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

[Fleetgeo]

Next I needed more bass. I was running everything off the factory Lux amp, which is the best GM had at the time and is actually not bad. The Denali had the Bose Acoustimass enclosure in the rear driver side quarter panel. I looked into upgrading the sub itself but due to Bose's proprietary system, that was impossible. here's the stock enclosure, with the Bose 4 x 7sub. It has a port where the bass comes out of with a 7th order bypass (I believe) enclosure. The actual sub is mounted in the interior.

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Where is the Denali Bose amp located at

 

[DollyDenali]

If you have 01-02 it sits on top of the subwoofer behind the drivers cargo panel. The 03-06 is under the center console if I'm not mistaken.

My 02 sub/amp

 

[DollyDenali]

Unless you go with the mtx thunderform $$$ upgrade I'd stay with the bose sub. I did a mod with a suburban/tahoe sub box and a 1200 watt 8in sub but the bose sounds better. Now I have added 1 15 in sub and I'm happy.

 

[Rocket Man]

In my opinion, if the Tahoe sub box with an 8" sub sounded worse than your bose sub, you did something wrong. Either a mismatched sub with the wrong impedance (you need 2 ohm on the stock amp) or a cheap sub. Also, the stock LUX amp isn't strong enough to power any sub very good, you need to run a good sub off a good matched mono amp. If you put that in a Tahoe stock box in the rear compartment it will rock. But hey this is my build thread so....next!

 

[Rocket Man]

And here it is: I haven't put anything in here about what I've been planning because I'm still really struggling with this decision, and I've been struggling with it for a long time. I've wanted a blower for quite awhile but there's a few things that have been keeping me from it. One was the obvious- cost. It's over $6000 unless I piece something together. I need this as a DD so I would need to get it installed in a weekend. Another concern has been the trans. I thought I had the 4L60E and even though mine has been rebuilt just before I bought the truck, I was concerned since it's not that strong of a trans. But recently I found out mine is the 4l60E HD AKA the 4l65E which is a bit heavier duty. And I just got a big tax return. So I'm right at the point of doing this. I've been in contact with Justin at Black Bear and have narrowed down a price on a Whipple kit with intercooler. Stay tuned...

 

[Tonyrodz]

And here it is: I haven't put anything in here about what I've been planning because I'm still really struggling with this decision, and I've been struggling with it for a long time. I've wanted a blower for quite awhile but there's a few things that have been keeping me from it. One was the obvious- cost. It's over $6000 unless I piece something together. I need this as a DD so I would need to get it installed in a weekend. Another concern has been the trans. I thought I had the 4L60E and even though mine has been rebuilt just before I bought the truck, I was concerned since it's not that strong of a trans. But recently I found out mine is the 4l60E HD AKA the 4l65E which is a bit heavier duty. And I just got a big tax return. So I'm right at the point of doing this. I've been in contact with Justin at Black Bear and have narrowed down a price on a Whipple kit with intercooler. Stay tuned...

Can't wait! I'm excited for you!

 

[1992rs]

Which whipple? Front inlet 2.9l?


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[Rocket Man]

Its the 2.3 L .

 

[Countryboy07]

http://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...-159/tax-return-special-kit-2850-00-a-547878/

Save some money...

 

[Rocket Man]

If I'm boosting I'm going with a supercharger. I realize the turbos are way cheaper but I've never been a fan. Thanks for the thought though!