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  1. tRidiot

    Wind Noise = Driving me insane

    My driver's side door doesn't close as well as it used to, and there's a good bit of wind noise. I had the door open doing something and I was running from my wife* and ran into it. I think this slightly bent the hinge, because it hasn't closed very easily ever since. It's not BAD, I just have...
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    triple alt bracket

    Going to 300A or maybe 350A is all that's realistic in my experience. When I originally put my triple in I had 685 amps. At the moment I have a stock 145A and a custom 300A Ohio Generator, with a single dummy that isn't hooked up, just as a placeholder. In my 370Z I've got a single 300A. I've...
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    I really do wish it were cut and dry. I wish I could get this done in a weekend by someone good and just get my damned truck back. It's been sitting for 3 months while I get funds together and try to decide what to do - I'd love to go out and just walk off the lot with a brand new or late-model...
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    I tried to order an engine from a couple of places and they're backordered over a month. I'm really sorry if that annoys you, but it kinda irritates me, too. I don't have much choice, waiting another couple of months is a bad option for me. And no, I can't pull a motor myself. If I could, I...
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    triple alt bracket

    Yup, made that joke with my electrician when he was wiring up a new breaker panel and putting in a switch for the generator.
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Well, crapola. Seems most of the major remanufacturers (including Nu Tech for Autozone and XP engines) are all 4-6 week backordered or more. So I'm back to square one, looking for a low-mileage pulled motor on Ebay. :(
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    triple alt bracket

    Here's the thread from my original install over on an audio forum - it's gone through multiple major changes and rebuilds, but in that very first picture you can see all three alternators. https://www.diymobileaudio.com/threads/the-power-plant-new-install-on-2004-tahoe.101833/#post-1274122...
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    triple alt bracket

    Yes he did. :D
  9. tRidiot

    Rear A/C controls... strange.

    So I've have a problem with my rear A/C blend door actuator for years. I usually just pull the panel twice a year and move it from hot to cold or cold to hot. I already replaced it once with one from Amazon that I think was like $160 and it imediately jumped the track in relearn and never worked...
  10. tRidiot

    2002 suburban LT brake line replacement .

    Would this be easy to do on a lift while my engine and trans are out? I would think so, yes, but... I've never really looked my brake lines.
  11. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Yeah I just starting mining a couple of weeks ago. lol. I don't have enough to buy your dash cluster. lol
  12. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    The more I think about it, the more I think this is the way to go. A whole lot more money than I'd planned on putting into a 17 year old truck, but... I've already put so much money into building the stereo and electrical the way I wanted to over the years, if I sold it, I'd be lucky to get a...
  13. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    So the NuTech guy on the phone says I can buy my LQ4 from Autozone ($3310) and bring back my L59 for core refund of the L59 core - $335. So about a $300 difference from the LQ4 core. About $3k total - plus tax. Would I need upgraded intake, fuel rails, anything like that? I know my computer...
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    I have an L59, not an LMG.
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    So I just got off the phone - the rebuilder guy said he can't rebuild it for less than AutoZone is charging for their "remanufactured" LM7 5.3L, so his recommendation was to go that route. But my reservation is the potential of the 706/862 heads. I really don't want those. Pretty much all the...
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Hmmm I just realized if I get the longblock LQ4 from one of the retailers, I'm going to have to eat the core fee. I can't swap out my 5.3L core for a 6.0L core.
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    I am leaning more and more toward the 6.0L, though. Talked it through with The Wife, she is ok with the 6.0L upgrade and rebuilding my trans - or would it be better to try to upgrade from the 4L60e to the 4L80e trans with the LQ9 6.0L engine? Again, I don't tow, I might someday do a little, but...
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Well I do spend a shiteload more time on my computer than in my truck... <edit> Actually my plan was Ebay, to help fund my engine. Now I am 'debating' about keeping it for my mining rig. Not sure yet. Can sell off a 2070 Super to offset some of the cost and it should pay for itself in about 4...
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    I pretty much always run premium fuel anyways. I don't know. Man, it seems the more I learn, the more I am confused. The extra power of a 6.0L would be nice, but the extra cost is a factor - especially since The Wife approved the purchase of my second RTX3090 which showed up today. :pepper:
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    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    I see now where the AutoZone complete remanufactured engine shows 706 heads. I don't like that...
  21. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Squatted? Lowered? Nah, I'm on a very mild lift.
  22. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Ok, well that's good to know. I can look at it, but ultimately, I never 'count' on any warranty. I want a good product, then hopefully I never need the warranty.
  23. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Third alt is down below, yes. Right now the third alt is a dummy, essentially - it's not hooked up, just there as a placeholder for the belt. My electrical system is totally stock with the 145A alt for the truck and batt, then the stereo system runs off the 300A Ohio Generator alt in the #2...
  24. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    If I go with the 6.0 from AutoZone, I'm assuming it won't be warrantied, since it's not matching OEM - we all know it's BS, but my VIN wasn't offered with a 6.0L. In fact, AutoZone's description says "Silverado SS only," I think. Again... not a terrible thing. As for boring my block to a 5.7...
  25. tRidiot

    Best budget upgrades on a 5.3L rebuild?

    Those were the questions I posed to him this evening. Hope to hear back soon. I went in last evening, they told me 3-4 days for the 5.3L. I would count on a week. Mine is the Sport, a few little upgrades, but no major power. I put most of my "upgrades" here:

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