Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[Onebad1983]

What exhaust do you ha

Not yet. I called a couple places that had an AWD dyne here last summer but they were booked for months so I didn't make an appointment because I figured I'd find one with a slot but it never happened. It's on my list of things to do.

what exhaust do you have on it?

 

[Rocket Man]

American racing 1 7/8" longtubes which have twin pipes all the way to the collector at the Aero Turbo muffler which is actually designed to make it louder than straight pipes. It's loud. Here's a short video and about 3/4 of the way in I hit the throttle a bit. Hold on to your beer lol. Under WOT it definitely sounds like a Beast!

 

[Onebad1983]

Sorry. Not old enough for beer yet but I'll hold on to my Dr. Pepper XD

 

[Rocket Man]

Sorry. Not old enough for beer yet but I'll hold on to my Dr. Pepper XD

That's cool. I've actually been sober for over 11 years. I kept getting into trouble with that stuff. Be careful, it doesn't work well for everybody.

 

[Onebad1983]

That's cool. I've actually been sober for over 11 years. I kept getting into trouble with that stuff. Be careful, it doesn't work well for everybody.

Trust me my parents ground it into me lol. Besides, the less money I spend on drinking the more money to go into the Tahoe XD

 

[05Single]

Sorry. Not old enough for beer yet but I'll hold on to my Dr. Pepper XD

Not old enough never stopped me or my friends lol. But times were different back then. Kids now days are a lot more responsible when it comes to drugs and alcohol, which is a good thing.

 

[Onebad1983]

Not old enough never stopped me or my friends lol. But times were different back then. Kids now days are a lot more responsible when it comes to drugs and alcohol, which is a good thing.

idk where u live bro but half the people above my grade are stoned off their asses

 

[Onebad1983]

Thanks for the likes guys! Really makes me want to post content

 

[Rocket Man]

Thanks for the likes guys! Really makes me want to post content

Hey did you check out the video?

 

[Onebad1983]

Hey did you check out the video?

the video of what?

 

[Rocket Man]

The video if the exhaust . One page back, it's a YouTube of my truck running and a bit of throttle. At about a minute in is when it gets kinda loud for a sec. I don't have any other good exhaust videos. Here's one of a short boost test run lol.

 

[SirReal63]

Mark, I went back and re-read this entire thread looking for ideas for our Denali. I was so intrigued by reading and all of the possibilities that I did not make a list. This thread should be required reading for anyone who buys one of these vehicles. I will have to go back and jot down some ideas, if you do not mind. It will not be a SC though.

 

[Rocket Man]

Mark, I went back and re-read this entire thread looking for ideas for our Denali. I was so intrigued by reading and all of the possibilities that I did not make a list. This thread should be required reading for anyone who buys one of these vehicles. I will have to go back and jot down some ideas, if you do not mind. It will not be a SC though.

Thank you. It's been a lot of fun to build and it's definitely a blast to drive.

 

[Onebad1983]

Thank you. It's been a lot of fun to build and it's definitely a blast to drive.

Does it do good burnouts?

 

[HiHoeSilver]

^^^ lol. The REAL question comes out....

 

[Rocket Man]

Does it do good burnouts?

. It gets such good traction with the AWD that it just launches. And I don't try to do burnouts actually because with all that traction, I'll probably break something else. I've already taken out the trans and a front driveline. I figure the NVG149 transfer case would be next, or one of the differentials. It has a 3:73 gear ratio also and combined with the big wheels it doesn't really want to spin the tires it just wants to fly. It will do a 1-2 shift at about 70 at WOT. If I was to regear it, it would do burnouts better but my mileage would go down ever further from the 6.8 mpg I got on my last tank around town.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

. It gets such good traction with the AWD that it just launches. And I don't try to do burnouts actually because with all that traction, I'll probably break something else. I've already taken out the trans and a front driveline. I figure the NVG149 transfer case would be next, or one of the differentials. It has a 3:73 gear ratio also and combined with the big wheels it doesn't really want to spin the tires it just wants to fly. It will do a 1-2 shift at about 70 at WOT. If I was to regear it, it would do burnouts better but my mileage would go down ever further from the 6.8 mpg I got on my last tank around town.

Remember doing skids on your BMX bike? Lol

 

[Onebad1983]

^^^ lol. The REAL question comes out....

I'm surprised I was the first one to ask lol

 

[Onebad1983]

. It gets such good traction with the AWD that it just launches. And I don't try to do burnouts actually because with all that traction, I'll probably break something else. I've already taken out the trans and a front driveline. I figure the NVG149 transfer case would be next, or one of the differentials. It has a 3:73 gear ratio also and combined with the big wheels it doesn't really want to spin the tires it just wants to fly. It will do a 1-2 shift at about 70 at WOT. If I was to regear it, it would do burnouts better but my mileage would go down ever further from the 6.8 mpg I got on my last tank around town.

WTF?!?!?! Only 6.8 mpg? and this thing is your daily? Might as well slap a Hummer emblem on that *****!

 

[PG01]

I'm surprised I was the first one to ask lol

Go all the way back, i asked