The Family Truckster (my mod/build thread - 2012 Yukon Denali)

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yeah... livernois was $800-1000 just starting cost... guy was a bit of a dick to me on the phone too... so no thanks... I know theres a newer place in Livonia, probably more ford centered and not much feedback/rep to my knowledge...??? Damn, I sure miss the days when my buddy Kurt still ran things over at Wheel To Wheel on 14 and Dequindre... sure was nice to strap er down for free and go nuts.... ugh. Sucks, because I want to eventually get back into the swing of doing my own tuning with the HP Tuners software I'm used to, but I'm going to be hard pressed and hesitant to invest in that stuff again after paying the $600 for Black Bear...

as the truckster sits now with 5-6 lbs, it defiantly feels stronger, smoother & quicker than my SS did... crazy how much has changed in just 8 years... 10 lbs of boost is going to feel insane... verrrry curious what kind of times it'll be capable of then and after exhaust and dialed in tuning, best I pulled with the SS was 12.36 I believe at Milan, er maybe it was Norwalk (always had better times at norwalk, worst times at US-131 for sure)... either way, that was with extensive trans work, stall tq converter, lingenfelter GT 2-3 cam, head work, and at 12 lbs of boost... (plus a whole sha-loo of other odds and ends), it certainly feels like this truck is on board to surpass or meet that time with much less work and worry...
I know what ya mean, the place in walled lake on charges 600 starting off. Guys over at livernois are hit or miss. Some are great and are willing to go the extra mile to explain everything over the phone, but there's this one guy there that is a total RoboCop... Lol is your truck an esv? I think I will be one of the very few that has a boosted denali XL lol. What's the place in Livonia?!?!?! I'll be a Guinea pig.
 
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If only I could figure out how to sneak this un-used dyno we have lying around at work out in my lunch box!
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Holy shit, this is my coworkers daughters boyfriends shop. He owns it!!!! I've heard great things about them
Furrealz!!?? Hah (I don't really talk like that). A buddy of mine used to work at the Ford wind tunnel here in Allen Park with the owner of this shop... Weren't friends or anything, just worked together... I personally havent heard any good or bad feedback on them, nothing at all actually... No posted rates or anything on their site either... Work your magic good buddy and get us a deal!
 

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Furrealz!!?? Hah (I don't really talk like that). A buddy of mine used to work at the Ford wind tunnel here in Allen Park with the owner of this shop... Weren't friends or anything, just worked together... I personally havent heard any good or bad feedback on them, nothing at all actually... No posted rates or anything on their site either... Work your magic good buddy and get us a deal!
He's got a boosted evo that's on 1300 hp. They do some crazy shit there, according to my co worker, gonna talk to him today lol "fa realzzz"" lol
 
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Tinkering around at work and finished this little side project I had going... Hard to get a good picture of it, so I placed the template behind it and made sure to get some glare on it, but it's a clear Lexan lid for my Volant air box... Will foam up the edges and install tomorrow and see if I like it... Doesn't seem as cool as the one I had on my SS that said "Fuel ****" across it and showed off the blue filter that matched the truck's body color...IMAG3796.jpg
 

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