Advice on choosing Programer, Intake and Exhaust 15 Denali XL

[hundhaus]

Hey guys,
So I have a 15 Callaway Denali 560SC and a 15 Denali XL. I am planning on modding my 15 XL now.
I love driving the Callaway because I have none of the 4V cylinder deactivation headaches, none of the exhaust pressure and vibration ( now that I have been driving the XL I absolutely feel the interior vibration and pressure)

SO what I am looking to do is go with a programer that I can use to turn off the 4V cyl crap while giving the truck a much better exhaust note( eliminate the flapper) and an intake for the growl.

SO a specific question I have is using a K&N with an oiled element has always been the direction I have gone.....are there any specific drawbacks to using an oiled element? I was thinking about this intake K&N 63 series


As far as Exhaust goes I am leaning towards the Corsa system.

Programer? no idea where to start

 

[fiatdale]

Blackbear.

 

[Yukon John]

Diablo is working well for me. Walked into a Truck & 4 x 4 Speed Shop, bought it, they installed it. I drove home and modified the parameters to my liking. I can change it up many different ways in less than 10 minutes. Cost...about $425 out the door. If tou want to get super custom...throw another $150 at Diablewtune along with a data recording file and he will customize everything for you.

 

[jl449]

Diablo would be great but he might have an 8 spd trans on his Denali. Blackbear EFIlive autocal for $599 with email tuning is probably the best bet because it supports the 8spd.

 

[jl449]

Diablo would be great but he might have an 8 spd trans on his Denali. Blackbear EFIlive autocal for $599 with email tuning is probably the best bet because it supports the 8spd.

 

[chicagofan00]

I'll throw in another recommendation for Diablo, unless of course like jl449 said, you have the 8spd transmission since it isn't supported just yet. According to their forums though they should support it within the next 3-6 months. I've got the K&N intake but dry versus oiled. My understanding is that oiled isn't really necessary unless you are using it in very dirty/dusty areas. Granted I'm in AZ and we have dust like no other in general but I took this to mean more so if you are driving it in an offload environment a lot versus city driving. I really like the K&N intake, btw. Easy install and adds some extra grunt.

I've got a Corsa exhaust on the way from Amazon as I type. Looking forward to hearing the difference once that is added on.

 

[JennaBear]

Before you do anything, be sure that Calloway has not locked your computers.

Keep in mind, the transmission tuning is HUGE on these newer vehicles. Folks are really missing out on a lot by not getting that cleaned up. Canned tuners will not tune for modifications, if you plan on adding mods down the road.

 

[hundhaus]

Before you do anything, be sure that Calloway has not locked your computers.

Keep in mind, the transmission tuning is HUGE on these newer vehicles. Folks are really missing out on a lot by not getting that cleaned up. Canned tuners will not tune for modifications, if you plan on adding mods down the road.

I am not touching the Callaway I am doing these mods on my 15 Denali XL.

 

[JennaBear]

Ah ok!

 

[hundhaus]

Ah ok!

So what can I use from Black Bear that I can load myself off of a handheld. I would like to be able to turn off AFM 4V , a performance bump, and maybe shift points (8spd) I did not see a phone number on your website

 

[JennaBear]

The AutoCal would be your option then. It will tune both the ECM and TCM and allow for you to update for any mods down the road. Turning off AFM and fixing shift points are typical requests on these newer vehicles. The guys have limited phone hours that are listed here when the lines are open: http://blackbearperformance.com/contact.asp

 

[NORCAL SS]

afe intake and magnaflow cat back. Ill shoot you a pm

 

[Pockets]

Got the Corsa Sport on our 15 XL and love it. You can't go wrong there.

Sent from my V10 using Tapacrap

 

[hundhaus]

The AutoCal would be your option then. It will tune both the ECM and TCM and allow for you to update for any mods down the road. Turning off AFM and fixing shift points are typical requests on these newer vehicles. The guys have limited phone hours that are listed here when the lines are open: http://blackbearperformance.com/contact.asp

Just clicked the link and saw this , no phone number listed

"Technical questions, build support, etc. cannot be answered over the phone at this time."

 

[NORCAL SS]

btw magnaflow is 3.5 inches and corsa and other are 3 inches.

 

[JennaBear]

Just clicked the link and saw this , no phone number listed

"Technical questions, build support, etc. cannot be answered over the phone at this time."

The guys have only a small window for phone support TUE-THURS, when they are taking calls, the number will come up on that link.

I am happy to answer any questions you may have, you are welcome to shoot me a PM if that works for you.

 

[NowZoomer]

I LOVE my tune from IPF, Andy is always responsive and available

 

[NORCAL SS]

Afe Intake/3.5 magnaflow cat back
376/411. Great combo. Also magnaflow being 3.5 inches vs 3 inch of corsa and others gear flow. If interested on thr exhaust and intake just holler I have the cheapest prices on em.

 

[JennaBear]

Afe Intake/3.5 magnaflow cat back
376/411. Great combo. Also magnaflow being 3.5 inches vs 3 inch of corsa and others gear flow. If interested on thr exhaust and intake just holler I have the cheapest prices on em.

Do you have a stock run without the intake?

Here are the two sheets I have access to ATM.

Stock vs tuned (2015 Chevy SS):

Tune only vs tune with AirAid (2015 Chevy SS):

All of our dyno pulls and tuning were completed with intake and coolant temps at comparable levels to ensure no temperature bias. Temperature changes will wildly impact the actual power results (not to mention even just strapping down a vehicle slightly different between runs).