Ray’s 2014 Chevy Silverado

[ObscureGlock]

Hello everyone, welcome to my build thread! This thread will be updated as I go. If you have any questions and/or concerns, feel free to comment below or PM me. Thanks, I hope y’all like it!

At the same time, I’m also trying to find a fix to a lot of issues with the truck. Many that others are experiencing as well, and some that seem to be isolated, so stay tuned. I’d love to hear your solutions to common problems found on our trucks.

 

The story began when I brought her home on the night of January 3rd, 2017...

 

Current Mods (as of 04/08/2018):

- Black factory Bow Ties

- 20% Suntek Films tint on front windows

- 65% tint on windshield

- AuxBeam LED Low Beams, High Beams, and Fog Lights

- MHtech LED Reverse Bulbs

- MHtech LED Cargo Bulbs

- Flowmaster 40 Series Original + resonator Delete.

- Rear Wheel Valence delete

- Step Bar delete

- Front Valence Delete

- AIRAID MIT + K&N HIGH FLOW FILTER

- Hankook Ventus ST RH06 285/45/R22

- RGB LED Footwell lighting

- LED License plate bulbs

 

Planned Mods:

COSMETIC

- 5% over 20% tint all around

- 45% Windshield tint

- Front Valence Delete

- Color Matched Bumpers

- New Generation Tow Mirrors

- Rear Window 3-Piece to Single-Piece conversion

PERFORMANCE

- K&N cabin air filter

- Oil Catch Can

- CAI Enclosed Box

- Diablo inTune i3 (or Trinity)

- Rear Traction Bars

- High performance driveshaft

LIGHTING

- 30” LED light bar behind grille

- LTZ Style Black projector headlights with clear turn signal lenses

AUDIO/Misc

- Audio Upgrade with a ported 10” subwoofer

- Escort Passport radar detector

- Blackvue front and rear dash cams

SUSPENSION

- 3.5” Lift Kit

- 20x12 -44 Fuel Maverick D610 

- 305/50r20 Nitto 420s

 

Mechanical Points:

- Running on Castrol High Performance Full Synthetic Oil

- Fueled with 93 Octane

 

Cleaning Products:

Limitless Car Care (coupon code in signature)

- Waterless Wipe

- Swift Shine

Meguiars

- Gold Class Shampoo & Conditioner

- Hot Shine tire coating

Armor All

- Interior Original Protectant

Other

- Formula 88 Cleaner & Degreaser

- Lexol Leather cleaner and conditioner for my leather seats

Tools I Use 

- Fasmov Foam Cannon

- Microfiber Sponge and Towels

- Leaf Blower followed by a microfiber dry

 

Congratulations on making it this far, I’m proud of you. LOL.

Edited April 8, 2018 by ObscureGlock

[SirenRed16]

Nice truck! You definitely have plans for it. I'm assuming you have the dreadful chevy shake which in return is giving you that vibrations and those speeds.

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[ObscureGlock]

On 12/7/2017 at 10:42 AM, SirenRed16 said:

Nice truck! You definitely have plans for it. I'm assuming you have the dreadful chevy shake which in return is giving you that vibrations and those speeds.

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Indeed I do. Really bothers me, planning on taking it to a performance or drivetrain shop to hopefully find a fix.

[ObscureGlock]

Hello everyone! I just ordered the switches for my LED cubes, and I went ahead and pulled the trigger on some RGB interior lights to put in the foot wells. If any of you request it, I can include links as well as pictures to how I wired everything! 

[slj2008]

look's good , So is this a 2014 or a NEW 2017 ???? Keep us udated

Edited February 12, 2018 by slj2008

[ObscureGlock]

Update: installed the RGB lights for the foot wells last week, no issues so far. I can include a link upon request. Still figuring out how I’m going to wire everything so it’s mainly hidden without taking apart the whole interior.

 

Have yet to install my flowmaster. Hope to install it soon, though. Next serious mod up after that is lift kit and 33s.

Edited February 12, 2018 by ObscureGlock

[ObscureGlock]

Just installed the Flowmaster and removed the resonator. All I can say is, wow! It’s nice and loud, but not obnoxious. It’ll get louder once the packing inside gets burned, so I can’t wait for that.

[ObscureGlock]

Current Mods (as of 01/08/2017):

- Black factory Bow Ties

- 20% Suntek Films tint on front windows

- 65% tint on windshield

- AuxBeam LED Low Beams, High Beams, and Fog Lights

- MHtech LED Reverse Bulbs

- MHtech LED Cargo Bulbs

- Rear Wheel Valence delete

- Step Bar delete

- AIRAID MIT + K&N HIGH FLOW FILTER

- Flowmaster 40 Series Original + Resonator Delete

- License Plate LED bulbs

- Footwell LED RGB Lighting, Front & Rear

 

Planned Mods:

COSMETIC

- 5% over 20% tint all around

- 40% over current 65% Windshield tint

- Front Valence Delete

- Color Matched Bumpers and front fascia

- New Generation Tow Mirrors

- Rear Window 3-Piece to Single-Piece conversion

PERFORMANCE

- K&N cabin air filter

- Oil Catch Can

- CAI Enclosed Box

- Diablo inTune i3 (or Trinity)

- Rear Traction Bars

- High performance driveshaft

LIGHTING

- 30” LED light bar behind grille

AUDIO/Misc

- Bose (or Focal) Audio Upgrade with a ported 10” subwoofer

- Escort Passport radar detector

- Blackvue front and rear dash cams

SUSPENSION

- 3.5” Lift Kit

- 20x10 -24 Fuel Maverick D610

(or) 20x12 -44 Fuel Maverick D610

- 33x12.5 (haven’t decided what type of tire or brand I’m going with yet)

[GSOTO]

Hey there would definitely like to see how  the foot well lights turned out and see the install. Thanks. 

[ObscureGlock]

On 2/12/2018 at 5:28 PM, GSOTO said:

Hey there would definitely like to see how  the foot well lights turned out and see the install. Thanks. 

Hey there! Sorry for the late response, I’ve been super caught up. I’ll try to get a little picture collage within the next couple of days!

[ObscureGlock]

Good afternoon everyone, hope y’all have had a wonderful weekend. I know it’s been a little while since I posted anything but with college classes starting I’ve been quite busy. Since I last posted on this thread, here’s what got done to the truck:

- Rough Country 3.5” spacer lift with UCAs (I’ll provide pictures soon)

- 3”/4” Fedar matte black exhaust tip

- 3rd catalytic converter was deleted

- I tinted the cargo lights as well as the reverse lights

- I also painted the Chevy logo on the steering wheel, so instead of gold and chrome it’s black and chrome... looks so much better!

 

Not much got done, but I’m happy with the progress I’ve made. 

 

In in terms of the engine noises, I’m still suffering from the ticking and that whine. After my last visit to the dealership, it was narrowed down to the vacuum pump. I’m not sure if the whine is also being caused by that too, but I won’t know until I replace the pump. I’m planning on adding some sound deadening material in the engine bay to help with the noise. (So if anyone has any insight to this, please respond... I’d love to know more about it)

 

Next I have planned for the truck is to remove my flowmaster 40 series original. I’m simply not happy with the way it sounds in higher RPMs, so I’m going to go straight pipe for now. If it “claps” too much since my third cat was deleted, I’m putting my 3rd cat back in and just having a muffler/resonator delete. I also plan to actually get my tail lights lightly tinted with the reverse and cargos clear, I’m really digging that look. 

 

If if anyone has any suggestions or input, feel free to leave a reply below! I’d love to hear what the community has to say!

[Nasty]

2 hours ago, ObscureGlock said:

Good afternoon everyone, hope y’all have had a wonderful weekend. I know it’s been a little while since I posted anything but with college classes starting I’ve been quite busy. Since I last posted on this thread, here’s what got done to the truck:

- Rough Country 3.5” spacer lift with UCAs (I’ll provide pictures soon)

- 3”/4” Fedar matte black exhaust tip

- 3rd catalytic converter was deleted

- I tinted the cargo lights as well as the reverse lights

- I also painted the Chevy logo on the steering wheel, so instead of gold and chrome it’s black and chrome... looks so much better!

 

Not much got done, but I’m happy with the progress I’ve made. 

 

In in terms of the engine noises, I’m still suffering from the ticking and that whine. After my last visit to the dealership, it was narrowed down to the vacuum pump. I’m not sure if the whine is also being caused by that too, but I won’t know until I replace the pump. I’m planning on adding some sound deadening material in the engine bay to help with the noise. (So if anyone has any insight to this, please respond... I’d love to know more about it)

 

Next I have planned for the truck is to remove my flowmaster 40 series original. I’m simply not happy with the way it sounds in higher RPMs, so I’m going to go straight pipe for now. If it “claps” too much since my third cat was deleted, I’m putting my 3rd cat back in and just having a muffler/resonator delete. I also plan to actually get my tail lights lightly tinted with the reverse and cargos clear, I’m really digging that look. 

 

If if anyone has any suggestions or input, feel free to leave a reply below! I’d love to hear what the community has to say!

Put the cat back in and run a small muffler.  Straight pipe with 3rd cat delete is going to sound sloppy if you understand what im saying

[ObscureGlock]

On 9/9/2018 at 3:16 PM, Nasty said:

Put the cat back in and run a small muffler.  Straight pipe with 3rd cat delete is going to sound sloppy if you understand what im saying

Hey man! I just removed the flowmaster yesterday. It kinda claps a bit but I like it, it's not that annoying clap. I've been encountering some issues as of today with some kind of trembling from the engine, so I might have to clamp on my 3rd cat if I need to go to the dealership.