Turbo Tahoe?

[Bucky1]

How do they recommend drilling and tapping without getting shavings into the oil? Lots of grease on the flutes?

 

[992dr]

I'm curious as well about drilling the pan. I've seen others pulling the pan to do it but don't know what is the common/practical method to do it. Though I don't think its too bad to remove for the 2wd guys.

Any updates?

 

[ibfreeman88]

Haven't really messed with it the past two days it's been in the high 90's here. But tomorrow I should be getting my intercooler pipes back so I will probably install all of that stuff. Then climb under and assess the tapping of the pan. I'm down to small things left once I get the piping back, tap the pan for return get the fitting for my oil cooler so I can run the oil feed, route my wideband cable through the firewall, recheck everything for tightness, fresh fluids and then fire it up. I'm leaving my stock injectors in for now just so I can start it up and check for leaks and stuff until I get my HP tuners, then I'll swap to my LSA injectors and begin the tuning process.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Haven't really messed with it the past two days it's been in the high 90's here. But tomorrow I should be getting my intercooler pipes back so I will probably install all of that stuff. Then climb under and assess the tapping of the pan. I'm down to small things left once I get the piping back, tap the pan for return get the fitting for my oil cooler so I can run the oil feed, route my wideband cable through the firewall, recheck everything for tightness, fresh fluids and then fire it up. I'm leaving my stock injectors in for now just so I can start it up and check for leaks and stuff until I get my HP tuners, then I'll swap to my LSA injectors and begin the tuning process.

How many lbs are the LSA's? Stockers are 29?

 

[about20ninj45]

56lbs

 

[LanceD]

Flex fuel?

 

[ibfreeman88]

Just picked up my charge pipe pieces, but I'm leaving to go to my beach house tomorrow so I probably won't mess with the truck until I get back. So hopefully next week she will be running.

 

[ibfreeman88]

Went and tinkered for a few last night. Still need to install the BOV but the little O-ring didn't want to cooperate last night. also the t bolt clamps that come with this kit are a pain in the ass they are barely large enough so every single one is a fight for your life with only 2 hands available trying to squeeze as well as put the nut back on.

 

[swathdiver]

I can't get over how big that intercooler and those pipes are! Too bad there's no easy way to put the fans in front, freeing up space for the intercooler to be located in front of the engine how our Buick's were designed. The piping was much shorter. Anyhow, still exciting and looking forward to see her run, I'm sure you're more than ready to turn the key and light 'em up!

 

[ibfreeman88]

Got the oil pan tapped for the return today but I have to try and get a larger tap tomorrow so I can put threads in the hole drilled. Actually wasn't to bad at all and I'll snap some pics after I get the fitting in. Tomorrow I'm going to try and find an adapter locally so I can T off the oil pressure sending unit port for my oil feed, then it seems to be all small things. Run vaccum lines from wastegate and bov, check and top off fluids, and re-check all the clamps and fittings for tightness as well as wire up my Wideband. I'm just ready to hear it run again lol I'm over driving my daily.