What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[TheAutumnWind]

Finally installed the custom rocker switch panel from OTTRATW and Rocker Switch Pros. Put it in the console where the cassette player was. Then last weekend spent all day Saturday filming B-roll in Brooklyn.

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Here's a video walking through the process.

OTTRATW makes nice stuff. Looks great.

 

[Rocket Man]

They're good. I was concentrating more on the idler, making sure it was the correct width and alignment with everything else. It is. Cheapie scanner took a shit. Thankfully I grabbed my good scanner.

Idler is doing its job being all idle like

 

[Pilot]

Rig is looking good dude !
I hate drilling holes into anything for that exact reason. Getting another bezel?

Thanks! Yeah those holes in the bezel are going to bother me. I'm going to try to come up with a solution to fix it before I replace it. Trying to rope in the spending a little bit.

 

[Pilot]

OTTRATW makes nice stuff. Looks great.

Thanks! Yeah I'm really happy with the switch panel quality. One of the switch caps I had to order from Rocker Switch Pros and it kinda sticks out like a sore thumb. Not as nice as the OTTRATW switch caps.

 

[live2pull]

Last night, new throttle body, soldered a new pig tail for it also. Fingers crossed this fixes it

 

[brian.roberts.1293]

Okay guys. Anyone know the difference between the bilstein 4600 and 5100?I am gonna have to replace my front shocks on my 04 z71 and wanted to get some good ones.

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[TheAutumnWind]

Okay guys. Anyone know the difference between the bilstein 4600 and 5100?I am gonna have to replace my front shocks on my 04 z71 and wanted to get some good ones.

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Yep.

I have 4600s on my cadillac and 5100s/5125s on my jeep.

There are a few 5100's available for these trucks. I think you have an option for 0-2" in the front which would work well with a cranked or stock height front end.

Valving is different. 5100s are digressive. 4600s are linear.

Certainly the nice zinc coating is a bonus with the 5100's

https://www.bilsteincanada.com/blog/2017/11/motorsports-the-science-behind-the-valve-stack/

https://accutuneoffroad.com/articles/digressive-vs-linear-vs-progressive-pistons-shock-valving/



The main difference between the Bilstein Heavy Duty vs Bilstein 5100s is that the Heavy Duty or 4600 series is designed for stock height trucks and the 5100 Series is built for lifted trucks. The other major difference between the Heavy Duty and 5100 is that the Bilstein 5100 Series shocks have a zinc coating with a brushed metal shock body and a black boot while the Heavy Duty uses a painted yellow body with a blue dust boot.

The Similarities: The 5100 series and the Heavy Duty shocks use the same technology internally. Both use the same internal valving and at stock height will ride the same (shocks for lifted trucks may use different valving settings in order to accommodate the extra weight of larger tires). Both shocks are pressurized with 360 psi of nitrogen to prevent shock fade and foaming of the shock oil. The outer construction of both shocks is identical as well with an extruded metal body rather for maximum strength and top of the line seals. The 5100 series and Heavy Duty 4600 series are both covered under Bilstein's limited lifetime warranty that protects against any manufacturer defects for the life of the shock.

For stock height trucks, the Bilstein Heavy Duty yellow and blue shocks are the most popular choice, because they typically cost a few dollars less than the 5100 shocks and provide excellent performance for towing, light offroading or normal driving. Many customers do prefer the 5100 Series even on stock trucks because the shortest 5100s are typically built for 0 to 2 inches of suspension lift, meaning they can run the 5100 on their stock height truck but leave the option open for a lift later on down the road.

 

[SnowDrifter]

Really liking how these minor mods are holding up

Trucool 40k, melling m295hv w/ the high pressure spring, manual Efan override switch.

86f out.

Freeway and stoplight

 

[05Single]

Seen this today . Truck was super clean. Thought it was nicely modded . Just needs some aggressive tires. Next time I’ll find out who owns it. They work in the area

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Really liking how these minor mods are holding up

Trucool 40k, melling m295hv w/ the high pressure spring, manual Efan override switch.

86f out.

Freeway and stoplight

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Gotta get those idle volts up. Maybe an alt OD pulley is in order.

That Trucool 40k and melling oil pump... Jealous

For the trans cooler did you bypass your radiator? or are you running in line like the oem setup?

I am running this cooler:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C9TRWG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Which should be fairly close in performance to the 40k theoretically, but i still get trans temps in the 190* range (without towing or hooning) with the rad bypassed. I have it oriented with the in/out lines down just like the OEM setup. M

 

[SnowDrifter]

Gotta get those idle volts up. Maybe an alt OD pulley is in order.

That Trucool 40k and melling oil pump... Jealous

For the trans cooler did you bypass your radiator? or are you running in line like the oem setup?

I am running this cooler:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C9TRWG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Which should be fairly close in performance to the 40k theoretically, but i still get trans temps in the 190* range (without towing or hooning) with the rad bypassed. I have it oriented with the in/out lines down just like the OEM setup. M

Kept radiator pass through

Voltage is fine. My rig has that weird smart charge thing. Dipped down to 13v when the current clamp read the battery wasn't accepting any more juice.

With that said, I would just toss a proper high output in there if I needed more

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Kept radiator pass through

Voltage is fine. My rig has that weird smart charge thing. Dipped down to 13v when the current clamp read the battery wasn't accepting any more juice.

With that said, I would just toss a proper high output in there if I needed more

OIC. A lot of "high output" alternators are just stock style alts with OD pulleys.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Seen this today . Truck was super clean. Thought it was nicely modded . Just needs some aggressive tires. Next time I’ll find out who owns it. They work in the area View attachment 228024View attachment 228023

I hate those cheapo bull bars. They are just damage multipliers, and they dont look good imho. Otherwise yes nice rig.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Really liking how these minor mods are holding up

Trucool 40k, melling m295hv w/ the high pressure spring, manual Efan override switch.

86f out.

Freeway and stoplight

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Was the oil pump a tricky install? Looks like you've got plenty of pressure! 50psi idle is double what I've got.

Interesting that your 1-2 & 3-4 shift times are so different. Have you done the vette servo install? If not you should.

 

[SnowDrifter]

OIC. A lot of "high output" alternators are just stock style alts with OD pulleys.

Not any alt worth their salt. When my stocker goes, I'll pick one up from DC or Mechman. Will decide closer to that time as wait time will depend on what, if any service contracts they're working on

Was the oil pump a tricky install? Looks like you've got plenty of pressure! 50psi idle is double what I've got.

Interesting that your 1-2 & 3-4 shift times are so different. Have you done the vette servo install? If not you should.

Yep, vette servo. TBH I think the 3-4 shift is an error in how the trans processes shift speed. By feel and by ear, 3-4 is the same speed as the others.

Also have a tune and shift speed reduced

Oil pump honestly wasn't bad. Worst part is having shit drip in your face. And trying to track down a pulley press tool for our engines. The one I got for Amazon just outright didn't fit despite being advertised to. And the rental from O'Reilly was a turd.

I can give you a play by play if you're interested

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Not any alt worth their salt. When my stocker goes, I'll pick one up from DC or Mechman. Will decide closer to that time as wait time will depend on what, if any service contracts they're working on

Good call

Yep, vette servo. TBH I think the 3-4 shift is an error in how the trans processes shift speed. By feel and by ear, 3-4 is the same speed as the others.

Also have a tune and shift speed reduced

Interesting. Why have the shift speed reduced? I have a vette servo and no tune and the shift speed does not need a reduction imo.

 

[SnowDrifter]

Good call


Interesting. Why have the shift speed reduced? I have a vette servo and no tune and the shift speed does not need a reduction imo.

Wanted a bit more than just the servo offered. I absolutely despise anything remotely resembling a vague shift. Nice and firm across the board

 

[mountie]

I hate those cheapo bull bars. They are just damage multipliers, and they dont look good imho. Otherwise yes nice rig.

Popular in Canada..... ( Truck v Elk ).......

 

[mountie]

Check out the Serab oil coolers.... I had it for my (since sold) GMC C2500, for a transmission cooler, bye-passed radiator. Not cheap, but worth the money.

Always install cooler with fittings at bottom.

 

[SnowDrifter]

Good call


Interesting. Why have the shift speed reduced? I have a vette servo and no tune and the shift speed does not need a reduction imo.