Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[HiHoeSilver]

The engine cover has bothered me since I’ve owned the truck but I haven’t seen anything that’s been done on these engines to them. The problem seems to be consistent that when a CAI is used there is a huge squarish hole to the left of the TB. It’s where part of the OEM air tube projects. It’s a terrible design imo. If anybody knows of a different cover that doesn’t have this please let me know. This is the 4.8 but it seems the same on all of them on the NNBS. Anyway I’m in the process of trying to make something to fill that hole. Not sure if it’s gonna work but I have to try.

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Keep searching. I'll look, too, when I get a sec, but there's a thread with a vette or Camaro one that looks killer. Took a bit of work iirc.

 

[iamdub]

The engine cover has bothered me since I’ve owned the truck but I haven’t seen anything that’s been done on these engines to them. The problem seems to be consistent that when a CAI is used there is a huge squarish hole to the left of the TB. It’s where part of the OEM air tube projects. It’s a terrible design imo. If anybody knows of a different cover that doesn’t have this please let me know. This is the 4.8 but it seems the same on all of them on the NNBS. Anyway I’m in the process of trying to make something to fill that hole. Not sure if it’s gonna work but I have to try.

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Camaro SS or SSR cover?

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/engine-cover-revived.98046/page-10

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Camaro SS or SSR cover?

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/engine-cover-revived.98046/page-10

That's it. It was @Jeff Groves . 2010 camaro.

 

[Rocket Man]

That's it. It was @Jeff Groves . 2010 camaro.

I was looking at Camaro covers actually but there’s one thing that really bothers me about that and I can’t seem to find a way to get around it. It’s the oil filler hole. It’s not in the right place. Now if I can get a different filler neck and make that relocate my cap to the correct location then hell yes. But Jeff’s has an oil filler cap located outside the cover plus another hole in the cover . Trading one hole for another as they say.

 

[iamdub]

I was looking at Camaro covers actually but there’s one thing that really bothers me about that and I can’t seem to find a way to get around it. It’s the oil filler hole. It’s not in the right place. Now if I can get a different filler neck and make that relocate my cap to the correct location then hell yes. But Jeff’s has an oil filler cap located outside the cover plus another hole in the cover . Trading one hole for another as they say.

I either didn't notice or completely forgot about that. So, SSR cover then? Maybe '14-'18 Silverado cover?


After looking at your pics, I'm now self conscious about my gaping hole. I'll just close the hood and move on with life.

 

[Rocket Man]

I either didn't notice or completely forgot about that. So, SSR cover then? Maybe '14-'18 Silverado cover?


After looking at your pics, I'm now self conscious about my gaping hole. I'll just close the hood and move on with life.

Lol.

 

[Rocket Man]

It came out pretty good. Looks better in person, though. It hides it a bit and actually looks like it belongs IMO.

 

[Rocket Man]

I turned the demon eyes on last week for the first time in awhile and was messing around with the color by using the ap on my phone and discovered the passenger side won’t turn green. It turns every other color. So I switched outputs around, hoping it was the RGB controller. No luck, it’s the Morimoto demon eye itself. Which is inside the headlight housing, behind the shroud. The only way to fix it is to bake the headlight open. I’m kinda pissed but what can I do. TRS will warranty it, but it’s only a $15 part. I’ll fix it this winter. I’m ordering the part, I have to pay a “deposit” until I swap it out and send a pic of the wires cut off the bad one. The deposit is the cost of the part, $15.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I turned the demon eyes on last week for the first time in awhile and was messing around with the color by using the ap on my phone and discovered the passenger side won’t turn green. It turns every other color. So I switched outputs around, hoping it was the RGB controller. No luck, it’s the Morimoto demon eye itself. Which is inside the headlight housing, behind the shroud. The only way to fix it is to bake the headlight open. I’m kinda pissed but what can I do. TRS will warranty it, but it’s only a $15 part. I’ll fix it this winter. I’m ordering the part, I have to pay a “deposit” until I swap it out and send a pic of the wires cut off the bad one. The deposit is the cost of the part, $15.

That sux. The company I got my headlight leds from made me cut the wires and send a pic 1st before warranteeing it out.

 

[Rocket Man]

I have noticed all my air pressure in the 7 gallon tank is gone every time it sits overnight or longer. It’s been happening for the last month or so so today I sprayed the back half of the plumbing with soapy water. I’m pretty sure I found the culprit so I ordered a new one today. Its the pressure switch. It’s leaking out where the wires attach. There’s no markings on it for on/ off pressure so I determined it turns off at least 200 since that’s where my gauge stops and I can get the bags up to that pressure. 200 seems to be the highest they go unless you go to an adjustable and I also don’t want to go higher than necessary or it wears out the pumps. So the one I ordered is a Viair 165/200. It turns the pumps on at 165 and off at 200.