mattmcd Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Bought my Silverado Tuesday evening. Open to suggestions on what I should do/not do to it. Wanting to keep the exterior pretty much the way it is, except for the bed, which I will eventually put a rhino liner in, and do something with the bed cover. Open to suggestions for performance modifications though. Not too fond of going forced induction JUST yet. But open to exhaust/intake mods, and i've heard good things about diablosport programmers. let me know what you think guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 (edited) nice looking pickup! welcome to the site! as far as perf mods go... the two top intakes are Volant and Outlaw (outlaw is ugly but performs better and the volant runs a close second in performance, but looks 10x better IMO.) Exhaust is more of a preference thing. Many people here are big fans of the Corsa Sport exhuast, they are a little spendy but they sure do sound great. One thing your truck will benifit greatly from is a set of long tube headers. Many people are running the Pacesetter L/T's. The Diablo sport and the other handheld tuner's are okay, but if you really want a solid tune i would recommend gettting a mail order custom tune, or investing in HP tuners or a similar tuning/logging software. Good luck Edited July 13, 2008 by montanass (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rausche Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Welcome to site! Good looking machine you found yourself there! There have been several topics on every kind of modification for these trucks... The top several are of course: performance tunes, intake, exhaust, 160* thermostat, and so on. Anytime you're wondering about these mods, do a search and you'll find an abundance of information on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRescueSS Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Great lookin SS, looks like you are off to a good start. Just use the search button for ideas. BTW, that pic, will prolly be the last time you see 1/2 tank, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashSS Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Not a bad looking truck you got there. A few suggestions for you just imo. 1. The grill emblem looks kinda out of place to me cuz of the flames but if thats what you like then cool but if not you may want to look into a shopman1 ss grill emblem. he makes cnc emblems with SS in the middle that can be red to match your truck. just a suggestion 2. If you like having the bug shield on there for protection maybe think about a 3M clear bra or maybe a leather hood bra that might look a lil better 3. as far as performance if you don't want to do forced induction right now the obvious ones would be intake and exhaust like you said. Intakes everyone here probably has one of everything so if your thinking of one in particular ask or search and you'll find what your looking for. As far as exhaust there are alot of choices here and everyone here likes one or the other. The most common 3 that you will find here will be CORSA which is a little pricey but they have a really good sound to them and look great. If you wanna go custom you can go MAGNAFLOW or BORLA. I have borla myself and like it although sometimes I wish it was louder. You can find many clips on youtube or streetfire.net of SS Silverados with exhaust to see which one you like. If you like it quiet but want it loud sometimes you can look into some cutouts. As far as a tune you can get the pcm custom tuned which is the best option. There are many guys here who can tune and maybe even someone in your area. To name a few youve got zippy, go wheatley and there are a few others that I can't think of right now but I have a zippy tune and it makes you fall in love with your truck all over again just like the day you test drove it. If you need any info on anything specific you can search or ask and these guys will help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 (edited) nice truck, congrats and welcome to the site! A few suggestions: CAI - K&N, AEM, and Volant are all great, you will not find an Outlaw, they are out of business. Exhaust - Corsa, Magnaflow, and Borla are the popular ones around here. Tuning - PLEASE DO NOT BUY A HANDHELD PROGRAMMER! Handhelds provide a very generic tune and are not worth the cost....you can get a quality custom tune from Wheatley or Zippy for the same cost or less and get more bang for your buck. My only appearance suggestion would be to ditch the bug shield. Edited July 13, 2008 by Fireman31 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kersey Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 always good to see another great looking victory red SSS. like the others said get the mail order tune, it will really wake up your truck. it may not be popular but I prefer flowmaster exhaust. IMO just find an exhaust setup that has the right sound for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packjh Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 flowmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmarv1117 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 beautiful truck....good luck with the modding....all the above posts said it all...just ask questions or use the search button before you mod..there is plenty of people here to help guide you and plenty has been posted about positives/negatives of mods....you will be spending lots of time on here as i do!! haha enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggerdan11 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 My suggestion is you can sell me that bed cover thats the one i want But first thing you should do is a CAI, then a catback, then 160 stat and custom tune. It will really wake up the SS and help with the $5 gas prices. make sure you do the 160 stat and the tune at the same time or you truck will run like crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 most of the guys have already started to steer you in the right direction. all I can add is congrats on the new truck and welcome to the site man! nice to see some other colors are showing up more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Very cool man, congrats on the new truck I would remove or color-match the bug deflector. Welcome to the forum Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TNSSS Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hey man nice truck! Just to let you know, I bought a programmer and it definitely IS NOT worth the money. IMO you should get a Wheatley/Zippy tune FTW! Good luck with your mods!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Fast SS Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Nice truck man, and welcome. You will learn alot from these guys. Did you know that red is the fastest color? Some of the other guys will disagree though, but we know better. Let the modding begin BTW, Corsa Sport is the way to go on the muffler. Just my .02 Smoke'm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmcd Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Thanks for the replies guys. The bug guard is definatley going to go. I never liked the thing anyway. Looks like first i'm going to look for a CAI for it, but i'm a little afraid of messing with the exhaust right now. I really like the sound of it stock. If anything I think the exhaust should exit in front of the rear tire instead of behind it. Then i'll find a 160 thermo, and find these zippy or wheatley guys for a good tune. Only thing that sucks is having to wait for my PCM to come back after sending it off . Surely it'll be worth the wait though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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