Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)

[randeez]

only things left are:

fix the header, may throw a couple washers under the motor mount for temp Took header back off and hammerfied the tab, shouldnt make any noise. will end up replacing mount anyway
put the coils on driver side Done
put spark plugs back in Broke one pulling the ex manifold, the rest are in. gotta pick one up today
mount the bracket for alt/power steering pump should have been a simple fix BUT the puller/install i got from Jegs has a reduced thread at the end that it to long. i found a 3/8 bolt full length threads that would work, but the threads on my power steering pump were rusting to hell so i spent a half hour threading in half a turn, pulling, cleaning, repeat until i had 5-6 threads cleaned up enough to hold the bolt so i could reinstall.
put the fans back in Done
find the stupid e clip for the oil cooler line and hook them back to radiator Highlight of my afternoon! Done
change transmission filter and top off, check for any leaks with new cooler Filter/new gasket is in. was sitting a while so a lot more than fluid i had anticipated had drained into pan almost 9qts. Just need to pick up a few more qts and i can finish up.
finish exhaust y-pipe kinda wanted to hear it open header before i did, but well see i'll prob just finish it off
fill coolant and oil just need to get all the air out of coolant system after starting
load the tune from black bear Not done yet
put the front end back together if it actually runs It's gonna run because i already put the front end back together

 

[randeez]

Exhaust.....ed.
Got it back together loaded tune fired up check fluids blablah.
Had exhaust pretty halfassed went out looking for some way to connect to the stock catback and some better clamps 3-3" for collectors/ypipe and 3.5" I'm going to just order some lap joint clamps.
Connecting to the stock catback however not so easy, I ended up taking the stock catalytic converter that has the other side of the stock connection and cutting it off, grinding all the other layers off and just making it 3.5" ball end that I could use a coupling/butt style clamp

 

[randeez]

....and then i come home one day to a box on the porch. Very inconspicuous

 

[randeez]

 

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[randeez]

I am a fan of turbosmart wg/bov but it was built around the precision(shouldnt make a difference) , about the same price but it does come with all the springs, the turbosmart comes loaded with 1 have to order whatever else you want

 

[Shawn1112]

No shit, congrats.
How much boost can you safely run?

 

[07Burb]

Nice!

 

[randeez]

so to catch my under construction thread up...

After the cam install it has been nearly flawless for the past year or so. i think the only issue i had (was recently) had an injector stick wide open and flood the crank case full of e85, i had close to no run time on it however, fixed injector, changed oil, ran a few hundred miles, changed again. oil pressure still good.

mostly everything done is on the forum in one place or another but to give a quick run down as it sits:

ls9 gaskets/cheap studs
tsp 218/228 vvt .600/.600 113lsa
springs are pac 1219x, CHE trunion bushings
flex fuel sensor/tune
LS3 90mm tb
circle d triple disc 258mm, 3400 stall
4" single exhaust from ypipe back, magnaflow straight thru mufflers
stock 32" tires 275 55 20
40k cooler
14bolt rear/9.25ifs front, 4.10s
qa-1 double adjustable coil overs in the front
qa-1 single adjustable back/ belltech drop spring
spohn adjustable rear arms/panhard
eibach front/rear sway bars

at this point it was about as far as i could take it without doing some heads (cnc or aftermarket) and getting a different intake, bigger cam, etc, etc. i could probably make it a little faster NA but costs/per gain wasnt worth it. most of it would carry over and benefit while turbo also but ive got other plans when this engine says goodnight.

So run whacha brung at this point
I will be clearing out the passenger side, locating battery to driverside tray, moving heater hoses, ac suction line (may have found a way to move the entire accumulator off the fire wall) to free up some space. I will be doing my best to keep rear ac/heat and as streetable as possible. Turbo is paid for and on the way, want to get the entire hotside in, everything moved with plenty of clearance, I will probably exhaust wrap everything - with just the headers under hood temps were ridiculous.

 

[randeez]

No shit, congrats.
How much boost can you safely run?

"safely"
i plan to do a full flex fuel tune on it, 93oct plan on handicapping it a little bit 7-8lbs or so with low timing. will be running mostly on e85 or 105+oct hoping i can run about 12-14lbs. I will try to get it up and running but will most likely bring back to dyno tuner and have him set up WOT safely so i know where the limit is and work on everything in between myself. already have an innovate wideband been sitting in box for a while, it'll be permanently installed

 

[randeez]

for those observant folks...that is a T6 flange. for what i wanted with the stock bottom end a large T4 would have gotten me there but I would have needed a 3.5 or 4" downpipe anyway. I didnt want to keep buying hot pipes so i went with the T6 framed now, and planned on a smaller s475/83 or 96, but was reassured with the cubes, gears, and stall i should havent any problems spooling up what i bought s480/96

 

[Fosscore]

Heck of an update after 15 months! Look forward to some videos once you get there. Should be real nice!

 

[Onebad1983]

'Bout damn time!

 

[randeez]

Heck of an update after 15 months! Look forward to some videos once you get there. Should be real nice!

'Bout damn time!

yep, am lazy sorry.

ATM before i even get started, i need to get driver side axle in it - outer boot keeps getting beat up by the balljoint and slinging grease everywhere, ordered another smaller cv spacer from cognito for that side. get it up to my buddys shop and have him evac the AC, pretty sure the lines will need to be modified, said they can be bent out of the way and heat wrapped but i want them way out of the way.
while its down i'll have to remove front diff cause oil pan gasket is leaking a little so im going to pull it and have oil drain fitting welded into it. need to find someone local to do it but was waiting on getting turbo in place to see best spot/route would be for it (dont think i have many choices may just have to go where it'll fit).
ordering the cold side intercooler/piping probably in the next week or two. will hopefully be able to get it moving and will just need more fuel pump/injector to turn it up after that. no word on where turbo is, wanted to have most of the stuff on hand so truck would only be parked for a week or so before it could move back under its own power.

 

[randeez]

waiting and waiting...

went thru and made sure everything went together nice, had to run tap thru just one of them.
all the o2 sensor holes were good (crossover pipe for driverside, one in the turbo manifold, 2 in the downpipe)
this kit uses a stock driver side manifold, the crossover mounting plate has a little "nub" of pipe thru it that i probably could have just cut off and would have been fine but i had some time to kill so i took the pencil grinder to it and opened it up so theyd fit together nice n tight.

 

[randeez]

I cleaned up and painted the stock manifold with some high temp rattle can paint, looks pretty good but i will prob end up wrapping all of it to try and keep the underhood temp down. would like to get everything coated but that would add another +/-$1k i really dont want to spend right now, and take a few weeks

and tracking number for turbo so it's officially otw

 

[randeez]

 

[adventurenali92]

Wow! That’s quite the build! I wanna see videos of this thing throwing down some serious power when it’s all buttoned up! Haha

 

[Onebad1983]

Celebratory burnout required