ballincustoms Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Looks good and yeah take clutch fan off and get e-fans planning to do the same on my 4.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chawkins6789 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Easy swap, set of fans, radiator from an 05, and a harness from LS1Fans.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Ok cool. I'll put it on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Roknic Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I mod on the down low. ...... we have alot in common..... do as much as possible that way.. besides it's always easier to ask for forgiveness than permission..... if she finds out. lol.. nice truck you got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silveradoss_3 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 nice truck. makes me want to supercharge my 5.3. How you liking the tvs so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC03SS Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 You want some power put a Maggie on it and call it a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 I mod on the down low. ...... we have alot in common..... do as much as possible that way.. besides it's always easier to ask for forgiveness than permission..... if she finds out. lol.. nice truck you got there Yes it is easier to ask forgiveness. Thank you, I really love the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Just ordered a license plate flip up kit and a hidden hitch from Summit. Took two days to arrive (way to go Summit) Took it to the shop and had them install it. It should tow the boat just fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 nice truck. makes me want to supercharge my 5.3. How you liking the tvs so far? I absolutely love my Maggie with the HP tune. It runs like OEM and the little 4.8 feels like a big block now. Quick enough to annoy challengers and mustangs. Ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) It may seem like I'm going backwards but there's a method to my madness. A mechanic at the shop that installed the hitch, hounds me every time he see's me for my wheels. It's all in good fun. When I bought the truck it came with those wheels and they look alright. 20's with 50 series rubber. Very heavy and made the truck feel very ponderous with all of that unsprung weight. I've been wanting a set of winter rims/tires as well as some black 20" Forgeline's with 35-40 series rubber. My plan was to wait for those tires to wear down a bit and then sell then go from there. Before After How's this for a nice sleeper look? These tires have just over 600 miles on them. What the OEM's came off and what my wheels went onto: I'm half way there. I should be doing the e fan swap here in the next couple of weeks. Also I'll be replacing the clutch soon and my wife knows that. However it does present an opportunity to do some things that she doesn't necessarily need to know about. I think I'll be doing a cam and a smaller pulley and a new tune of course. Any suggestions? Would that be a good time to do a new TB? And no I'm not doing an LQ9 or a 5.3 at this time so I'm not interested in those suggestions at the moment. Edited June 19, 2013 by SIXJAK (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Any suggestions on a cam, heads etc? I am looking for a performance increase. I've got a very mild 3.6" pulley for the TVS 1900. Would like to get a smaller pulley to go with upgraded cam. I want this to be DD drive-able as my wife drives it from time to time. I'm also replacing clutch as well as installing a posi rearend. It doesn't do so well pulling the boat out of the lake on one leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Well I went to Show-Me Speed today (yesterday) and met with Wes Choate owner of Show-Me Speed I ordered some fun. I was going to do this eventually but last Wednesday I bought this And pulling her out of the lake on one leg is quite the challenge. Of the two boat ramps I like to use I can only currently use one with traction grooves cut into it with this 1WD rig. I only made it half way up the other ramp and had to put the boat back into the water and hitch the trailer to my Wrangler which walked it right out no prob. Unfortunately it's 3500# tow rating and 4 pin connector aren't a good idea to tow the boat. Here's my preliminary shopping list: . The exact grind on the cam changed from whats on the paper after discussing the needs/goals for the truck. I'm also going from a 4.1" pulley to a 3.6" pulley which should put me up around 10-11#'s of boost. Right now I'm running 6#'s. and the rearend gearing will be 3.73. Stock is 3.42. And we'll be doing an Eaton posi instead as well. I'm going to have the new clutch and rear end installed over this coming Sun-Mon-Tue as I'm going out of town with the missus. The rest I'll have installed in August when I'm out of town for 8 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted June 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) New Eaton posi diff along with 3.73 gears went in yesterday and stage 3 clutch is going in today. Shade tree mechanix This might have gotten hot a time or two. I like green Edited June 30, 2013 by SIXJAK (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC03SS Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Gonna be a nasty little sleeper now. Green trans matches yr boat lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXJAK Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) They sent the wrong clutch and so we got the right one now or at least one that works for this application. It's a Centerforce dual friction. I wish I was more mechanically inclined with the time and spousal support so I could do all of this myself. I can do some things but stuff like this is way outside my wheelhouse. Edited July 3, 2013 by SIXJAK (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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