2002 Yukon, 140k miles, Fixing up over time

[tgui]

I recently did the vette servo. Excellent use of $20

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No hptuners for me though

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The tuning software is totally worth it. I had to squirrel some money away for a few paychecks though. Its nice to know that I can tune for any future mod. Still, a ton of money...

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i finished my 4l80e modded cross member. I just added some gussets. It was suggested by people that know a ton more than I do.

I'll add it to the pile of future 4l80e swap parts...

 

[tgui]

I got a Borla XS Pro from Amazon for $90. I'll weld it in this weekend hopefully. I'm going to use the stock dirty tip to keep with my stock looking theme.

Man, this $90 Harbor Freight welder has saved me some $$. Saved $200 on the 4l80e cross member and about $100 (and my time) on the exhaust.

Perhaps I'll get good enough to weld supports for a 2500 9.25 front diff so I can have a limited slip in front AND back.. hm....

 

[tgui]

I should really read up on things before starting. I didn't realize I needed to cut the old exhaust out.

Oh, and y-pipe to catback manifold studs both snapped off after soaking in PB blaster. The drill bit I had was too dull to drill out the studs. Also the exhaust hangers are toast. The metal inside them is just rusty dust now

East coast problems.

Here I was "laying pipe" on the ground to see how I'll do things.

 

[aaron1977]

Exhaust work is always fun especially on vehicles as old as ours! Looking forward to seeing & hear how it looks & sounds.

 

[tgui]

My post didn't make it... Huh....

I only had time to drill out the studs. I did however make a video of the truck without a catback. It was awesome.

http://youtu.be/A5Wd5w9tSuU

 

[tgui]

I had an hour and hacked up the stock exhaust and other pipes in prep for the final welding. I also ground off sharp edges and whatnot.

Stupid old muffler is big and stupid.

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Here are the pieces laid out.

 

[ezdaar]

It's a lot of fun when you finnaly acquire the tools to do jobs that can save you a ton of money.

 

[YukonXL04]

Your gonna like that borla. I'm really happy with mine. It will be really quiet at first, and after a little while it starts to come to life.

The shop that did mine cut the old muffler and Y out and bent a piece of pipe to connect between the muffler and the over axle hump. Worked really good. Stuck a factory denali tip on mine while he was there. It was worth the $60 for them to weld it all up.

 

[tgui]

It's a lot of fun when you finnaly acquire the tools to do jobs that can save you a ton of money.

Damn right!

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Your gonna like that borla. I'm really happy with mine. It will be really quiet at first, and after a little while it starts to come to life.

The shop that did mine cut the old muffler and Y out and bent a piece of pipe to connect between the muffler and the over axle hump. Worked really good. Stuck a factory denali tip on mine while he was there. It was worth the $60 for them to weld it all up.

Do you have any droning issues? Is it annoying on road trips?

I can't wait to hear though. I'm looking for better flow and a little rumble, nothing obnoxious. I'm too old for obnoxioius now

 

[Brian_smith06]

Im with tgui. I want something with a better sound without being obnoxious. Im a youngster with an old soul.

Any performance that comes with it I of course would take but don't expect much.