Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[05Single]

I thought about painting the interior shroud of the cluster but since I replaced the clear lens last year and it’s glued down with VHB tape, i decided to leave it alone. I would have to remove the lens to paint that part. I did pull the rear board off and add 2 layers of blue tint to the PRNDL display so it’s not so green. Thanks for the tint @iamdub. It took me awhile but I finally got it done.

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Looks good. I need to have my gauges done some day

 

[Sam Harris]

I thought about painting the interior shroud of the cluster but since I replaced the clear lens last year and it’s glued down with VHB tape, i decided to leave it alone. I would have to remove the lens to paint that part. I did pull the rear board off and add 2 layers of blue tint to the PRNDL display so it’s not so green. Thanks for the tint @iamdub. It took me awhile but I finally got it done.

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Looks great man. I still need to do mine.

 

[Rocket Man]

Well fuuuck. I just broke the damn trans again. I feel like @randeez except his is his motor. It hit second gear under heavy boost and I felt something break. Reverse still works. I talked to Performabuilt and I’m gonna upgrade from the Level 3 to the Black Edition. I’m sick of this shit. This one better last. They say it’s unbreakable. For a $5k transmission it better be. Now I need to get the bed on The Machine so I can drive it. Good thing I’m laid off.

 

[Sam Harris]

Well fuuuck. I just broke the damn trans again. I feel like @randeez except his is his motor. It hit second gear under heavy boost and I felt something break. Reverse still works. I talked to Performabuilt and I’m gonna upgrade from the Level 3 to the Black Edition. I’m sick of this shit. This one better last. They say it’s unbreakable. For a $5k transmission it better be. Now I need to get the bed on The Machine so I can drive it. Good thing I’m laid off.

Fuuuuuuck.. that’s crap man! What kind of power is the Level 3 supposed to handle?

 

[randeez]

Well fuuuck. I just broke the damn trans again. I feel like @randeez except his is his motor. It hit second gear under heavy boost and I felt something break. Reverse still works. I talked to Performabuilt and I’m gonna upgrade from the Level 3 to the Black Edition. I’m sick of this shit. This one better last. They say it’s unbreakable. For a $5k transmission it better be. Now I need to get the bed on The Machine so I can drive it. Good thing I’m laid off.

Quit locking it up wot. Can any of the parts you already have go into the new build?

Also last time I pulled engine the center pilot of converter wanted to stay in the flex plate , so I lifted the trans by a half way pulled out converter. May have ****** the pump up again. Need to find a trans place that an bench test (dyno) it

 

[Doubeleive]

story of my life with the 4l60's when I had my 00 and I wasn't even boosted

 

[Rocket Man]

The Black Edition is rated for 1000 HP but I might just have to change the way I drive. It’s the weight and the AWD combined with a bit of power. It’s ******* transmissions and I am trying to avoid the hassle of converting to an 80 with my transfer case, so I’ll give the Black Edition a try, and if I break it I’ll convert.

 

[Dantheman1540]

I'm sure this has been discussed before but why not just 4L80 swap? Would cost less and hold the power better.

Edit: Just saw the new post. Gotcha the AWD T case swap is more difficult. But man I think it might be cheaper now than a 5k 4l60

 

[Rocket Man]

I'm sure this has been discussed before but why not just 4L80 swap? Would cost less and hold the power better.

Edit: Just saw the new post. Gotcha the AWD T case swap is more difficult. But man I think it might be cheaper now than a 5k 4l60

The Black Edition will be an upgrade so I only pay the difference between what I paid originally plus it comes with a new 2 year warranty but I’d better not need that. Mine is still under warranty so I could get it fixed for free but I already did that once.

 

[Dantheman1540]

The Black Edition will be an upgrade so I only pay the difference between what I paid originally plus it comes with a new 2 year warranty but I’d better not need that. Mine is still under warranty so I could get it fixed for free but I already did that once.

They really do a good job with their warranty! That's very impressive they will upgrade you just for the cost of the parts!