kbuskill
***CAUTION*** I do my own stunts!
Hey, my name is Ken and I'm a GMaholic... Lol
I have done a lot of research on this site in the past ( I'm a lurker) and finally decided to join. I currently own a 2008 Chevy Suburban LTZ, white diamond pearl tricoat, 20" wheels, titanium interior. This is my wife's truck so nothing to crazy done to it.
Diablo sport tune (87octane, firmer shift, AFM off), K&N air filter, Aftermarket flow through Muffler with resonator still intact, after all this is not a race car, it's a luxury vehicle and I didn't want it to sound like a mud truck, I just wanted better performance/fuel mileage.
I also swapped out the factory navigation unit for the Rosen car show GM1210. This not only gave me a better Nav experience but also gained me Bluetooth (and a lot of other features) that the 2008's didn't offer. I also installed a forward facing camera and have it wired into the backup cam so I can view my front OR rear cams with the flip of a switch that I cleverly hid where the left cigarette lighter plug is in the dash. I even retained the little flip cover to hide the 3 way switch. The right cigarette light plug I converted to the factory USB port, which was also not an option in 2008, and now I can charge my phone or plug in my IPod and control it through the touch screen and watch videos on the dash or on the rear entertainment system. I like to customize things while maintaining a factory appearance, that way people scratch their heads and wonder if it came that way... Lol
Anyway my next project is going to be to intall motor mounts and transmission mount, install drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads on all 4 corners, lower ball joints and upper control arms, front end alignment and 4 new 70,000 mile tires ( Nokian Rotiiva HT 275/55/R20). I have all these parts sitting at the house waiting for me to get home, I drive a truck and am gone 6 weeks at a time so time is very hard to come by for me.
I also plan on doing a cool ( I think ) mod, to the rear turn signals and brake lights, which I will try and post pics and maybe video of when its done. It will be mid April before I return home to get going on this stuff so if your interested in the turn signal/ brake light mod please bare with me.
Anyway I am getting long winded so I will just say that I am a very active member on a motorcycle forum that I am a member of and hope to be able to contribute here as well. I am near Jacksonville, Florida in case anyone cares... Lol
Thanks, Ken
Edit: I forgot to mention that my last truck was a 2000 Cadillac Escalade on 22's and I removed the running boards and replaced them with the Tahoe limited side skirts. I still have the side skirts and running boards if anyone is interested in them let me know.
I am currently trying to figure out where to post pics at on here, like a personal album??? Any help is appreciated, thanks.
I have done a lot of research on this site in the past ( I'm a lurker) and finally decided to join. I currently own a 2008 Chevy Suburban LTZ, white diamond pearl tricoat, 20" wheels, titanium interior. This is my wife's truck so nothing to crazy done to it.
Diablo sport tune (87octane, firmer shift, AFM off), K&N air filter, Aftermarket flow through Muffler with resonator still intact, after all this is not a race car, it's a luxury vehicle and I didn't want it to sound like a mud truck, I just wanted better performance/fuel mileage.
I also swapped out the factory navigation unit for the Rosen car show GM1210. This not only gave me a better Nav experience but also gained me Bluetooth (and a lot of other features) that the 2008's didn't offer. I also installed a forward facing camera and have it wired into the backup cam so I can view my front OR rear cams with the flip of a switch that I cleverly hid where the left cigarette lighter plug is in the dash. I even retained the little flip cover to hide the 3 way switch. The right cigarette light plug I converted to the factory USB port, which was also not an option in 2008, and now I can charge my phone or plug in my IPod and control it through the touch screen and watch videos on the dash or on the rear entertainment system. I like to customize things while maintaining a factory appearance, that way people scratch their heads and wonder if it came that way... Lol
Anyway my next project is going to be to intall motor mounts and transmission mount, install drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads on all 4 corners, lower ball joints and upper control arms, front end alignment and 4 new 70,000 mile tires ( Nokian Rotiiva HT 275/55/R20). I have all these parts sitting at the house waiting for me to get home, I drive a truck and am gone 6 weeks at a time so time is very hard to come by for me.
I also plan on doing a cool ( I think ) mod, to the rear turn signals and brake lights, which I will try and post pics and maybe video of when its done. It will be mid April before I return home to get going on this stuff so if your interested in the turn signal/ brake light mod please bare with me.
Anyway I am getting long winded so I will just say that I am a very active member on a motorcycle forum that I am a member of and hope to be able to contribute here as well. I am near Jacksonville, Florida in case anyone cares... Lol
Thanks, Ken
Edit: I forgot to mention that my last truck was a 2000 Cadillac Escalade on 22's and I removed the running boards and replaced them with the Tahoe limited side skirts. I still have the side skirts and running boards if anyone is interested in them let me know.
I am currently trying to figure out where to post pics at on here, like a personal album??? Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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