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SuperSlow6pt0 Enthusiast

SuperSlow6pt0

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figured this lookd like a good place for a first post .

So may this be my Formal " Hello to Everyone" ,

 

My names Erik im 26 n married with 3 Boys aged 8,4and3 . Recently i just traded an 04 Exlorer Xlt and my 05 Nissan Sentra in for a Nice work truck :thumbs:

 

Now I Got an 04 Silverado SS with 69k miles on it. When purchased it already had a K&N SRI ,aftermarket touchscreen dvd headunit and a Gibson Exhaust. The Color is Red and i love it to death so far.

 

Im sure i will be posting a bit on the boards here as i have a bunch to learn

Erix

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Welcome fellow Pa'er from the Southwest part of the state!

Post some pics up of the truck whenever you can.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Nice! Too bad you didn't join us earlier,You could have signed-up for the Black Bear tune meet next week in Pittsburgh,Justin works wonders on those 6-liters!!

HerZ71 Enthusiast

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Welcome 2 the Site and NICE SS You have there. Find lots of stuff for your truck and just Information as i have thus far :thumbs:

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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welcome fellow pa'er! awesome truck.. im sure you love it more then those really exciting cars you had before :thumbs:

 

 

only thing i dont like is the SS on the bowtie and the bed cover... IMO

SuperSlow6pt0 Enthusiast

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MS3Dale - yeah that woulda been a pretty cool way to meet up with some other members here right off the bat. I personally would prefer to have headers , valvesprings and a cam done b4 i spent money on a tune , But in the End i Know im gonna wind up going with Forced induction, So I cant justify Spending $2500 on N/A Mods just yet :lol:

Also I have been in nissan forums for 4 solid years , both Producing Custom Mesh Grilles and Setting up and Organizing Dyno Days along with Sonics and some Big BBQ Meets. Perhaps next Season i can get some of ya'll to join me at one or 2 of my Meets as well :P I always buy trophies out my own pocket with the larger shows i setup . ;)

 

HerZ71 - Thanks a bunch man, and i plan on doin just that.

 

KMG - Its funny u mention those 2 things . I think the only reason i Bought this truck soo quickly without looking around at other ones is because I LOVED THE TOPPER :D lol and the bowtie i enjoy because i m Dam Proud of my Truck being an SS. I always liked SS Camaros but had too many kids to fit in one :lol:

Btw I Think your Tan Chevy in the avatar there looks pretty sharp with the tinted tails n dual exhaust tips .

 

 

Also, Just this morning I realised that one Side mirror is Red while the other one is all Blk . How the HEck could i have owned the truck for 3 weeks and never even seen this b4 ? It was actually my wife looking over my post n replies here n spotted it . WE r Both like WTH ? guess i need to take that into my buds shop n get it painted to match up now :/

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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Great looking truck. Congrats and welcome to the site.

 

A custom tune isn't an N/A mod either. Makes a big difference and can be updated easily with AutoCal and a quick download if/when you make non-N/A updates :D

 

TQ management holds back alot in the GMT-800's and well worth getting rid of as soon as you can.

SuperSlow6pt0 Enthusiast

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Stevens - thanks for that info. I am gonna try n make it out to a tuning meet in the Spring if i dont get one done locally here. Also IM all Ears about getting rid of the Tq mang. If some one could toss me a link On how to Get rid of it , that would be awesome , Thanks .

 

Chrome, I am about 30 mins west of Lancaster. Takes me like 2 hours to get into WC , I done a lot of work out that way last year . The Homes there are beautiful :D

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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Stevens - thanks for that info. I am gonna try n make it out to a tuning meet in the Spring if i dont get one done locally here. Also IM all Ears about getting rid of the Tq mang. If some one could toss me a link On how to Get rid of it , that would be awesome , Thanks .

 

www.blackbearperformance.com

www.diablosport.com

 

Only two ways I know how to get rid of it. BB is WAY better though, I've done both :D

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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Also, Just this morning I realised that one Side mirror is Red while the other one is all Blk . How the HEck could i have owned the truck for 3 weeks and never even seen this b4 ? It was actually my wife looking over my post n replies here n spotted it . WE r Both like WTH ? guess i need to take that into my buds shop n get it painted to match up now :/

 

hahahahaha you bought it without even noticing? thats hilarious. well i didnt notice even after looking at the pics multiple times for a couple minutes.. weird. check to see if it was in an accident

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