05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

[Rocket Man]

Another site for TSB's especially for those of us that don't have Chevy's.
http://www.revbase.com/bbbmotor

 

[05Single]

HD grille. Trimmed the lower part a little more than an inch. There's a middle bracket. Trimmed that as well and kept it for extra support. Everyone asks how much need to be trimmed. Well after I did mine it's hard to measure exactly so I trimmed it to where it's flush with the lower mounting tabs.


You can see the middle brace that bolts on the back side along with the bowtie. It hangs down. I was able to slide that part behind the bumper pad but it wouldn't pop the rivet into place.

You can also see where the trimmed part is flush with the outer mounting spots.

 

[05Single]

So I trimmed the bottom and zip tied to the grille. Nobody will notice and it's just holding plastic together. It'll do fine and most importantly it's less chrome than before , which is always a win

 

[05Single]

Spent a little extra for a dvd bypass. No more switch on the dash.

 

[05Single]

Was able to make an adapter for the nnbs shifter. Wired together a male nbs plug to a female nnbs plug. So later if I go back to stock it's pnp. And now the tow/haul button works.

 

[Rocket Man]

So I trimmed the bottom and zip tied to the grille. Nobody will notice and it's just holding plastic together. It'll do fine and most importantly it's less chrome than before , which is always a win
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Looks great.

 

[05Single]

Swapped out a pretty clean fram filter for a k&n panel.


2 miles later I immediately get the infamous check engine light
Only lightly oiled one side, the dirty side. Might take it out and clean it and run it dry, should be OK ?

 

[05Single]

Got new shoes. 2011'ish Denali 20s on bald tires. You don't wanna know how much I paid for them. But hey they look clean. Get new rubber this fall.
Loaded them up in my cousins Silverado. He's gonna buy those black Denali 20s we set next to his wheels.


I thought 20's would look bigger than 18s. But they were only 2 inches bigger. So now I want 22s

 

[Rocket Man]

Swapped out a pretty clean fram filter for a k&n panel.
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2 miles later I immediately get the infamous check engine light
Only lightly oiled one side, the dirty side. Might take it out and clean it and run it dry, should be OK ?View attachment 181592

If it's not oiled it's not filtering good. Did you follow the instructions as far as amount of oil and let it sit awhile? I've never had a problem with 2 different oiled filters.

 

[05Single]

If it's not oiled it's not filtering good. Did you follow the instructions as far as amount of oil and let it sit awhile? I've never had a problem with 2 different oiled filters.

Maybe 03 system is more sensitive. My 05 silverado did the same thing. No running issues tho