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Suburban is coming up on a rebuild, need input...
Hey everyone, I'm newly registered here and would love some input in an upcoming rebuild/improvement opportunity I have soon approaching in my Suburban. I am currently in Afghanistan so it will have to wait a few months until I get home for vacation.
I have been in discussion over at GMI in the performance section (link) and have come down to a list of what I can do to Betsy (my Suburban's named Betsy).
First here is a list of what is already done to her:
2001 Suburban LS 4X4 (yeah, I lowered a 4X4)
Suspension
-3/5 drop on 22" Panther Vector's MB512's wrapped in 305/40R22's.
-Poly-whatever-it's-called sway bar bushings.
Engine (LM7)
-Throttle Body Bore (Wow what a difference this makes!)
-Throttle Body Coolant By-pass
-EGR Valve Pipe Mod'd (cut)
-MagnaFlow Muffler: single 3-1/2" in dual 2-1/4" out through Dual 4"tips coming straight out the back
-Dual 16" Cooling fans on a stand alone controller. (3mpg highway increase )
-Cheap CAI system off ebay
-Mail order tuned
Trans (4L60e)
-Mail order tuned.
Exterior
-New all chrome grill (plastic)
Stereo
-Kenwood Pop-out touch screen DVD/Nav head unit
-4 Kicker 6" Components with 1" Tweets and crossovers
-2 Kicker 12" L5's in custom enclosure
-4 Channel Memphis Amp 100W RMS per channel @4 ohms (running 2 ohms right now)
-Mono Memphis Sub Amp 1000W RMS @4 ohms (running 1 ohm right now)
-Kinetik Battery (capacitor replacement = something like 700 Farad)
And now, a list of what I plan to do soon:
Brand ...................Nomenclature................... ..........Notes................................... .....Part Number..............Price
--First Engine Stuff--
Comp Cams............Camshaft......................208/212@.05; .554/.558Lift; 115LSA...........CCA-54-451-11..........$396.95
Comp Cams............Valve Train Upgrade Kit............................................... ................CCA-54100................$529.95
Grumpy's...............Rebuild Kit.....................Bearings, Rings, Gasket's, Pistons................E-Bay.......................$759.00
Magnaflow.............Cats........................ ....Direct fit............................................... ..MPE-93419................$433.01
Headman Headers...Headers........................1-5/8"............................................. ... ....HED-69680................$265.95
--Transmission--
Transgo................Shift Kit........................4L60e.................. ..................................T74171E......... ...........$105.05
--Suspension--
Energy Suspension..Suspension Bushings.......549 Front ($78.98) 648 Rear($112.98).........3719-03139(549/648)...$191.96
Eibach..................Sway Bar kit..................Partsgeek.com................ ........................3719-03176649...........$331.98
Hotchkis................Rear Trailing Arms.............................................. ........................HSS-1305..................$265.46
Belltech................3" Drop Spindles .............Streatbeatcustoms.com................ ............SBC-804867...............$348.99
--Brakes--
BrakeLabs.............Performance Brake Set....Slotted and Cross Drilled, all 4 plus pads.......Perf-DS-R1 192...........$251.99
.................................................. .................................................. ......................................Total $3,880.29
What do you all think?
I have been in discussion over at GMI in the performance section (link) and have come down to a list of what I can do to Betsy (my Suburban's named Betsy).
First here is a list of what is already done to her:
2001 Suburban LS 4X4 (yeah, I lowered a 4X4)
Suspension
-3/5 drop on 22" Panther Vector's MB512's wrapped in 305/40R22's.
-Poly-whatever-it's-called sway bar bushings.
Engine (LM7)
-Throttle Body Bore (Wow what a difference this makes!)
-Throttle Body Coolant By-pass
-EGR Valve Pipe Mod'd (cut)
-MagnaFlow Muffler: single 3-1/2" in dual 2-1/4" out through Dual 4"tips coming straight out the back
-Dual 16" Cooling fans on a stand alone controller. (3mpg highway increase )
-Cheap CAI system off ebay
-Mail order tuned
Trans (4L60e)
-Mail order tuned.
Exterior
-New all chrome grill (plastic)
Stereo
-Kenwood Pop-out touch screen DVD/Nav head unit
-4 Kicker 6" Components with 1" Tweets and crossovers
-2 Kicker 12" L5's in custom enclosure
-4 Channel Memphis Amp 100W RMS per channel @4 ohms (running 2 ohms right now)
-Mono Memphis Sub Amp 1000W RMS @4 ohms (running 1 ohm right now)
-Kinetik Battery (capacitor replacement = something like 700 Farad)
And now, a list of what I plan to do soon:
Brand ...................Nomenclature................... ..........Notes................................... .....Part Number..............Price
--First Engine Stuff--
Comp Cams............Camshaft......................208/212@.05; .554/.558Lift; 115LSA...........CCA-54-451-11..........$396.95
Comp Cams............Valve Train Upgrade Kit............................................... ................CCA-54100................$529.95
Grumpy's...............Rebuild Kit.....................Bearings, Rings, Gasket's, Pistons................E-Bay.......................$759.00
Magnaflow.............Cats........................ ....Direct fit............................................... ..MPE-93419................$433.01
Headman Headers...Headers........................1-5/8"............................................. ... ....HED-69680................$265.95
--Transmission--
Transgo................Shift Kit........................4L60e.................. ..................................T74171E......... ...........$105.05
--Suspension--
Energy Suspension..Suspension Bushings.......549 Front ($78.98) 648 Rear($112.98).........3719-03139(549/648)...$191.96
Eibach..................Sway Bar kit..................Partsgeek.com................ ........................3719-03176649...........$331.98
Hotchkis................Rear Trailing Arms.............................................. ........................HSS-1305..................$265.46
Belltech................3" Drop Spindles .............Streatbeatcustoms.com................ ............SBC-804867...............$348.99
--Brakes--
BrakeLabs.............Performance Brake Set....Slotted and Cross Drilled, all 4 plus pads.......Perf-DS-R1 192...........$251.99
.................................................. .................................................. ......................................Total $3,880.29
What do you all think?
Last edited by hrcslam; 12-21-2010 at 08:19 AM.
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