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

[Fless]

Finished the dash install this morning. Looks way better with fresh paint on the top and no more wood grain on the trim.

Looks great! So you used the Krylon on the trim and SEM on the dash itself, right?

 

[Rocket Man]

Looks great! So you used the Krylon on the trim and SEM on the dash itself, right?

Yes.

 

[Rocket Man]

Performabuilt called and said I broke the output shaft on the trans. They wanted to know if the tune is set to lock up the converter at WOT on the 1-2 shifts and I don't know what @BlackBearPerf has it set for so I emailed them. Also I need to make sure line pressure is set to stock which I remember asking them about. He said it shouldn't have broke the shaft if the converter isn't locking up at WOT. The Black Edition does come with billet output and input shafts but if the converter is locking up I will break the Black Edition and Ryan said they're having difficulty getting some of the parts from Sonnax for the Black so he's going to call them and see what's up and get back to me. At first he told me it was going to be 2 weeks but then he said he would call . Arrrrgh.

 

[Bear77]

Just can’t catch a break...


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[Sam Harris]

Performabuilt called and said I broke the output shaft on the trans. They wanted to know if the tune is set to lock up the converter at WOT on the 1-2 shifts and I don't know what @BlackBearPerf has it set for so I emailed them. Also I need to make sure line pressure is set to stock which I remember asking them about. He said it shouldn't have broke the shaft if the converter isn't locking up at WOT. The Black Edition does come with billet output and input shafts but if the converter is locking up I will break the Black Edition and Ryan said they're having difficulty getting some of the parts from Sonnax for the Black so he's going to call them and see what's up and get back to me. At first he told me it was going to be 2 weeks but then he said he would call . Arrrrgh.

Damn. So the broken output shaft was not billet though, correct? Sucks man. Hope they get it back to you fast.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Dang broke the output that's some tough stuff. If the tune does have it locking at WOT does that change their mind on the warranty?

 

[Rocket Man]

Damn. So the broken output shaft was not billet though, correct? Sucks man. Hope they get it back to you fast.

No it wasn’t. It was the stock one.

Dang broke the output that's some tough stuff. If the tune does have it locking at WOT does that change their mind on the warranty?

Technically the warranty is up. It was almost 2 years (which is what the warranty was) the last time it broke, last year. They’re working with me though. And no it wouldn’t void their warranty since it’s not stated in the details. They just put in their technical info the things they suggest, like they suggest to leave the line pressure tables stock, etc. The only thing that voids their warranty is installing it wrong like binding or improper converter to flexplate clearance causing the pump to break and they just recently started charging for the pump but not labor.

 

[Dantheman1540]

No it wasn’t. It was the stock one.


Technically the warranty is up. It was almost 2 years (which is what the warranty was) the last time it broke, last year. They’re working with me though. And no it wouldn’t void their warranty since it’s not stated in the details. They just put in their technical info the things they suggest, like they suggest to leave the line pressure tables stock, etc. The only thing that voids their warranty is installing it wrong like binding or improper converter to flexplate clearance causing the pump to break and they just recently started charging for the pump but not labor.

Thats incredibly good service you don't ever hear about! Hopefully they can get those billet parts in and maybe tweak the tune and you should be good for awhile!

 

[pwtr02ss]

Finished the dash install this morning. Looks way better with fresh paint on the top and no more wood grain on the trim.

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That dash looks great, exactly like it came from the factory. How does the paint hold up? My buddy just traded for an 03 silverado and the previous owner painted the dash red to match the truck. He wants to go back to factory. I have shared your photos with him, just curious about the longevity. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rocket Man]

That dash looks great, exactly like it came from the factory. How does the paint hold up? My buddy just traded for an 03 silverado and the previous owner painted the dash red to match the truck. He wants to go back to factory. I have shared your photos with him, just curious about the longevity. Thanks for sharing.

The first time it was 3 years and it only chipped a bit around where the main bezel touched it. I’m not sure why it did that but I had pulled and installed that piece a dozen times so that might be why. So overall it lasted good.