Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)

[randeez]

Orifice tube sposed to look like that

I thought that it was just a plastic cage? I'm wondering if it melted and just collapsed in on itself

 

[Tonyrodz]

Orifice tube sposed to look like that

I thought that it was just a plastic cage? I'm wondering if it melted and just collapsed in on itself

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Mine.

I had to replace the evaporator.

 

[pwtr02ss]

I'm not a pro in the ac department but I don't see what would be special about them, other than flow/volume like you said. I thought they were just filled with the silica beads to dry the air, hence the reason you never leave them open if you have it off the vehicle. I put a used one on a camaro a long time ago. It froze and blew Freon/oil all over the engine bay.

as for the orifice tube, just looks partially clogged and needs replaced? Here's a new one I bought for the avalanche but haven't installed

 

[randeez]

wellllll i threw in the injectors i just got cleaned.... want to just get it moving, i think its going to be a few weeks before i spend more (big) money. atleast i know the tune ive already got should be pretty close, if i changed all this crap and injectors i'll prob be chasing problems

i'll keep pecking away at the little stuff.
got most of the wiring harness back in, gapped some plugs down and threw them in, need to see how the coils work with these headers, if i can use stock mounts or if i need to mount them remotely

 

[randeez]

drained trans, waiting on dexvi and filter to get here this week to drop pan.

changed the oil/filter..was a few drops a water in it from pulling heads - i always fear theres a ton of water in the pan every time i pull the heads but never is lol

draped most of the wiring harness back out and connected it.

ordered some fittings to hack fuel system back together - i already have extra check valves so im going to prob replace those, interested to see if theyre blown out

started removing the fuel purge solenoid - it was full of oil but i think the line runs back to the fuel hat? prob just going to cut and cap it.

still need to see what i got to do with coils, may work on that tonight


constantly seems like im so far away lol.

 

[randeez]

pulled the funky fuel line y set up i had... i really only needed to swap 1 fitting to put the 12an feed hose on it but i wanted to see if the check valves still worked, which they did. i had an extra 6an (stock line) one that i threw i just because it was apart. put it all back together and connected the new 12an feed to it. used an adapter to connect the new 12an return to the 8an i had. its all back together - essentially the same as it was and ready to run.

cut and capped the fuel purge solenoid.

kind of dreading pulling the trans pan and seeing whats in there. have a feeling im not going to feel good about just changing the fluid and filter and running it again

 

[pwtr02ss]

pulled the funky fuel line y set up i had... i really only needed to swap 1 fitting to put the 12an feed hose on it but i wanted to see if the check valves still worked, which they did. i had an extra 6an (stock line) one that i threw i just because it was apart. put it all back together and connected the new 12an feed to it. used an adapter to connect the new 12an return to the 8an i had. its all back together - essentially the same as it was and ready to run.

cut and capped the fuel purge solenoid.

kind of dreading pulling the trans pan and seeing whats in there. have a feeling im not going to feel good about just changing the fluid and filter and running it again

trans been acting weird?

 

[Dantheman1540]

trans been acting weird?

Aren't most Trannys a little odd?

 

[pwtr02ss]

Aren't most Trannys a little odd?

Fo sho

 

[randeez]

nah fluid was a little crispy, lots of clutch material, smell was good not burnt, and really the magnetic plug didnt have much metal on it. is what it is i guess. i worry too much

 

[pwtr02ss]

Send it

 

[randeez]

yea thats kind of the plan, prob is sending it oblivious to what could be in there or sending it knowing whats in there

 

[pwtr02ss]

yea thats kind of the plan, prob is sending it oblivious to what could be in there or sending it knowing whats in there

change the fluid and filter. Pulling that healthy heifer around is gonna cause some clutch wear

 

[randeez]

oops

 

[randeez]

well... i put the neighborhood on notice

fire this ****** up about an hour ago

nothing but forward facing headers, no water, open throttle body, no o2s.

i doubt it turned over 5 times before it fired right up, watch the oil pressure come up and then remembered there was no tranny fluid in it and shut it off lol

mostly just wanted to check for leaks (oil/gas), check i made up the coils right - cause swapped some of the "input" side of the coil plugs cause the plug wires i had around barely worked and didnt feel like making up new ones....and then doubted myself on which way they went. and to see how the valve lash went, ie: if the pushrods were too short/long. couldnt really hear over the open headers but it ran smooth considering the circumstances

 

[Sam Harris]

well... i put the neighborhood on notice

fire this ****** up about an hour ago

nothing but forward facing headers, no water, open throttle body, no o2s.

i doubt it turned over 5 times before it fired right up, watch the oil pressure come up and then remembered there was no tranny fluid in it and shut it off lol

mostly just wanted to check for leaks (oil/gas), check i made up the coils right - cause swapped some of the "input" side of the coil plugs cause the plug wires i had around barely worked and didnt feel like making up new ones....and then doubted myself on which way they went. and to see how the valve lash went, ie: if the pushrods were too short/long. couldnt really hear over the open headers but it ran smooth considering the circumstances

Haha...! Awesome. Can’t wait.....!.

 

[Tonyrodz]

well... i put the neighborhood on notice

fire this ****** up about an hour ago

nothing but forward facing headers, no water, open throttle body, no o2s.

i doubt it turned over 5 times before it fired right up, watch the oil pressure come up and then remembered there was no tranny fluid in it and shut it off lol

mostly just wanted to check for leaks (oil/gas), check i made up the coils right - cause swapped some of the "input" side of the coil plugs cause the plug wires i had around barely worked and didnt feel like making up new ones....and then doubted myself on which way they went. and to see how the valve lash went, ie: if the pushrods were too short/long. couldnt really hear over the open headers but it ran smooth considering the circumstances

'Bout time

 

[pwtr02ss]

Woohoo!

 

[randeez]

Little bit of overreaction on the trans...was pretty clean lol
The small bits that came out were like pinky nail sized if that makes sense. I assumed there were larger peices that couldn't make it out the drain hole. even the magnet isnt as bad as i thought, those little black crusties are about the extent of it...all i did was let the fluid drain before those pics. cleaned it all up, new filter, verified the dip stick full mark was at the pan rail and put 12 qts back in it

Swapped fitting into the 40k...they've always weeped a little, apparently the fittings I had bottom out before the flare engages tight enough. The flare should engage on these fittings but I put some thread sealer on it anyway

And the other drier/accumulator came

After starting it up, it's incredibly loud, I threw on the one wastegate I had, the pre o2 sensors and the post wideband...still loud af. So I ordered the other wastegate, couldn't find local but Amazon 1 day shipping gonna have to do

 

[Sam Harris]

Little bit of overreaction on the trans...was pretty clean lol
The small bits that came out were like pinky nail sized if that makes sense. I assumed there were larger peices that couldn't make it out the drain hole. even the magnet isnt as bad as i thought, those little black crusties are about the extent of it...all i did was let the fluid drain before those pics. cleaned it all up, new filter, verified the dip stick full mark was at the pan rail and put 12 qts back in it

Swapped fitting into the 40k...they've always weeped a little, apparently the fittings I had bottom out before the flare engages tight enough. The flare should engage on these fittings but I put some thread sealer on it anyway

And the other drier/accumulator came

After starting it up, it's incredibly loud, I threw on the one wastegate I had, the pre o2 sensors and the post wideband...still loud af. So I ordered the other wastegate, couldn't find local but Amazon 1 day shipping gonna have to do

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Damn.. I need to hear this ....!