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Hi all. So I bought my truck (2015 Sierra 2WD with the 5.3L) last June at about 9,000 miles and now that I'm at 37,000 and my bumper-bumper warranty is up I figure it's time to start on some mods. Not looking to do anything too crazy off the bat but over time I'm looking to get pretty weird with it. Some things I'm hoping to do:

 

Soon/Next year or so

  • 2/4 Lowering kit
  • 45 deg dual tip exhaust (I kinda want to go before the axle, not sure if anyone else on here has done that before or if there's a kit for it though)
  • CAI (fully heat shielded)
  • Whatever tune I can get away with under the PT warranty
  • Set of either 20" or 19" rims and some white letters (I'd prefer 19" to get the extra rubber personally but I'm not sure what the 6-lug 19" options are)

Longer term

  • Performance headers and true dual exhaust, both exiting on the passenger side before the axle (obviously a custom job)
  • Not sure the next step on upgrades for a 5.3L yet but if it responds similar to older WRX's (I doubt it does) injectors (fuel pump if it can't handle the flow increase), intake manifold (I know the 5.7L Hemi's run nicely with a Challenger 5.7L intake man on them), aggressive tune, etc. I'm sure this combo will change over time though.
  • Maybe a more aggressive drop. Michigan roads are shit though so unlikely unless I move.
  • High performance driveshaft (Blew up one drive shaft in mine, though to be fair to myself/GM it wasn't a power issue. The dealer didn't notice a chunk of drywall pinned between the cab and the driveshaft and it dug itself into it and as a result it sheared in half. I have pictures if you guys want to see)
  • LSD
  • Big brake kit
  • Full roll bar (frame mounted) with an engine hoist built in. :D
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Also: A lot of the images posted through imagr show up for me as a default "Please update your account to enable 3rd party hosting." Does anyone know if this is normal?

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