25,400 miles.
I gave her a quick wash tonight as I was rushing to finish before sunset. I swear that every time I decide to get near one of trucks, to wash it, detail it or tinker around with them, every single family member wants to come talk to me, needs something or my neighbors want to stop and say hello. My wife came out no less than 5 times and tried to talk to me about something until I politely chased her away. Thankfully she did not get mad at me or ask about the MIT. Then my son popped up and said he wanted to see the pistons in the engine. Seriously!!
Part of the rush was that I also installed the AIRAID 200-996 MIT that I got from
@08HoeCD. Big handshake to that guy for hooking me up. I really appreciate it. Thank you sir.
It took me a bit longer to install than it should have, because of the above interruptions and slight fitment issues that I encountered. I was not actually sure how to remove the breather hose from the valve cover. It looked like it should have just pulled off, but had I tried to just muscle it, I would have broken the nipple off the valve cover. There is a spring clip that you have to slide over from left to right to release it off the nipple. Then it just pulls off easily. Perhaps older NNBS trucks did not originally have the little spring clip and it is not really mentioned in the AIRAID instruction guide either.
The the actual MIT tube fits right on top of the radiator hose like the OEM tube does as well, but seems a bit higher and I could not get the retaining ring barb to push back into the MIT, like it does in the OEM tube. This all may be operator error in my haste to complete before sundown, but the 4 hose clamps are tight, there were no error codes and it was still attached when I got back home after a trial run and had a look. I'll check it again in a day or two to see if anything has shifted.
I took the truck for a quick spin after the MIT was installed, but need some more passes to get a better feel. I could definitely hear it kick in around 4000RPM and up past 5000RPM. It had a deeper, throaty sound to it. My wife may not ever punch it that hard or notice it either, so the Suburban is still a sleeper with the few mods I have done to it. I still want that Black Bear tune at some point.
OEM tube.
AIRAID MIT without the beauty cover and engine degreased.
A couple quick shots at sunset.
