechanical and tuning on the LSA install. 6.0 LQ9 with CnC’d LSA heads FIC 850cc Injectors (updated* 1000cc) 2 Bar MAP (updated* 3 bar) Comp Cam 54-454-11 LSA Supercharger 7.8 lower/ 2.35 upper (updated* 9.2 lower / 2.35 upper) 103mm Nick Williams TB 5 inch JLT CAI LS3 Blade MAF (updated* speed density) 1 7/8 headers 3 inch exhaust 3500 Circle D stall 4L80e All Wheel Drive
    3 points
  2. Finally got my differential narrowed and installed my bonspeed 22s 6in lip on the rears truck is dropped 4-6 ?
    3 points
  3. I didn't repaint them I cleaned them and applied this stuff https://www.amazon.com/303-30313-CSR-Protectant-Plastic-Fiberglass/dp/B00KN0UOEE I finally got my rear sway bar I ordered back in November but has been on back-order since And..... She's out for the spring!
    3 points
  4. Love the truck. My first SS. 05 AWD. I lowered it, put 24's on it, BTR stage 2 cam, trunnion kit, push rods and lot of other stuff. It had .660 valve springs, headers and intake. Feels like it has a shift kit but not sure. I ordered a speed engineering exhaust but wont be available for a few weeks. Waiting a bit to get it tuned. I'm not sure what else I want to do. I think I'm going with AutoCal V3 Tuning System from Black Bear performance I work from home so its doesnt get drove much. Currently somewhat stock exhaust with gutted cats and flowmaster muffler.
    3 points
  5. Back together! Aside from the rear bumper I didn't have time to put on. First I POR15'd the brackets for the cladding Made sure to test fit everything before I drill any holes I felt bad drilling into these nice clean rockers haha But I did make sure to spray lots of rust proofing in the holes even though it will never see salt All riveted back on Back together! ?? backed it out of the garage to see if outside
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  6. Hard to believe these trucks are hitting 20 years old. I took delivery back in March 13th 2003, coming up soon.
    2 points
  7. It is. One of two reasons it’s still there. The other reason is they didn’t have a flatbed with them.
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  8. Glad to see all of the spam gone man, I left for a while for personal reasons and I come back to the site and it was full of spam, I'm like what happened??
    2 points
  9. I think that's a great idea. I'll do whatever I can do to support it. Winner will get some SilveradoSS.com swag (Hat or t-shirt or decal, let me check my supply). They will also be put on the facebook group cover photo. I'll see what else I can think of...
    2 points
  10. Long time no updates! Just have been enjoying the truck! It is put away for the winter to I intend to do a few things to it. First of which is a Trans cool 40k cooler which I installed yesterday. So much bigger than the stock cooler Also looks super cool behind the grille!
    2 points
  11. Update. I got the Black Bear Performance EFILive AutoCal. Black Bear tuned it and made a huge difference. They did a great Job with the tuning. Then I installed the full speed engineering dual 3" exhaust with headers. Hated it ! Tooo loud and lost major low end torque. I changed it up using a single 3" pipe and much happier with the sound vs dual 3"s. Still lost some low end torque but I have no cats now and it is flowing way more then the previous exhaust. Put in bigger injectors recommended after the tune to help the stage 2 cam. Waiting on Black Bear Performance to help me get it re-tuned. The current tune is not liking the 42Lb marine injectors at all or the exhaust swap.
    2 points
  12. Hey everyone! It's been YEARS since I've been on the forum. So I guess I'll reintroduce myself lol. I've got a 2004 SSS that I bought new. I've lowered it and put on an exhaust but that's all for performance mods. Recently I installed a Retrax tonneau cover and Yakima Overhaul rack system. Hoping to get more active in the forum since I've got the mod bug again.
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  14. Thank you lol! Thank you!! Got everything back on including the cladding, I need to give it a wash but I love it! It has come a long way in the 3 months or so I've had it
    2 points
  15. As I was replying to another thread here, i was searching through my virtual pile of SS related photos and thought I would dredge up a few of the funny ones. Some of these I photo shopped myself. 1) I seem to recall somebody with a Red SS wanted more bass in their stereo, so I put in a bigger sub for him 2) Not sure why I did the riced out version of the SS, but it was funny looking. 3) The Lemon Fresh oil if from the internet. 4) It must be a bit hot where this guy lives. 5) Dual Radix super charger. Had a bit of fun photo shopping my single Radix in to two ;D 6) Ash all over my SS from a brush fire long ago (Southern California). 7) And we all know that Joseph was a carpenter, so he needed a fast truck to get around, that is why he had as SS.
    2 points
  16. Well look who paddled in on the negativity canoe! We’re actually super close to 1 million posts now and either way, if no one posted again this site is a gold mine of knowledge..
    2 points
  17. I’m still here ??‍♂️
    2 points
  18. 2005 SS with forged dished pistons, forged rods, ls3 heads with stainless steel valves and trunnion bear upgrade, 76/75mm trick performance turbo kit, devilsown meth kit, 40k trumax oil cooler, Texas speed cam 222/228, ls2 timing chain, built 4l60 with stage two shift kit and yank3600 stall, 120lb injectors, dual walbro 450 fuel pump with -10 feed lines and -8 return, 92mm holly hi-ram intake. Soon will be tuned for E85.
    2 points
  19. Seems like it is pretty perfect lol. I’ve seen them with more miles go for more.
    2 points
  20. Blackbear, does all my tuning with EFILIVE on my 03 Silverado ss
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  22. From the album: SS pickup

    Finally got her painted and mounted
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  23. Due to an over popular cam spec requesting this is a new cam help guide and posting. If you want to review the cams here, feel free and ask all you'd like in this post. Want a cam recomdation or have a question on a specific cam, just post it in here. Info for cams needed is... Year of truck: Model: Trans: Converter: Gear: Tires: List of current mods: Possible future mods: Goals for truck: Uses of the truck: Cam list: Comp Cams: XR259HR...206/212 .515/.522 112LSA. Great cam for a stock truck looking to make big low rpm torque and use a stock torque converter. Better suited to a 4.8L or very mild 5.3L. Recomended torque converter would be no more than a 3000 for a 4.8L or 5.3L and stock or 2600 for a 6.0L. Recomended valve springs would be LS6 GM springs. XR265HR...212/218 .522/.529 114LSA. Great cam for a stock truck using stock truck exhaust manifolds and either a stock converter or low rpm stall. In a 4.8L or 5.3L I'd recomend a 2600 to 3000 stall. In a 6.0L I'd recomend a stock or 2600 stall, but the 2600 would be better suited to the job. Recomended valve springs would be GM LS6 springs. XR269HR...216/220 .525/.532 114LSA Decent cam for a bolt on type truck running shorty headers or long tubes. Stock manifolds could be used, but headers would be a bigger gain at this point. For a 4.8L this is a fairly agressive cam and I'd recomend at least a 2800 to 3200 stall. For a 5.3L and 6.0L a 2600 to 3000 stall would do the job nicely. This cam isn't really recomended for gains with it's low lift and bigger duration. Other than great valve spring life there isn't much reason to run it. Recomended valve springs would be LS6 springs. XR273HR...220/224 .530/.534 112LSA Decent cam for an LQ9 for someone worried about valve spring life. With this much duration and this low of lift I just wouldn't recomend it as a choice for any application. XR277HR...224/228 .534/.537 112LSA Agressive cam for duration and LSA. Not enough lift to make it worth recomending at this duration. XR265HR...212/218 .558/.563 115LSA Very nice cam for a truck with mild exhaust upgrades. Not a recomended cam for a 4.8L or 5.3L as this much split with the small intake valves isn't the way to go. For a 6.0L this cam makes for a nice and mild dail driver with very little lope at idle. Stock converter can be used, but a 2600 stall is recomended. This cam can also be used with a blower or nitrous with decent results. Recomended valve springs would be LS6 spring or Comp 918. XR275HR...222/224 .566/.568 112LSA Very strong cam for a naturally asperated setup. In a 4.8L you'll need a 3000 to 3400 stall. In a 5.3L you'll need a 2600 minimum and best results at 3000 stall. With a 6.0L I'd recomend a 2600 to 3000 stall depending on how agressive you want the launch. This is a very good cam for torque in the middle rpm range. Recomended to use shorty headers or long tubes. You may also need an injector upgrade at this point. With good tuning the idle will be a bit choppy, but yet still very streetable and will make for a nice daily driver with some bite. Not recomended for nitrous or Supercharger. Recomended springs are LS6 springs or 918's. XR281HR...228/230 .571/.573 112LSA Very strong cam for a naturally asperated setup. Not recomended for a 4.8L or 5.3L. An L33 5.3L H.O. could run this cam with it's increased compression, but would require a 3200 to 3600 stall to be happy with it's results. In a 6.0L I would only recomend this for an LQ9 with it's increased compression and it could be ran with less stall due to it's cubes and compression. In an LQ9 I'd recomend long tube headers, LS6 or Fast style intake, and larger injectors. I'd recomend a 2800 to 3400 stall behind an LQ9 with this cam. Idle even tuned in perfectly will be choppy and will make for a decent daily driver as long as you aren't in heavy traffic. Not recomended for supercharger or nitrous. Recomended springs would be 918's. XER273HR...224/230 .581/.591 114LSA Very similar power band to the XR281HR, except with a better idle and better drivability. I would not recomend this for anything smaller than a 6.0L either. Recomended to run a shorty or long tube header. Larger injectors will be needed. I'd recomend a 2600 to 3000 stall for this cam. If it is well tuned in the idle is lopey, but not unacceptable for a daily driver. This cam will also work ok with L92 style cylinder heads. It happens to be one of the cams that Livernois has chosen for it's L92 package. Will work nicely with nitrous or a blower. MP122 or bigger for Magnacharger or D1SC for Procharger. Recomended springs would be 918's or 921's. XER281HR...232/234 .595/.598 112LSA Pretty much a cam built for no smaller than a 6.0L. If you want to run a cam like this you'll want more than the stock compression of an LQ9. I'd say no less than 10.5:1 compression. You'll also want a car intake for this rpm range. With a 6.0L you'll want a 3200 stall or higher. This cam is better suited to bigger inch such as 6.7L and bigger. Not recomended for boost or juice. Recomended springs would be 921's or Partriot Dual Gold's. XER287HR...238/240 .605/.609 112LSA If you want to run this with a 6.0L, shoot for 11:1 compression or higher, a stall of 3600 or higher, 1 7/8 headers, and a Fast intake. This would make for a nice agressive cam in a 6.7L or bigger that can still be daily driven. More cubes of course wouldn't require as much stall. Recomended springs would be Patriot Dual Golds. Texas Speed: Thunder Racing: Trick Flow: TFS-30602001...216/220 .560/.560 114LSA TFS-30602002...220/224 .575/.575 112LSA TFS-30602003...228/230 .585/.585 112LSA Still updating...
    2 points
  24. I am looking for a factory catback system for a 2003 Silverado SS. I have a Corsa catback on my truck now and prefer the stock setup. I am located in St Louis MO and am willing to purchase a stock exhaust or will trade the Corsa exhaust. The Corsa exhaust has less than 500 miles and the muffler and tip were only on the truck for a week before taking the tip off and swapping the Corsa muffler out for a Flowmaster(nothing has been welded and the Corsa muffler is mint and is what will be included). If someone in California is on this site near Santa Fe Springs there is a seller on EBay with the Magnaflow exhaust I really want but they won't ship it. I also have a full setup of American Racing Headers with cats with about a month of use I will be offering for sale soon, the setup was just too loud for my personal taste on a daily driver truck. If someone has a stock exhaust or can help with shipping the Magnaflow setup in CA please email me at [email protected].
    1 point
  25. I count for one in ontario Canada that is
    1 point
  26. Is this SSS still available?
    1 point
  27. I ran into this issue recently when I bought 22s reps.. my oem caps wouldn’t Clip into the rep wheels so what I did was put some electrical tape around each tab on the oem caps and then put them on… they have stayed on so far after a few months already.. other option would be to use a torch and heat up each tab and bend them out a bit until they can grab onto the clip ring on the wheel… I also have the 20s oem wheels on my single cab and I decided to put the replica caps on those… for replica caps on oem wheels, all u gotta do is trim off some plastic around the tabs on the rep cap and those do Clip onto the oem wheels..👍🏼
    1 point
  28. Most likely same part on any 6.5' bed GMT800 truck, gonna be lots of them in boneyards that aren't in road salt areas. Shipping probably cost more than the part.. Richard
    1 point
  29. To answer your questions; It handles slightly better I want to eventuality do a bigger front sway bar and a rear sway bar. The right is just as smooth as stock but I did get the correct drop shocks for it. Slight ribbing on full lock with stock wheel/tire combo but very minor. Overall extremely happy with it. Detailed it all up yesterday
    1 point
  30. I got the 2/2 drop in! Here are some quick pics. She needs a good detail!
    1 point
  31. Black bear ,EFILIVE
    1 point
  32. I can talk to my buddy and see if we can get some more details on this conversion!
    1 point
  33. I just took receipt of a 2003 SSS with less than 36K miles (100% stock) to replace my 04 that was stolen while serving in Afghanistan. Insurance only paid $12,700 so I had to pony up a few more bucks. So now I'm vigorously throwing all the previous upgrades at it. Installed the CORSA yesterday in my driveway, that was dumb, had to break out the saws-all. Should've gone to the hobby shop on base. Retrax gets here today, easy install. I had the Z06 brake mod on the '04 but I understand Rudy's no longer making the brackets, so I'm looking at the Wilwood 16" brakes. I still have the Belltech 2/2 spindle kit in boxes that never got installed so I'll take a chance and see if it'll work with the Wilwoods. Oh yeah and just replaced the original tires with brand new Eagle LS-2. Yes, the truck still had the original Eagle LS tires, so the center caps hadn't been dicked with and are mint. Last thing... I had the Revelco anti theft device installed, so nobody's taking this truck.
    1 point
  34. hasn't been on the site since he posted this over a month ago ? hate when people do that lol
    1 point
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  36. Update, ok I had to wait for another donor grille and found one at another wrecking yard. In my area there are not alot of 03-07 Silverado's at the local wrecking yards to find the honeycomb grille's or even the 03-04 type. Anyway I'm still waiting on my other 07 honeycomb grille to show up for the top area. On the bottom area I wanted to have the honeycomb as flush as possible with the grille outer trim instead of this, I wanted this, Which will look like this, and the grey trim ring will be gone. So I needed to cut more out of the mesh area to take that away. It will look like this when put together. next post.
    1 point
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