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Old 05-30-2009 | 07:46 AM
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I have a 2004 Suburban which is stock except for a programmer change. Is there anything else which is relatively simple that can be done to enhance the performance? Where's the next best bang for the buck?
I want to avoid a major tear down.
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Old 05-30-2009 | 11:12 AM
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Get a dyno / custom tune like blackbear or similar....that will help a lot. After that it gets expensive to make big improvements. Forced induction / Turbo, CAI, Headers, are a few routes you can take.
Old 06-04-2009 | 08:41 PM
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hell man i dont know.. bone stock my junk with 110K miles ran a 17.6 @ 75. I did a Headers, cat back exhaust, electric fans, cold air box and it slowed down.

My problem is my tune i guess. Which i hope to have all the torque crap removed in the next few months.
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