Justanother6slow's (mostly stock) 2002 Silverado 2500hd

[Justanother6slow]

I bought my Silverado 3 years ago bone stock. Its a black CCSB LT with a tan leather interior and its got a 6.0L w/ 4x4. 

Being a stupid 19 yr old, my first 3 mods were the least intelligent of course.            -Plastidipped chrome parts on grille & bumper

-cut off exhaust before muffler 

-leveling keys

-replaced ambient light sensor for the DRLs cause it hadn't worked since I got the truck

-new DRL sockets and halogen bulbs

I eventually took the plastidip off and lowered the maxed out keys so it would ride somewhat better, but I still managed to rag out my front end ?. Then came the other mods:

-power towing mirrors (yes, I do occasionally haul stuff)

-6k LEDs for the DRLs

-aftermarket headlight housings and oem fog light housings

-6k HIDs in the lo beams

-cheap amazon 6k leds for the fogs that didn't last 3 weeks

-red LEDs for the DRLs 

-285/65/18 Cooper STT Pros (33x12.50ish) & 18x10 -24mm black & milled Moto Metal 962s

-tinted LED tail lights

-LED reverse lights, LED cargo light, & license plate lights

-another set of oem fog housings cause they're crappy quality plastic that gets moisture behind the lens

-8k HIDs in the lo beams and fogs

-LED swapped interior lights (red in the floorboard and in the back door courtesy lights & white in the map lights and dome light)

-switched back to white LEDs for the DRLs, got tired of always worrying about cops ?

-tossed the leveling keys and bought a Zone 3" UCA lift with Nitrogen shocks

-Tinted marker light housings

-yet again, new fog housings and 8k HIDs cause the old ones burned out...again ?

-2 6" Kickers for the front doors since my speakers went out shortly after I cut my exhaust (of course ?). Only the tweeters worked and just barely so.

And so far that's pretty much it. Nothing special as of now, although the ol girl does look pretty good lol. Here's a to-do list for the future if I don't end up selling it and getting a Duramax:

-new pioneer head unit, the aftermarket one in it now is ancient

-speakers for the back doors and 2 12s under the back seat

-tint

-5" lift for the front. I believe McGaughys makes one though I could be wrong.

-2"-3" springs for the back, I don't like lift blocks. And no I dont want my truck to squat, I'd like for the back to sit either level with the front or 1/2"-1" lower. I want it to be barely noticeable

-35x12.50s & 20x12s

-probably gonna re-gear to 4:56s so I don't put too much strain on the drivetrain, my 4:10s are ok but I think the 4:56s would hold up better

-aaand finally something I am very interested in: turbocharger w/ 80# injectors and a better fuel pump.

-MAYBE, and that's a big maybe, I'll end up getting my 4l80e built depending on what I find out when the time comes closer to the turbo install. 

[GrumpyGhost]

Nice truck. I threw on a rough country leveling kit on my truck but mostly because I needed new shocks and I didn't have the funds to spend on the suspension I wanted. Had it on for about 3,000 miles now with no issues, but it is a temporary setup.

I see you want to possibly turbo your truck which is something I plan to do in the coming year as well. I wouldn't really bother with changing out your rear diff gearing unless you do a ton of heavy towing in which case I'd just save up and get a dirtymax. You would also have to do the front diff or you can't use your 4x4.

As for the transmission, if it operates correctly and fluid doesn't smell burnt, I'd just install a transgo shiftkit and call it a day, gunna need to pull trans anyhow to put a different stall converter. 4l80e is a pretty stout transmission from the get go. If it blows up down the road that's when I would have it built.

Also if looking for a new head unit, I recommend going to a pull a part place and get a dash bezel and radio cage from an 03 or newer truck and install an android double din touch screen radio. You can also order a custom dash bezel but its not cheap. Setup a rear view camera and all the amenities you'll ever want. Not to bad of an install and YouTube is your friend as well.

Anyhow, good luck on your future mods and welcome to the builders thread.

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