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Black2003SS

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  1. I still have this stock exhaust. I am now willing to try shipping to move it out of my basement. I imagine shipping won't be cheap though.
  2. I have an old stock exhaust system off of my former Silverado SS. It had 15k miles on it when I removed it in 2006. It has sat in a barn ever since. I'll snap some pics when I get home. It is in tact except the two pipes leading from the cats into the muffler were cut with a sawzall to get it off, they should be able to be welded back together with no issues. This thing can't be shipped. I think $150 firm would be a good deal? PM me for details, located outside the Detroit Metro area. I have a couple of other things left over too like a stock air box I believe, sorting through the parts bins this week.
  3. +1 for Onkyo. I just bought the S5400 and the only major difference between mine and Chase's is the front tower speakers, everything else about the same. I paid $350 for mine because I know someone who works at an electronics store. Same receiver, 3D capability, 7.1 channel, same self powered sub woofer, etc. Everything Chase said about the Onkyo is spot on. I looked at the cheap blu ray systems from Samsumg, Sony = pure junk. I also looked at a pioneer receiver with eithr JBL or Klipsch speakers and the Onkyo was by far the better value, easier to use and hook up, and sounded just as good, if not better...for less money. With an LED/LCD TV, you only want to have to run one HDMI to it to keep clutter behind it down. Instead of having the TV being the "central command", the receiver is. Run everything to that. Here is a deal on a S6300 refurb unit direct from Onkyo. List price on my S5400 is around $599 I think, but I have seen them for $499. And just because it comes with 8 speakers, doesn't mean you have to hook them all up since a lot of content is still 5.1 anyways. Plus, the S5400 I bought came with a tuner mic to place where you are seated and it will automatically tune the speakers to the placement of the mic.
  4. I was staying up near Fairfield/Parsippany off US46. That area seemed to be quite a bit better. Elizabeth, NJ was a ghetto and there were a couple of areas I wandered into that were even worse. I had to stay out on Long Island last night and flew home today. Kevin, that wasn't a cheap plug, it was an expensive one! I would buy your truck in a hear beat if I had the extra cash. I will probably be waiting until spring to do anything anyways. It was just one of those things...seeing a Silverado SS is rare in itself these days, especially in Michigan, but to see two parked next to each other...
  5. I have been in NJ on business and had some meetings on Market Street in Kenilworth and over in Elizabeth as well. I was a little early for the appointment in Kenilworth so I drove around the block for a few and ended up on Fairfield Ave...and there were not one, but two Silverado SSs sitting there, parked in front of a business. One black and one blue. The black one had a triple gauge pillar pod from what I saw as I quickly drove by. Figured it had to be someone on here. Anyways, made me miss mine...a lot. The wife and I have even been talking about selling the G8 GT and picking another one up sometime.
  6. SOLD to MillerSSS. Thank you for all of the input and help to Miller. I agree, as I told him in PM, there is no stupid question, especially when it comes to an intricate transmission.
  7. I'm alright. Thanks for asking. A couple knee surgeries later and the knee is still trashed, a little better, back on the mountain bike at least,but it will never be right again. With working, wife going to law school, and rehab from surgeries, the past year has been a blur.
  8. You may need a longer servo pin, which usually run around $20-40. Some have had success without needing the longer pin and to be honest, I am not a trans expert, so perhaps someone else will chime in and offer better advice. EDIT: Also, looking at your mod level, you may need to have your tune adjusted to account for the servos in the trans, especially if your tuner increased line pressures to create firmer shifts. And to answer the question about the corvette servo, it is a GM OE part for corvette auto transmissions. It is only for the 2nd, they don't make a 4th servo and while although it is high quality bang for the buck, it is not always the best option.
  9. Yes, these will fit the 4L60E, 4L65E, and 4L70E transmissions plus the 700R4. the 4LXXE trans are all the same except for some design revisions along the way like 5 pinion versus 3 pinion planetary, supposed harder input shafts, and I believe a slightly different tail housing on some, etc. None of which affects the Servos. The 700R4 is the same design as well, but not electronically controlled like the 4L60E family.
  10. Brand new in packaging, never installed. Sold truck long ago and just doing some house keeping. Jegs and Summit seem to sell these for ~$80-85/each give or take. I'll take $150 including USPS ground shipping anywhere in the lower 48 states.
  11. BUMP!! Would like this stuff gone! Still have everything but the engine covers! Let's hear some offers.
  12. As some of you know, I left Michigan for a few weeks. I actually heard from someone elsewhere that it was because I went to jail...lol. That was funny. I was hired by the Department of Homeland Security as a Federal Agent with the US Border Patrol. It required me to attend an 11 week academy in Artesia, NM followed by an 8 week Spanish Language course. The academy is pretty intense. It includes 2+ hours of PT, defensive tactics, arrest techniques, mixed in with running, marching, and classroom studies. Some military guys said it was just as hard or harder than their boot camp was. I was a little over two weeks into training when we were on a perimeter fence run of about 3 miles. I had a miss step on some soft sand and ended up partially tearing my patellar tendon. My knee buckeled and I felt a "pop" and instant pain. It is the tendon that connects from the patella knee cap to the top of the tibia (shin bone). It is NOT the ACL, which is much easier to repair. It has a 1cmx1cm moderate tear. I can walk, but can not run. I spoke with the doctors down there and I absolutely could not continue training under any circumstances. Further more, they said I may not even heal fully. They offered to put me out on disability. Being the type of person I am, I could not sit around and collect a check knowing I had a decent job back in Michigan. I contacted my company and they were very happy to have me back, being that I didn't just leave for a competitor or was unhappy, etc. With the job offer in place, I reluctantly resigned my position from the Border Patrol. The BP would have let me return to the academy about a year from now and start over from day one, which wouldn't have been bad. But the catch was, if I was not able to pass medical at that time, they would simply dismiss me altogether ( and I would get 40% of pay from that point, which isn't a lot). So I made the decision to take the guaranteed job than risk my future. There is little doubt that in a year, my former employer would most likely not be able to take me back as they would have most definitely filled my position. I am awaiting the office of workers compensation to settle my case to pay for medical treatment on the knee as I can't afford more than an office visit right now. Surgery is up in the air too. I have read that I should be in a cast or brace, but it's not doing to bad as long as I avoid things like stairs or sudden movements, etc. I spent two years trying to get in and I did. I suffered through months of the background check, oral board reviews, polygraph, medical screenings, etc. It was a very long tedious process. It was devastating news when I found out the tendon was torn, confirmed by an MRI. I hope that someday, I do make a full recovery, and can re-apply (I have until I am 40 and I am 31 now). If I do, great, if not, I will have to find something else. I have options. I took the LSAT's a while back and was accepted to a couple of decent law schools, I could go for my Masters of Accounting or Finance, or some other program. I'm not sure. Right now, I'm newly married and I am going to enjoy life the best I can, get my wife through law school, and think about what my next move will be. Meanwhile, I have a great company with great perks to work with for the next few years. Heck, I get 19 paid vacation days plus 10 holiday pays, annual bonus, pension plan, 403b, Blue Cross Blue Shield (paid, no employee contributions), Dental, Vision, and they send me to places like Atlantic City and Vegas, among other places. It could be a whole lot worse.
  13. Man was it packed last night. I think it's time they start admitting it is a week long event! Took over an hour to get from Pontiac to 12 mile and over an hour to get back home. Birmingham is where it seems to get choked down, 14-15mile areas. Some lady got hit and killed by a Smart Bus in Birmingham last night too, that didn't help things. It was good to see my old truck. I really miss it. It is in really good hands though, so I am happy about that. Maybe one day after the wife and I get her through law school, we will buy another one and build it.
  14. I apparently talked him into OBX 2BFAST. I mentioned to him the OBX being on ebay and he was asking if those were the ones we were referring to as OBX. He wanted a bolt in solution so pace setters were out because they are not a direct bolt in.
  15. I personally think you made a good choice going with the OBX. I would have gone with them too if they were available when I did headers back in 06-07. Then, the only options I recall were $1300 dynatechs and $400 pace setters.
  16. Cool. UPS says my exhaust will be on my door step tomorrow. Should only take 30-45min to install. I wish Zippy had gotten back to me on the tune for the G8, I PM'd him about moving forward a few days ago,but he is probably busy.
  17. The only way to get Pace Setters to bolt right up on an SS is to do what Brobrad did. He bought an aftermarket exhaust for a 5.3L extended cab silverado because the 5.3L has one inlet into the muffler system, not two like the SS. Pace Setter makes an off road pipe (eliminates the cats too, FYI) that will allow you to connect from the collectors to the factory exhaust location on a 5.3L system only. They never made an off road pipe for the 6.0L dual inlet stock system to my knowledge. The Pace setters make great power in my opinion. I liked the collector design and I really liked the price. As far as holding up, I had 70k+ miles on a coated set on my truck before selling it and they were just starting to show rust. They won't last forever, but they will endure Michigan winters, thats for sure. And my truck made great power with them. Running a 13.1 with my mods, I was very happy with the performance. If you choose not to swap the exhaust and run Pace Setters off road pipe, you will have to have custom piping made to connect them to the exhaust, and while not impossible, it will take a very good exhaust bender to fit cats in there if you want to keep cats. The factory cats will pretty much not work from my experience. You would be defeating the purpose of the headers unless you get high flow cats that are sized to the collectors. If you are budget minded and need something that bolts right up, I suggest getting the OBX long tubes from ebaymotors. They are of great quality and stainless steel. Several members have had great success with them and you get everything you need for just over $500. I ordered a set myself to replace my pace setters, but finances at the time dictated that I sell the set instead of installing them. I can vouch that they are a high quality item having seen them in person myself, however, I did not install them. They are the old dynatech design, which had a couple of minor headaches, but nothing that cant be overcome, especially for the price.
  18. So are we all meeting at 8:00pm? It seems to be the popular time. PM me for my cell number if anyone wants to meet earlier. I get out of work around 4:30-5:00 and will probably go home to get out of the monkey suit.
  19. Even though it's horrible, it's not as bad as the white silverado running around my area that has the same caddy front end mod, but also has the Mexican flag colors painted into flames on the fenders...it's hideous. Nothing against the Hispanic culture though, so please don't misinterpret that.
  20. I'm not surprised. Whenever we have tried to get everyone together, it seems half the people have other obligations or something else. Sometimes there are just higher priorities in the Detroit area. Or, a couple say they can't make it, and more back out. The biggest get together I've been to was when Zippy was in town doing some tuning. It was Zippy, Joe, ImposterSS, and myself down at some garage on a cold winters day. There were the Zippy events a couple years back, but even the last one only had a few attend and I was one of those who couldn't make those.
  21. Ok Guys, pending a natural disaster, I am going to be on woodward at 6:30pm. The guy from Monroe who bought my truck wants to meet up as well. So thats two of us. DetJoe said he can get out around 8. Let's pick a place to meet up and roll with it. Still want to meet Thursday at the Autozone for a couple of trips around?
  22. You just solidified my decision to get the tune, CAI, and exhaust to start and hopefully some LT's as soon as possible for my 2009 G8 GT. I'm going to have Zippy from LEP do my tune.
  23. Hey Joe, the wife and I can meet up next Thursday, let me know the details and we'll be there.
  24. I'll be around town with the G8 GT. I hope to have a tune, CAI, and exhaust done by that weekend. We will see.
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