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I have a 2004 gmc sierra, 5.3 ext cab 4x4 bought it about 4.5 years ago...
Here she is the first day i bought it
Shortly after i got it i decided to take a trip to Kansas and see my mom, needless to say tornado's suck
Had a tree fall on it....
After i got done fighting with the insurance i got it back with a custom metallic/cobalt paint job, And a leveling kit installed
I Ended up Getting a Intake, shortie headers, a super chips programmer, and a exhaust and a set of 20's
Heres a picture of the intake, i also got alittle paint crazy
Here she is the first day i bought it
Shortly after i got it i decided to take a trip to Kansas and see my mom, needless to say tornado's suck
Had a tree fall on it....
After i got done fighting with the insurance i got it back with a custom metallic/cobalt paint job, And a leveling kit installed
I Ended up Getting a Intake, shortie headers, a super chips programmer, and a exhaust and a set of 20's
Heres a picture of the intake, i also got alittle paint crazy
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While in welding class 2 years ago i made a custom box for my intake for a project, turned out pretty good...
I loved how the truck ran and looked but i wanted more, a few months after joining ls1truck i ditched the shorties, and grabbed me a nelsons tune and some new headers.
Heres a drivers side picture
While moving back home i had a headlight bite the dust so i decided to upgrade.
Heres a night picture.
I did alittle research over a year or so and decided i needed to look for a cam. i read and read but never could figure out what i wanted, i finally found a great deal on a used tr 220 cam with harden push rods.
With the cam swap i also decided to upgrade to ls& lifters
I loved how the truck ran and looked but i wanted more, a few months after joining ls1truck i ditched the shorties, and grabbed me a nelsons tune and some new headers.
Heres a drivers side picture
While moving back home i had a headlight bite the dust so i decided to upgrade.
Heres a night picture.
I did alittle research over a year or so and decided i needed to look for a cam. i read and read but never could figure out what i wanted, i finally found a great deal on a used tr 220 cam with harden push rods.
With the cam swap i also decided to upgrade to ls& lifters
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It took me about 3 months to get all the other parts together but finally did, with the help of my roomie we got the cam put in
I came home from work and my roomie already had it torn down
I installed the new ls7 springs and cleaned up the heads alittle
Not to long after we started putting the heads and intake manifold back on
I came home from work and my roomie already had it torn down
I installed the new ls7 springs and cleaned up the heads alittle
Not to long after we started putting the heads and intake manifold back on
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We got the truck running and it sounded great
I also had my interment cluster go out so had to upgraded that as well
About 2 months after the cam swap my truck started smoking alot, we ran a bunch of test and couldn't come up with any other answer but a cracked head. So i did alot of saving and had a buddie hook me up with a set of custom heads and a ported to match intake
heres a picture of the flow chart...
Its been a long four years, but im making pretty decent progress, im currently trying to get a stall. and gears hopefully. future plans include boost. well see... stay tuned for more
I also had my interment cluster go out so had to upgraded that as well
About 2 months after the cam swap my truck started smoking alot, we ran a bunch of test and couldn't come up with any other answer but a cracked head. So i did alot of saving and had a buddie hook me up with a set of custom heads and a ported to match intake
heres a picture of the flow chart...
Its been a long four years, but im making pretty decent progress, im currently trying to get a stall. and gears hopefully. future plans include boost. well see... stay tuned for more
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Ya it was a project haha. Im learing as i go we've done all the work our selfs. But with the ls7 springs thats what thunder racing said would be the way to go due to the cam? So far it runs great. Need a stall tho haha. Stall and gears soon. Will posts pics
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Truck also looks great.