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Figured id start here with my slow build of my 2006 yukon denali xl....keep posted!
About20's FI build (slow build)
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quick start so far
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Sub'd for progress. Looks great so far! 
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Your comments are "Just as useless as a velvet painting of a whale and a dolphin gettin it on."
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Anyways, this is my first build thread so bear with me. Feel free to ask questions as I go along. My plans are to add forced induction to my Yukon Denali xl. I scored a ZL1/CTS-V supercharger not to long ago. Was all excited to purchase it and once i did, i found out that the rotors were scrap, along with the housing...750 dollars gone! Tried calling the guy back, turns out he de-activated his phone....
So the search was on to find another one. I browsed several forums [ ctsv owners, performance trucks, and ls1 tech ] and to no avail, couldnt find one to purchase. I was actually close to giving up and just going the turbo route which would have been quicker, but turbos just cant compare to the instant torque, which is just what this 5600 lb truck needs.
I set a budget of about $2000, which seems challenging, but hey, I'm up for it. Scored this little sucker this afternoon by the grace of the denals deities! lol
As it sits, no wear on the rotors and just a small amount of oil residue which will be cleaned with speedball( high industrial grade cleaner)
I still need to replace the coupler, which is why these things were warrantied to begin with, and its roughly around 45 dollars... so i ordered it from ebay
This also rolled in brand new... lid complete with sensors and air to water intercooler...
So the search was on to find another one. I browsed several forums [ ctsv owners, performance trucks, and ls1 tech ] and to no avail, couldnt find one to purchase. I was actually close to giving up and just going the turbo route which would have been quicker, but turbos just cant compare to the instant torque, which is just what this 5600 lb truck needs.
I set a budget of about $2000, which seems challenging, but hey, I'm up for it. Scored this little sucker this afternoon by the grace of the denals deities! lol
As it sits, no wear on the rotors and just a small amount of oil residue which will be cleaned with speedball( high industrial grade cleaner)
I still need to replace the coupler, which is why these things were warrantied to begin with, and its roughly around 45 dollars... so i ordered it from ebay
This also rolled in brand new... lid complete with sensors and air to water intercooler...
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So items left to pick up are:
lssimple accessory kit, injectors, hptuners/efi live, and fuel rails.
Im more than halfway there and im more motivated than ever to be hopping on this FI band wagon
I think i might do a build/install/update via youtube as well....maybe...im camera shy
lssimple accessory kit, injectors, hptuners/efi live, and fuel rails.
Im more than halfway there and im more motivated than ever to be hopping on this FI band wagon
I think i might do a build/install/update via youtube as well....maybe...im camera shy
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Looks great! Please do a detailed log in here of the install for gun shy people like myself. Would love to do this, but with the Yukon being the wife's Daily, I'd have to ask for permission...
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Sure... what route were you planning on going?
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I love turbos, but seeing these LSA supercharger installs have been making me think about this route. Maybe someday when/if I swap out the 5.3 for a 6.0.
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you aint getting any younger lol
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Injectors arrived, so did the solid coupler.. waiting on ls simple braket now... will update with pics
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I have ls3 heads, but i probably wont use them... might save those for a fbody. Love those clear led turn signals you got!!
Appreciate it man
Apparently an engine builder cut apart LS3 and LSA heads to see the difference and found that the LS3 heads are made from a much softer metal and that the LSA heads have a wing thats for emissions.
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What!!!! No way!!! Did not know that. Where did you see that at?!
It was some where on ls1 tech. Ill see if I can pull up the actual article
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that's weird... I wonder if it has something to do with cutting down heat soak / transfer for the LSA? Any other major differences? Curious...
Ninjas... where we tuning eh?
Ninjas... where we tuning eh?
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I'm either going to tune my own for a street tune, or take it to boosted performance!
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