where to start!?!?!

[valleytahoe956]

Sup dawgs, I need modifying my hoe, I really don't know where to start so I was hoping y'all would help me & give me some advice.. at first I was thinking of lifting it, but after seeing some pictures & videos from a couple of y'all,I decided to keep out nice& low..so how bout it?? I have an 03 tahoe, 5.3 & I want to make it faster!!

 

[josueh95]

making it faster a good start is a good flowing exhaust a cold air intake and some long tube headers, after that a corvette servo could always help out your tranny and then get a black bear tune, check out their page they are a vendor here,
as for looks a couple pics would be good to see where our at

 

[04whitetahoe]

What kind of $$ are you willing to spend?

I know this is no place to start, but your question reminded me of this site and the goodies it has:

http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/crate-engines.html

How about this engine in your hoe?

For some real advice, start with what your budget can bear.

For a coolness factor, you may want to start with what is obvious on the outside. Wheels, tires and lowering kit/shocks, sway bars, adjustable panhard - just these things alone can cost you $3K+ or so depending on what you want.

Those items mentioned by Josue above are also things many choose to do to their truck for some minor power upgrades. Free flowing, big valve heads could get you some more power, but you're talking $$ and surgery.

http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/components.html

If you need a sound system, this is also something that can cost, but you can break it up into small chunks of money and get results you can literally hear.

Have fun and keep us posted (with photos) on what you do. You need to get some photos up anyway so we know what you're starting with.

Joe

 

[valleytahoe956]

Ok, thanx josue, I'm already looking into all that.. I'll post up better pics of my ride in a bit..
& Joe, ur right I should have started by mentioning a budgets, which is like $400-$500 @the end of the month.. I was thinking of starting off slow with performance parts, I already have a nice lil system& rims..but I get what u mean.. thanx!!

 

[josueh95]

no problem so far this is my list on upgrades that i want to get done
05-up efans
4.10 gears
trailblazer stall
nnbs/tbss intake manifold
bb tune

so far i have
CAI
corvette servo
LT headers with ORY pipe
ported throttle body

all those future mods im looking for are not that costly and from all the info ive gathered with those mods and my current mods it should deffenetly wake up these trucks

 

[JennaBear]

Cam, headers to start. My old 5.3 was pretty peppy with those mods. She really woke up when I threw the Radix on there.

Sent from a jelly bean.

 

[candyman74]

llp has their long tubes on sale for 399 till Christmas

 

[valleytahoe956]

Thanx homies..I installed a spectra intake just the other day,& boy do I feel/hear the difference.. I was thinking of buying the headers next, what brand do y'all recommend?!? & where can I get the corvette servo??

 

[josueh95]

http://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NTP-K51828C
heres where i ordered mine now on headers it all depends on your budget i got my obx headers with an off road y pipe brand new from a member on performancetrucks.net for 250 and love them they defenetly gave me some good top end but with a tune it should wake up the truck alot better

 

[valleytahoe956]

Does it matter what I install first? The corvette servo,camshaft, or headers?? Am I gonna have to tune it every time I install something??

 

[Z-56 Hoe]

Headers first, No tune needed for those. They will also work with better with a tune. I would do headers , order some G2 or Yukon gears I run 4.10's with an eaton posi, then look into some ported and polished heads, a beast sun shell for that tranny. Shift kit either a yank or Circle D converter with a higher stall.


Is this a Daily driver? Or a extra vehicle / Play toy?

 

[josueh95]

Does it matter what I install first? The corvette servo,camshaft, or headers?? Am I gonna have to tune it every time I install something??

order doesnt matter but id do headers before the cam and corvette servo whenever..but id get atleast a couple mods done before a tune...ohh hey z-56 i got my BB tune ordered jst waiting on it now lets see what it does with the CAI LT headers and servo

 

[valleytahoe956]

I don't mean to sound stupid, but I wasn't really into cars/trucks unntil now, so break it down for me brutha..G2 or Yukon gears?? Where can I find them, what's there purpose? & it's a daily driver for now..

 

[scris74]

im looking to do the same on my 03 suburban but im lost on a lot the stuff youll are saying could someone break it down a lil bit more

 

[scris74]

here is my truck

 

[valleytahoe956]

Just received my pacesetter headers, If everything goes as planned for installing them tomorrow I'll post a video & pics. .

 

[Time2Kill]

For starters, I would recommend the Trailblazer I6 torque converter, headers&exhaust, intake, and cam (and maybe efans if you want), roughly in that order.

The torque converter is a huge upgrade, and none of those upgrades require a tune until you install the cam/efans, then everything can be tuned once and be done unless you plan to modify further.

 

[valleytahoe956]

Good looking0ut brother, any website u recommend for the torque converter? I'm already looking into a cam, I'm talking with a support from comp Cams, he recommended a 54-414-11 with valve springs for $600.

 

[Time2Kill]

Used to be a few guys on eBay that sold the I6 Trailblazer converters new/refurbished. No idea if they still do or not. I see them pop up quite a bit over at Performance Trucks as well.

 

[Lentsnh2012]

I don't mean to sound stupid, but I wasn't really into cars/trucks unntil now, so break it down for me brutha..G2 or Yukon gears?? Where can I find them, what's there purpose? & it's a daily driver for now..

Yukon gears are an upgraded ring and pinion set for your stock axle. Because you're improving the performance and gain some extra torque, it's needed to help bring down the RPMs and to keep your transmission from dropping down gears on steep hills.

You can find them on Summit Racing, 4WheelParts, JEGs, etc. Just make sure it is for your axle model (GM 10 bolt) and the proper gear ratio.

The limited slip aids with getting the power to the ground. It's basically an "in axle" traction control.

Good looking0ut brother, any website u recommend for the torque converter? I'm already looking into a cam, I'm talking with a support from comp Cams, he recommended a 54-414-11 with valve springs for $600.

Yank Performance
B&M
Powerglide

those are just a few torque converter companies that come to mind. Make sure you order (and research) the correct stall value. 3400-3800 seem to be the best number for our pigs.