Jump to content

What have you done to your K2 today?

block8head

By block8head
in Modifications & Accessories

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 23.1k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

RKeeper1
RKeeper1

Hauled this precious cargo home for the first time from the NICU after 40 days!   Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

Mileguru
Mileguru

I installed this thingy on the top of my 2017 6.2L. Not really sure what it does, but my truck goes really fast now.  

pgamboa
pgamboa

Found an hour of free time yesterday and installed GM - Illuminated Door Sills. Love the way they look! Of course, made a how to video. The box didn't come with instructions and tried searching he

Posted Images

OffTheAir Enthusiast

OffTheAir

Posted
Posted

Today I changed the transmission fluid on the truck, I think I'm going to begin doing it routinely every 30,000 miles; last I did it was at 88,000. It was a little bit dirty, but honestly, not bad at all and nothing that made me concerned.

 

Also - add me to the club! I installed the updated thermal bypass valve. Typically on my way home from work (35-45 minute drive) I was around the 185 range; sometimes a little bit higher depending on traffic and the weather. After installing the new part, I think the highest I got to was about 163. Very happy with that number and curious to see what it is like during the hotter summer months. 🙂

 

 

  • Like 3
CajunFries Enthusiast

CajunFries

Posted
Posted

Got to put in a few hours today. Still need to put the drive shaft back in and just button up all the little things. Few more hours sometime next week and it should be back to life!!!! 

BDA3FB72-CD24-4F72-91EA-92570F63766F.jpeg

  • Like 4
  • Thanks 1
Frankielozano214 Senior Enthusiast

Frankielozano214

Posted
Posted

Bought some new wheels 26x16 “American Force Quantum” with 38x15.5r26 Fury tires, had to buy one tire already replaced it waiting on bodylift to fit these bad boys on my truck!!! Should be done sometime next MondF1A08073-B361-444B-8D10-1DBB37CDBEB8.thumb.jpeg.ec0348f8496c902448a4251c3abcae46.jpeg

Was told they were 14” wides but they are 16” wides almost 17” wide with tire on.

969DE201-624E-4899-9C07-21AB3438138C.thumb.jpeg.7b79aa4c945c63f9415d41881dcf96b6.jpeg
37x13.5 24 on the truck 38x15.5 26 on right

05CE0E8A-3072-4D98-B6F7-390790AAED0E.thumb.jpeg.2dd7bf4f2f8bdf296500b954b416915b.jpeg

  • Like 3
  • Thanks 1
CajunFries Enthusiast

CajunFries

Posted
Posted

 

Had some time today so I decided to finish up the truck. Good thing i didn’t rush to start it yesterday. The wastegate line was hook up wrong. Here’s a quick little short on how it sounds. Haven’t really got on it yet. Gonna give it at least 500 miles of break-in. 

  • Like 4
CajunFries Enthusiast

CajunFries

Posted
Posted

Got around to throwing this Carbon Creation hood on. Kinda like it, kinda too much. Definitely can’t drive it in the rain tho. The vent is right above the air filter. 

D080C8C9-2AAC-4E9C-B26B-24B33CAE7A67.jpeg

  • Like 4
HoosierZ Enthusiast

HoosierZ

Posted
Posted

Cleaned up a few rust spots on the frame and hit them with some Rustoleum Rust Reformer and satin black paint. Did the same thing last fall and those spots still look good. Coated inside the frame and crossmembers with Dexron 3 ATF to hopefully keep the frame from rusting from the inside. Used a rechargeable sprayer and a 2’ nozzle that came with the cavity wax I sprayed inside the body panels. 3463319D-A15D-4B93-8003-DC66662BB515.thumb.jpeg.2821dce72fa0d6c5444aeffd90400bca.jpeg

  • Like 3
Yotaman Enthusiast

Yotaman

Posted
Posted (edited)

Installed replacement Fog lamp housings as mine was hazed and installed 2022 AT4 wheels a few weeks ago.

 

Yotaman

 

 

1326268251_AT14two.jpg.9364c3c8396fadc00a332c3e70b2beed.jpg

Edited by Yotaman
  • Like 6
HoosierZ Enthusiast

HoosierZ

Posted
Posted

Got bored and stuck some black vinyl on my winter wheels to give them the look of split spokes  416E9AF6-4689-4850-AB56-9C8AD4EAA9BB.thumb.jpeg.427900c82ac953940abb961f62754ef0.jpegD13EB449-12C6-42BB-96B7-2F6954E566D5.thumb.jpeg.491789bd2d733186eb79ae8bca559c10.jpeg

  • Like 5
  • Thanks 1
CajunFries Enthusiast

CajunFries

Posted
Posted

Quick “mod”. Adding these FilterWear since the hood now have a bunch of openings and one of them is right above the air filter. 

B2DA673B-04AE-476E-9FD1-2BC6C1130415.jpeg

  • Thanks 1
  • 2 weeks later...
CajunFries Enthusiast

CajunFries

Posted
Posted (edited)

When boost weather is too good. 40degree ambient temp. 
 

65mph roll. 305/50/20 Nitto NT555R2.

Edited by CajunFries
  • Like 1

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • KARNUT
      Vehicle Payments

      By KARNUT · Posted

      This is interesting. My quote tagged here is different from my original quote. After I’m driving them longer. That isn’t me. I don’t talk that way. I definitely wouldn’t express myself that way. Interesting.
    • UrbanRage
      What have you done to your K2 today?

      By UrbanRage · Posted

      I have the same running boards on my truck and I do agree they are bulky. I also find myself stepping over them when getting in and out of the truck. Besides providing protection to the rocker panels, they aren't very useful.  I will be replacing them soon with the Amp Powersteps. 
    • ChristopherDobson
      Vehicle Payments

      By ChristopherDobson · Posted

      Monthly payment is only part of the equation. With today's prices and interest rates, I'd look at the total monthly cost: payment, insurance, registration, fuel, maintenance, and expected repairs. A vehicle that fits comfortably into your budget is usually the better choice than stretching for a higher trim. I've also kept my vehicles longer over the past few years. New cars have gotten expensive enough that driving one for 10+ years, while staying on top of maintenance, often ends up being the most cost-effective approach.
    • Grumpy Bear
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      10 Ford and Chevy engines proven to reach 300,000 miles   You may note a common 3K OCI on this list of gas motors. I skipped over the diesels. Dh'O. 
    • jake111
      Gasser Subforum Has Been Quiet - - So, Regenerative Braking and Using L10

      By jake111 · Posted

      Thanks newdude!  By the time manual selection is needed, I'm probably too much of a control-freak to depend on the transmission sensing braking to activate automatic downshifting.  I would be anticipating the situation and already be manually downshifting.   This truck replaced a 2004.5 LLY diesel with the Allison 5-speed.  Putting it in T/H made noticeable differences (when the torque converter locked, upshift points, downshift behavior).  On this 2024 gasser with the 10L1000 I haven't been able to detect much, if any, difference.  Ok, I can never tell now when the torque converter locks up.  But I also don't notice differences in shifting.  For downhills, I've probably already manually downshifted by then anyway.  Since it's also more awkward (than the 2004.5) to engage/disengage I don't even bother.  Or maybe it doesn't really matter with just a 3k lb. camper in the bed?   Thanks also for the list of reasons the charging system might select various voltages.  However, what I am seeing doesn't fall into any of those categories.  It very definitely, and very consistently, rises after coasting/braking.  Maybe not immediately, but not very long after coasting/braking.  Very consistently drops voltage when no longer coasting/braking.  It might also be interacting with the camper battery charging (I might disconnect the camper and see if it changes the charging behavior).  I also need to recheck turning on headlights for when I want to force it to charge the camper.   Another JR, in June I converted the camper to LiFePO4.  Since it's not a good idea to try to charge lithiums directly using truck, I installed a Victron Orion XS DC-DC charger (which BTW is AMAZING!!).  Being cheap, I only had to buy that one item (besides the battery, of course) to do the conversion.  The camper OEM 120v battery charger (only 19 years old and works perfectly) and the truck feed the input to the DC-DC charger (not at the same time).  But I didn't want the camper charger feeding back to the truck so I kept the old separator.  I considered replacing the separator with a 30amp diode but that means more work and might add another 1/2 volt drop.  One thing that surprised me was the voltage drop over the long 10awg wire run, so I can only charge smoothly at 8 amps (because the DC-DC charger is completely configurable).  Another reason I don't want an added voltage drop with the diode.  I might also be a little lazy but all this work is being done under the sink with a small cabinet opening.    

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...