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2018 Sierra BTR stage 1 cam and Magnuson supercharger

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So here are links of videos i made for my youtube channel going over my truck build.  There are 4 videos starting from about a year ago that go over all the mods done to the truck. I feel there is some good info in them some not covered by other videos on the same topic.  Here is a list of mods done with the links to follow.  All mods done in my home garage, myself and could not be happier with the results.

 

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Hptuners

BTR stage 1 truck cam

LS lifters

DOD delete

LS4 valve springs

Borla exhaust

Elite Engineering catch can

Magnuson TVS 1900 kit

Trunnion bushing upgrade for rocker arms

VVT phase limiter

ARP head bolts

ARP exhaust manifold bolts

Performance head gaskets

AEM Wideband 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dirty intake valves after only 27,000 miles.  Installed a catch can to prevent this from happening any more.

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New LS4 valve springs going on.  Also went with trunnion bushings for the rocker arms.  They are supposed to be better and wont fail and dump a bunch of needle bearings all through out your engine causing a real bad day. 

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