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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Headlights are clapped out with some LED bulbs that blind everyone and the plastic is cloudy. These new units came from an amazon seller Auto Dynasty for $105, I opted for the OEM style halogens with clear reflectors, clear lenses and black housings. Also tossed the LED bulbs out and installed...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Christmas came and my wife...I mean Santa brought me some goodies. New Dashskin dash cover and headlights landed. She's seen the headache I've been through and also drives this car from time to time and wanted to get me a little something. Like every GMT900 vehicle, the dash cracks. Luckily I...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Time to drop it back in, I am so ready to put this thing back on the road and boil some more tires! Dropped it in with other valve covers, didnt want to damage these freshly painted ones. Once it was in and bolted up to the bellhousing, I swapped them out. Hell yea, we got oil pressure now...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    I am a big fan of "while you are in there" mods. If you look at my earlier post installing the turbo kit, you will see that the driver manifold is a stock truck manifold with the 3 stud flange. Lets v-band the whole exhaust, fix the crappy flex section in the cross over and make things a bit...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Let's get after it, this PPV isn't going to whoop me. And that cam, don't trust that. It's also not suited for a heavy SUV and boost. Let's go back with a Sloppy Mechanics "The Best Cam" LOL Shopping list: Durabond coated cam bearings PN: CHP-25T Summit racing main bearings PN: SUM-172310...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Retune the PPV and with a new motor and turbo I just want to rack up some miles on this thing. We head back to LSfest again in September 2024 as the PPV has been trouble free since April and about 8000 miles now. Some interesting match ups on the track at Beech Bend raceway lol PPV makes the...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    April 2024, the PPV is chugging along. I am working on the back and forth revisions and datalogs with the remote tuner and trying to iron out some minor shifting issues during various throttle loads. But of course, you can't sleep on the deals. I was crusing FB marketplace and happened upon a...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Also snagged a black leather center console from a yukon. The donor car was a non-denali so I wouldn't get something with woodgrain and it had to come tear free, I got lucky at a junkyard about 25 minutes away that had this for $70. Steam cleaned it and treated the plastic and leather. Side...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Last mod to finish out December right before the new year I upgraded some cosmetics. Steering wheel was coming apart at the top and trim top layer was peeling off. Lets fix that with a new steering wheel and emblem. This was also pretty inexpensive compared to other vehicles I have...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    PPV is back together, running smooth. Guess what, there's no more idle blowby! I have vacuum at the oil fill cap, its no longer sputtering coming to a stop too! I think its time to get something better than an LSfest campground tune on this thing. I reach out to PCM Of NC at a friend's...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    I was left scratching my head here but had a good idea to reach out to BTR since the pushrods, rocks, springs, retainers are all BTR and maybe they can work through some root cause analysis with me. What you are looking at is an email from Kyle@BTR telling me that THE Brian Tooley was able...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Its now July 2023, been driving it for a few months and partying with this little 62mm turbo. It's on spring pressure at about 6-7psi at this point and I am racking up miles as much as I can and saving up my pennies for a regear and trutrac. Unfortunately, I start hearing a tapping noise and dig...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Time to tackle the wastegate, this ebay one was coming apart. We are now in April of 2023 and work has been a bear so the PPV got sidelined for a bit until I could address the wastegate and tune. Dang she thicc! Got me a turbosmart powergate 60mm chopped off the 38mm wastegate flange, hogged...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    Its Thanksgiving 2022 now and we've made some progress on the checklist from LSfest. Truck style MAF-------------------------------------------------LS3 card style MAF Also discovered the rubber 90 degree boot coming off the throttle body was sucking in during operation so I took...
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    GMT900 6.2 PPV Build Log

    The problems continued with the ebay turbo kit and the tune. First up, I couldn't make more than 2-3psi of boost before the car starting cutting out and falling on its face. We messed with the tune and got it running good enough that I felt I could take it up to Kentucky again for LSfest East...
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