What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

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While I did not complete all of this today I did complete it over the course of a couple days.

Dropped oil pan and replaced oil pressure relief valve.

Pulled timing cover and replaced timing chain with an LS2 chain.

Replaced oil pump with a Mellings 10355 high volume high pressure oil pump.

Removed the intake manifold to gain access to oil pressure sending unit to remove the screen filter for the AFM solenoids and give more clearance when I hoisted the engine up to remove and replace motor mounts.

New intake, valve cover, timing chain cover, oil pan gaskets.

New motor mounts.

New upper and lower radiator hoses and coolant.

New oversized K&N oil filter and Mobil 1 extended performance 15,000 mile oil.

New upper control arms.

New lower ball joints.

New cross drilled and slotted brake rotors and
ceramic pads at all 4 corners.

New Nokian 70,000 mile tires mounted and balanced.

Front end alignment.

I am very pleased with the results of the new oil pump. Before I would see about 40psi oil pressure at idle on a cold start up and about 25psi at idle when it was warmed up. Now I see 60+ at idle on a cold start and just below 60psi
at idle after its up to temperature.

Here is a pic of the front rotors...
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I forgot to take pics of the rear but they look the same only with single piston calipers out back.

I painted the rotors and calipers with high temp gun metal gray paint and the pads with high temp red. Of course the first time you touch the brakes the rotors face gets wiped of paint but the edge and hat remain painted and hopefully wont rust for a long time. I took it out and bedded in the new brake pads and after that she stops really well.

Here is one cool thing that I had never seen before.... These tires are made in Finland and they have a tread depth percentage gauge built into the tread... I thought that was pretty slick.

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Man you were busy l, i dont dare to go that far into working on my truck. The furthest I've gone is the knock sensors on the 05. Haha

Im gonna do about the same when i need brakes but in a different color maybe blue.


Heck yea nokian tires are great we use them in the winter here... best tire ive used for bad weather. And the tread % is a bonus haha.
 

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Man you were busy l, i dont dare to go that far into working on my truck. The furthest I've gone is the knock sensors on the 05. Haha

Im gonna do about the same when i need brakes but in a different color maybe blue.


Heck yea nokian tires are great we use them in the winter here... best tire ive used for bad weather. And the tread % is a bonus haha.


Yeah as far as going that deep into something... This ain't my first rodeo.... Lol

I thought the tread gauge was pretty neat. I had never seen it before and to be honest I had never heard of Nokian tires before, but in my defense we don't get much snow around here in Florida. I bought the tires from a wholesale place around here. 275/55/R20 70,000 mile tires for $107 a piece, I thought that was a pretty good price for 20's.
 

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Haha im glad i work at a chevy dealer so i just have them do it...

Right, i visited fl in oct one year and was swimming in the outdoor pool while others were in the hot tub :happy175:

107 yeeaahh thats a good price, which ones did you get "rotivas" idk spelling haha. I just have some factory goodyears that were taken off a lot truck. Couldnt pass up newish tires for 200/4..
 

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@Galante Back to the first post about the bug guards. Paint to match guards look good. Check out @Burb!! his is legit, can barely even tell its there. One time I saw his truck was like why his headlights and grille look different, then closer look its the bug guard painted to match. Personally I don't like them either but done right, they can look good and provide the protection they are made for. For yours it looked good since your truck is black I would keep it. Getting the low pros as well and paint to match look good too.
...my paint matched guard works way better than any wrap or film I've ever had...those films always end up changing to a yellowish dull color. Might work for a darker vehicle. Definitely didn't work on my white rig.
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Bug guards will make you popular here. In a Good and bad way.

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Haha im glad i work at a chevy dealer so i just have them do it...

Right, i visited fl in oct one year and was swimming in the outdoor pool while others were in the hot tub :happy175:

107 yeeaahh thats a good price, which ones did you get "rotivas" idk spelling haha. I just have some factory goodyears that were taken off a lot truck. Couldnt pass up newish tires for 200/4..


Yeah the Rotiiva HT.
 

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Took it to the stealership to get the crank relearn done.

Had a 10 minute, polite disagreement with the service adviser that you don't have to flash the ECM to do a crank relearn. I finally told him, "I know it can be done because I know countless people (you guys) that have had it done, please go ask your tech." He finally did and to his credit, admitted he was wrong. Twenty minutes and $45 later, my P0315 from the tune is gone and I still hate going to the dealer.

On a side note, when you guys take your truck to the dealer (admittedly most of us don't but occasionally have to), do you find yourself being a creeper and standing at the shop door watching them work on your truck or am I the only person that this distrusting?
 

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Took it to the stealership to get the crank relearn done.

Had a 10 minute, polite disagreement with the service adviser that you don't have to flash the ECM to do a crank relearn. I finally told him, "I know it can be done because I know countless people (you guys) that have had it done, please go ask your tech." He finally did and to his credit, admitted he was wrong. Twenty minutes and $45 later, my P0315 from the tune is gone and I still hate going to the dealer.

On a side note, when you guys take your truck to the dealer (admittedly most of us don't but occasionally have to), do you find yourself being a creeper and standing at the shop door watching them work on your truck or am I the only person that this distrusting?
Yup!
 

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Mine goes to the dealer when i need to get stuff done i dont want/know how to do.

Nah i dont stand in the doorway im sometime right next to the tech:D

Thankfully they are good here and the ones that are shady are gone.









But then again i work in the detail dept at the dealer and know the techs well..lol..
 

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