Growing up doesn't have to suck

[Tonyrodz]

I need to get a set of those declads

Love those!

 

[89Suburban]

Prompted by some recent posts by @Dantheman1540, I wanted to see how it would do with a cold start, in cold weather and after it had been sitting for a while. As of this morning, the Tahoe had not been started in about two weeks. I got out at 7am to take advantage of the 32° weather and make a video.

I shot the video from straight ahead to be able to hear both sides should either one have any noises. The cranking was noticeably slower than normal, but that's probably mostly due to the cold battery. I'll have it parked back in the shop soon, and I'll keep it on the maintainer. There were no odd noises upon startup- no lifter ticks, no exhaust leaks, no dry pulleys, etc.:

Made a warm idle vid, just cuz:

Yo man what's the story on those exhaust tip setups I don't recall seeing those before.

 

[1BADI5]

Love those!

And I found a set about 100 miles away.......going to get them in the morning

 

[Tonyrodz]

And I found a set about 100 miles away.......going to get them in the morning

Already done? Or are you going to Declad them yourself?

 

[iamdub]

Yo man what's the story on those exhaust tip setups I don't recall seeing those before.

I change them whenever I get the nerve. The ones before, when I made my own resonator delete, were the passenger side dual tips from a Pontiac G8 GT. The current one is the passenger side from an '08 Saturn Outlook. I check out car's exhaust tips as I drive around for work every day and take note of the ones I like. Then I find those cars at my local LKQ and get the tips off. This one flows very well with the curves and angles of the bumper cover, but I don't like one particular angle. If I keep it, I'll have it come out the side more like how my dual round tips did.

 

[iamdub]

Already done? Or are you going to Declad them yourself?

They wouldn't be declads if they weren't already done! They'd just be GMC wheels. lol

 

[iamdub]

Replaced my leaky radiator in hopes that I'll be off work early enough tomorrow to get to the track. Also replaced my gas cap and rear glass lift struts.

Denso 2219514 radiator. Has 1 5/16" core, trans oil cooler and engine oil cooler. Original rad has 1" core and TOC only. I have a GM engine oil cooler line set (GM #20828695) on deck for when I change the oil. I got the Denso rad and the EOC line set for the same cost as just the stock-replacement GM rad.



Denso rad has a drain. I used a 19mm socket to turn it by hand to ensure it was closed. It must've been damaged in shipping cuz it snapped way too easily. Yes, I'm overdue to clip my nails. Been busy:



I used an EZ-out to get the remains out. I didn't have a large enough metric bolt so I just applied thread sealer to the plug and screwed it in tightly with a flat head screwdriver wedged in the hole. I'll probably never drain the rad so I'm not concerned about it:




While I had the access, I cleaned the A/C condenser by spraying it from the inside out with the garden hose. I had to spray the coolant off the frame and splash guard anyway.


New gas cap:

 

[Tonyrodz]

They wouldn't be declads if they weren't already done! They'd just be GMC wheels. lol

DAMN YOU ! True, true

 

[pwtr02ss]

Replaced my leaky radiator in hopes that I'll be off work early enough tomorrow to get to the track. Also replaced my gas cap and rear glass lift struts.

Denso 2219514 radiator. Has 1 5/16" core, trans oil cooler and engine oil cooler. Original rad has 1" core and TOC only. I have a GM engine oil cooler line set (GM #20828695) on deck for when I change the oil. I got the Denso rad and the EOC line set for the same cost as just the stock-replacement GM rad.

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Denso rad has a drain. I used a 19mm socket to turn it by hand to ensure it was closed. It must've been damaged in shipping cuz it snapped way too easily. Yes, I'm overdue to clip my nails. Been busy:

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I used an EZ-out to get the remains out. I didn't have a large enough metric bolt so I just applied thread sealer to the plug and screwed it in tightly with a flat head screwdriver wedged in the hole. I'll probably never drain the rad so I'm not concerned about it:

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While I had the access, I cleaned the A/C condenser by spraying it from the inside out with the garden hose. I had to spray the coolant off the frame and splash guard anyway.


New gas cap:

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Got my radiator yesterday. Haven't opened it yet. Glad to see it has a drain. Sucks it broke though

 

[1BADI5]

Already done? Or are you going to Declad them yourself?

Already done.

Picked them up for $500