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Daryl Z71's 2006 Silverado Z71 Re-build

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Yeah, that's the same road I went down. They do pretty well so far. Hard to notice a huge difference since they are rear brakes. No noise yet. I've hauled 12,000lbs recently and felt comfortable stopping. I'm sure the fronts will make a huge difference!

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On the way home now with a new to me L33 5.3L      

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Well she's all hooked up an running. Great oil pressure compared to the old motor. Only problem is that the shift cable broke, and now I have to wait for a new one. Ugh! It's always something.    

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Better night time picture.  

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Would have preferred slotted only, but these will do. I'll have to check them regularly for cracks just in case. Hopefully I'll be installing them on Sunday.

 

 

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Im on centric rotors with ac delco pads, zero complaints so far. I would definitely recommend this setup.

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Im on centric rotors with ac delco pads, zero complaints so far. I would definitely recommend this setup.

Exact same here, couldn't be happier.
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Got the new pads and rotors on today along with new bleeder screws.

 

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Great work, I have been following this thread but I missed why the motor was taken out and or rebuilt/replaced.

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Great work, I have been following this thread but I missed why the motor was taken out and or rebuilt/replaced.

Thanks. The motor was swapped with one from a salvage yard with 75k miles on it because the original one was getting really bad fuel mileage, ran really rough at idle, and had a dry start issue along with bad oil pressure.
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The truck stops great now. Pedal feel seems about as good as brand new trucks i've had in the past. Fuel mileage is leveling out at 16.2 mpg. Pretty happy with that. Bought an air evacuation tool from Harbor Freight, and some freon for the A/C System. Hoping to get that recharged this weekend.

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Yea, it's only maybe 6 months old. It all drained out when I replaced the one brake line.

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Ordered a muffler. Had this one before, and I really liked the sound. Just going to have this muffler put on, and new 3" pipe with a tip from the muffler to the back of the truck behind the rear wheel. Planning on true duals with an H Pipe at some point eventually.

 

 

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I'm definitely going to have to do that. I hope it sounds decent when I get this muffler on. I think it will.

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Ordered a muffler. Had this one before, and I really liked the sound. Just going to have this muffler put on, and new 3" pipe with a tip from the muffler to the back of the truck behind the rear wheel. Planning on true duals with an H Pipe at some point eventually.

 

 

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I second the video. Been considering the cherry bomb extreme for mine

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