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Majorleaguebass Senior Enthusiast

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Well guys, my truck goes under the knife Monday. Got a little problem with the transmission. 1-2 shifts great, 2-3 not so good, the rest is good. What iam having done it getting the truck re-geared(3.73 to 4.10). B&M trans shift kit. Mag-Tec diff cover. Getting all the fluids changed to royal purple. Then he going to tune it with the SuperChips programmer to get everything right again. All this is costing me a pretty penny ($1700). I will keep ya'll updated, supposed to be in there for 3 days :dunno: , Got to drive my mom's trailblazer. Lets all hope for the best for Big Red.

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Well guys, my truck goes under the knife Monday. Got a little problem with the transmission. 1-2 shifts great, 2-3 not so good, the rest is good. What iam having done it getting the truck re-geared(3.73 to 4.10). B&M trans shift kit. Mag-Tec diff cover. Getting all the fluids changed to royal purple. Then he going to tune it with the SuperChips programmer to get everything right again. All this is costing me a pretty penny ($1700). I will keep ya'll updated, supposed to be in there for 3 days :dunno: , Got to drive my mom's trailblazer. Lets all hope for the best for Big Red.

 

Im sure it will be well worth the time and money spent.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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Im sure it will be well worth the time and money spent.

I agree. Not much but good can come from those mods.

Majorleaguebass Senior Enthusiast

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Yea everything should come out ok, iam also putting headers on it, probably slp, and then he talked me into a throttle body spacer...i know there are like 3o threads on those, but i dont give a damn...lol. Thanks for your thoughts guys. Love your truck btw Matt....one of the best looking gmt-900's ive seen.

Schmids5.3l Senior Enthusiast

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iam having done it getting the truck re-geared(3.73 to 4.10).

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B&M trans shift kit.

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Mag-Tec diff cover.

Yes

Getting all the fluids changed to royal purple

Yes

Then he going to tune it with the SuperChips programmer

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. (unless he's tuning it for free, but even then it should be free).

merlin5577 Senior Enthusiast

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Sweet! Trucks going to be a beast Justin! Sounds like you have a great plan. It should be money well spent. Good luck and keep us updated! If possible post some pictures.

Oh....and if you maybe have a little extra money feel free to "upgrade" my truck too! :dunno:

Majorleaguebass Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks man....ill send you some. BTW, i didnt have any luck finding signal mirrors for your burb. Come to think of it i've never seen them on a 97'. I think iam also gonna do cold air intake.....lol!!!

merlin5577 Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks man....ill send you some. BTW, i didnt have any luck finding signal mirrors for your burb. Come to think of it i've never seen them on a 97'. I think iam also gonna do cold air intake.....lol!!!

 

Sweet. Yeah the only signal mirrors I have seen are kits. No OEM stuff. Ow well, someday I pick a kit up.

 

A cold air intake woud be a nice addition, and might as well do it all at once. Check out that SLP post. They look like they have some good stuff for your truck.

merlin5577 Senior Enthusiast

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yea i saw that, their prices are crazy, even on sale. I dont have any hookup's through them like i do k&n or any other guys

 

You dont have to use SLP. Tons of companes make CAI's for your truck. K&N is a good company, I have never had any problems using there kits. Find one you like and can afford, and go for it.

Majorleaguebass Senior Enthusiast

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Well guys the beast comes out at 5:00 PM central time today!!!! They sasid at the shop its a whole new monster!!!!

 

btw....didnt put the cia....i already have kn drop in filter with the hd cleaning thingy....

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