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

[SteveB]

I need to do that badly. Of course, now that I’ve got the exterior halfway under control, we’ve got snow coming in tomorrow. So much for a clean ride.. [emoji53]

I feel your pain Sam....the struggle is real.

 

[915_Tahoe]

Ordered a set of shocks and struts for the 01 Hoe. Rockauto had there close out deals, thought I give them a try.
Not the best brand on the market but it will do for now.

 

[R3cord303]

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Nice. Here’s my Silverado.

How much steering angle do you have before you have to put more air in the front bags?

 

[Rocket Man]

How much steering angle do you have before you have to put more air in the front bags?

Not understanding the question but I’ll try...fully aired out, the body itself lays on the ground at which point steering angle doesn’t matter, it has to come up at least a couple inches to move and also not bounce off the pavement. At that point it can drive pretty much anywhere except turning at intersections, etc. When I get to an intersection or need to pull into a driveway or parking lot, I bump the front up to turn sharp. However for 90% of my driving, 2-3” off the ground is where I drive at including the freeway.

 

[Fosscore]

Ok, so I got the American Racing Longtubes installed last week. I had some issues directly afterward, as the spark plugs were not all fully seated, and had to figure out what the noise was and get it addressed. After installing the headers, the spark plugs are really difficult to access, and they feel tight when they are not, since the socket tends to hangup on the outside edges. Needless to say, it’s taken me a bit to get some before/ after videos. I now have the headers (with cats), and an 18” magnaflow muffler (sorry, don’t know model -think it’s: 12259) Really digging the Accel Ceramic wires (9070C). They’re the perfect length, and stay out of the way of the headers.

Here are some clips. Not the best quality, and you really need to play on a system with a subwoofer, so you can hear the lower tones.



Before headers 30-70:

After headers 30-70:

Warm start:

Stock:

Headers installed:

Headers + Magnaflow:

And a few (albeit ******, but obligatory) photos:

Next up on my list is a Black Bear tune!

Nice progression videos. Sounds great!! The Black Bear Tune will tie it all in and be so worth it. Nice work on the budget build. lol We're going ballistic Mav!

 

[hertahoe]

Rotated tires, changed front shocks (Bilstein 4600) and put in 3mm spacers. Still have to swap out front sway bar links and possibly upper and lower control arms.

 

[Fosscore]

Gonna need to clean up the rest of that bay now, for sure!

Lol He beat everyone to it.

 

[Sam Harris]

Replaced the oil pressure sensor again. Back to showing correctly in the dash. Last replacement was with a genuine AC Delco part, and so was this one. Hopefully this one lasts longer that a few months! At least it was within warranty.

ETA: regarding my replacement cluster, and fuel level, I decided to just leave it as-is. The over-full indication levels itself after about an eighth of a tank, then seems pretty accurate. Digital Dash Solutions did offer to swap it if I wanted to but I decided to keep this one, since it evens out after a bit.

 

[eand28]

Replaced the oil pressure sensor again. Back to showing correctly in the dash. Last replacement was with a genuine AC Delco part, and so was this one. Hopefully this one lasts longer that a few months! At least it was within warranty.

ETA: regarding my replacement cluster, and fuel level, I decided to just leave it as-is. The over-full indication levels itself after about an eighth of a tank, then seems pretty accurate. Digital Dash Solutions did offer to swap it if I wanted to but I decided to keep this one, since it evens out after a bit.

My fuel gauge used to be the same before I had the fuel pump changed last fall and afterwards it never showed over full

 

[Sam Harris]

My fuel gauge used to be the same before I had the fuel pump changed last fall and afterwards it never showed over full

Interesting. Well, my original cluster never showed over full, but this one always does.

 

[SteveB]

Replaced the oil pressure sensor again. Back to showing correctly in the dash. Last replacement was with a genuine AC Delco part, and so was this one. Hopefully this one lasts longer that a few months! At least it was within warranty.

ETA: regarding my replacement cluster, and fuel level, I decided to just leave it as-is. The over-full indication levels itself after about an eighth of a tank, then seems pretty accurate. Digital Dash Solutions did offer to swap it if I wanted to but I decided to keep this one, since it evens out after a bit.

You just sealed the deal for me. Blue leds with the stock needles.

 

[BADRIDES]

Replaced the oil pressure sensor again. Back to showing correctly in the dash. Last replacement was with a genuine AC Delco part, and so was this one. Hopefully this one lasts longer that a few months! At least it was within warranty.

ETA: regarding my replacement cluster, and fuel level, I decided to just leave it as-is. The over-full indication levels itself after about an eighth of a tank, then seems pretty accurate. Digital Dash Solutions did offer to swap it if I wanted to but I decided to keep this one, since it evens out after a bit.

Which bulbs did you use for the blue back lighting on the cluster?

 

[Sam Harris]

Which bulbs did you use for the blue back lighting on the cluster?

I didn’t do it myself. I cheated, and bought it from Digital Dash Solutions. (eBay)

 

[Sam Harris]

You just sealed the deal for me. Blue leds with the stock needles.

Hehe. Nice. Yeah, I like the stock needle color. I wasn’t sure about the blue, since the Yukon is maroon, but it’s definitely my favorite color. Like the orange better than the silver or blue needles.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Which bulbs did you use for the blue back lighting on the cluster?

Judging by the uniformity of the light I'd say an LED strip was used. Thsts what I did and mine looks great imo

****** picture but you get the point

 

[Rocket Man]

Judging by the uniformity of the light I'd say an LED strip was used. Thsts what I did and mine looks great imo

****** picture but you get the point

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Why do you say that, when the stock lights also create even light. That company replaces bulbs with led, they don’t use strips. I did mine using leds and not strips and it looks great.

 

[Rocket Man]

I started out painting my grills a darker color and progressed to painting my exterior handles but ran out of time.

 

[mikeyss]

Odd question, and I ask because my truck didn't have the owners manual when I bought it. My 06 SD has auto dual zone HVAC. Is there a way that when you adjust the drivers side temp that it controls the passenger side too? I don't often have passengers in it, and in Colorado, in the morning you need full heat, but by afternoon you need almost full A/C... I get tired of having to set both sides. My 09 has a pass button that activates the dual zone separate temps.

 

[Scottydoggs]

you ever try just hitting the AUTO button and see if it adjusts to your liking?

other then that, you need to turn both knobs to lower or raise the heat on both side equally.

 

[Sam Harris]

Odd question, and I ask because my truck didn't have the owners manual when I bought it. My 06 SD has auto dual zone HVAC. Is there a way that when you adjust the drivers side temp that it controls the passenger side too? I don't often have passengers in it, and in Colorado, in the morning you need full heat, but by afternoon you need almost full A/C... I get tired of having to set both sides. My 09 has a pass button that activates the dual zone separate temps.

IIRC, if you press and hold the Auto button for 3 seconds, that syncs both sides. Any change to the passenger side will un-sync the sides though.