Alright, I took the 06 Silverado to the track tonight to get some baseline runs. I have no idea what the DA was, but it was 90 degrees according to the gauge in the truck on my first run and 82 on my last run.

Bone stock to the paper filter, no weight reduction, didn't mess w/ tire pressure either. Mileage is right around 620 on the ODO now:

Best ET:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9688/silveradoet4wl.jpg

Best Trap speed:
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/7967/silveradotrapmedium7jq.jpg

Some kills: 01 WRX wagon, 98ish Cummins Turbo Diesel w/ eleventy billion gauges, 01 Mustang GT (missed 2-3 shift twice).

As far as "technique" goes. My very first run I just left it in drive and punched it. Then I put it in tow/haul mode and ran the worst time of the night. Later I seemed to get better results by launching in 1st, stalling up to about 1500 rpms and hammering it on the 2nd yellow and shifting manually.

I'm pretty happy, every other truck was running 16+'s. And everyone on the truck board says that after the motor breaks in it'll drop a ton in ET (a few guys dropped a whole second after a couple thousand miles). Time for some Longtubes and tuning. :)

Damn bro your truck is faster than my cobalt :lol:

nice runs

Nice numbers Tofu. You still shouldn't have jumped ship though. :nono:

Just playin. I understand.

lol, it's a slow brick for now. ;)

Time for a magnuson to stir some recent memories :) Nice stocker times though man , and those guys are right , the LSx engines do get faster .

What do you plan on doing with it , there alot guys on LS1tech.com tearin it up with the 5.3 and 6.0 trucks .

Time for a magnuson to stir some recent memories :) Nice stocker times though man , and those guys are right , the LSx engines do get faster .

What do you plan on doing with it , there alot guys on LS1tech.com tearin it up with the 5.3 and 6.0 trucks .


Whoa, Silver did you have a Radix'd Silverado??? I really wish I could afford one of their intercooled kits.

I actually placed an order on an STS turbo kit last week via their financing option...but decided it was too much money to be spending so I cancelled. Plus the wait time was over a month lol.

Right now my immediate plans are for Longtubes to a 2.5" true dual setup w/ a dynomax muffler(s)...I want her to sound just like this one:

http://media.putfile.com/25-duals-with-Dynomax

On top of that I'll be beefing up the tranny with a Vette servo and Transgo HD2 shift-kit. Afterwards either a Fuddle 2800 Stall or a TT3000 stall. Then I'll be taking her to Nelson's Performance in San Antonio for a custom dyno tune. :) This combo has netted people mid 13's on ET streets and low 13's w/ some moderate weight reduction.

Later down the road I'll be doing a TR224 cam. :guns:

I know it sounds like a ton of money, but it's unbelievable how affordable a lot of the stuff is for the truck. The longtubes can be had for less than $300 bucks, a brand new vette servo is $20, Transgo shiftkit is $150 etc. etc. so it won't break the bank modding the truck ..I'll just have to pace myself lol. :lol:

Very nice. I would think that with the tow/haul it would be better since it holds the gears longer and probably remaps the fuel for more torque. ( The H2's change their fuel map for more torque in 4Low)

Very nice. I would think that with the tow/haul it would be better since it holds the gears longer and probably remaps the fuel for more torque. ( The H2's change their fuel map for more torque in 4Low)

Exactly! Tow haul manipulates the transmissions electronic controls, it commands the PCM to reference different tables in the tune for shift patterns and firmness and also pumps line pressure slightly. There is no reason that I shouldn't have ran better times in tow/haul mode.

It's probably driver error lol. Practice makes perfect. :)

I noticed a difference when I switched the tow/haul on when I test drove the AWD Silverado SS.

The 5.3L in the Silverado stops making power shortly after 5k on stock application from what i've seen.

My Dad's 1990 Silverado 5.7L falls flat on it's face after about that. Doesn't appear much has changed at GM in the last decade.

Nice times Tofu!

Have you checked out granatelli motorsports yet? they have some good stuff for your truck.Granatelli wires will give like 15.3 hp and 17.3 tq for only $160.00.

Some kills: 01 WRX wagon, 98ish Cummins Turbo Diesel w/ eleventy billion gauges, 01 Mustang GT (missed 2-3 shift twice).


You beat an 01 WRX Wagon? :confused: :rolleyes:

You beat an 01 WRX Wagon? :confused: :rolleyes:

Hey not my fault he couldn't launch an AWD car. He ran 16's all night long.

edit: In fact, I remember after exiting the strip on one of the runs I saw him on the test-n-tune strip making "practice" launches....wow.

The 5.3L in the Silverado stops making power shortly after 5k on stock application from what i've seen.

My Dad's 1990 Silverado 5.7L falls flat on it's face after about that. Doesn't appear much has changed at GM in the last decade.

Nice times Tofu!


The TBI 88-95 trucks die at 4K--nothing but noise at 5K. Nice kick off the line though.

ANd they wouldn't run 15's if you dropped it out of a plane!:lol:


Great times Tofu--trap is low but it is a truck afterall. Might be a bit faster with some break-in time

Hey not my fault he couldn't launch an AWD car. He ran 16's all night long.

edit: In fact, I remember after exiting the strip on one of the runs I saw him on the test-n-tune strip making "practice" launches....wow.

I wasnt commenting on the driving. I have no doubt you couldnt beat anything with those times as long as the other car wasnt driven properly...I was commenting on 2002 being the first year the WRX sedan and WRX wagon were introduced to the states... :)

I wasnt commenting on the driving. I have no doubt you couldnt beat anything with those times as long as the other car wasnt driven properly...I was commenting on 2002 being the first year the WRX sedan and WRX wagon were introduced to the states... :)

Wow thanks for the insult and sorry I'm not as well informed on the WRX as you are.

nice runs... you gonna get longtubes and pipes or just run open headers? cam it tune it call it a day:twothumbs

nice runs... you gonna get longtubes and pipes or just run open headers? cam it tune it call it a day:twothumbs


I got my first paycheck tonight from my new job hoorah...So I've been talking to Allen Nelson at Nelsons performance in San Antonio. He sent me dyno sheets of bone stock 5.3l's gaining 25rwhp and more rwtq in 93 octane mode and around 15rwhp and equal torque in 87 octane mode. The cool thing is it's an auto-detect type of dual tune where the PCM will recognize what you're running and switch it to whatever tune is appropriate for the octane level. He takes away torque management and ups the shift-points. It's frkn sweet on 93 octane it'll downshift to first gear @ 45mph! There's a video of it on the net, very cool.

That guy in the truck that came out there right before I left has a buddy selling his ASM longtubes and offroad Y-pipe for $375 installed. But I definitely want the tune first.

He said all I need to get into the 12's is full exhaust, a mild cam w/upgraded pushrods, a live dyno tune (actually going to his shop and getting a tune), 2800-3000 stall and some ET streets with some small weight reduction (spare tire and tailgate). That was very encouraging! I didn't think it was possible n/a.

sounds like it will cost less to get the truck into 12's that it would to get the cobalt into 12's... so the tune is kinda like the toys on the srt stage kits how they can switch between high octane mode or just regular 93 octane mode?
where do you work now?
if you can get that deal on the exhaust I'd pick it up before the tune b/c it won't be around for that price for that long where as the tune will most likely stay in the same price range for a while.

sounds like it will cost less to get the truck into 12's that it would to get the cobalt into 12's... so the tune is kinda like the toys on the srt stage kits how they can switch between high octane mode or just regular 93 octane mode?
where do you work now?
if you can get that deal on the exhaust I'd pick it up before the tune b/c it won't be around for that price for that long where as the tune will most likely stay in the same price range for a while.


Yeah, way less money...and it's very surprising. I thought it would cost a ton just to get into the 13's. The tune doesn't have a button like the SRT-4, it's just programmed to where it detects what type of octane (i'm assuming by knock) and automatically switches from one to the other. There is a "tow/haul ass" tune you can get additionally that uses the Towl/haul mode on the shifter to run either a nitrous tune or a really aggressive n/a tune.

I work for Express Jet now doing data entry...been working crazy nights getting used to everything. But i really enjoy it.

I'm going to see if I can get the exhaust done this weekend. If I can't then he'll have to wait because I told him I was going to get a tune first if he couldn't install it for me this weekend lol.

Damn. Sounds like fun.

Here should be your goal...Ther was a truck that cam out to Firebird last weekend that ran a 8.32 @ 152mph, while lifting off the throttle at half track because of loss of traction. He had a huge turbo sticking out of the hood. I'll have a video of it up later this week. Unfortunately the pass that I got, he didn't stage right and didn't get a time. I missed the other one.

This is what I would do with a truck.

http://procharger.com/gallery/showtemp.php?market=4&idx=1191 ;)

This is what I would do with a truck.

http://procharger.com/gallery/showtemp.php?market=4&idx=1191 ;)

:bow: I wish I could get a procharger kit. Ugh. They are just NASTY on these trucks...I would much rather have an intercooled procharger kit than a Magnusson/Radix blower kit.

I have serious doubts about 12's with the mods described.

Your still at least a 4500lb truck. Even Trailblazer SS doesn't run 12's--and it weighs close to you--has 395hp.

Your going to need far north of a 100hp gain, IMO


But hey, keep us informed---lets see what a 5.3L can do

I have serious doubts about 12's with the mods described.

Your still at least a 4500lb truck. Even Trailblazer SS doesn't run 12's--and it weighs close to you--has 395hp.

Your going to need far north of a 100hp gain, IMO


But hey, keep us informed---lets see what a 5.3L can do

Nah there are quite a few N/A 5.3ls in the twelves with those mods. Here is a member named Bluecajun03's mods from last year when he broke into the 12's:

Nelson mail order tune, ls1 fans w/ nelson harness, cai, tr220/112, 918's, manley pushrods, pacesetter lt's, custom 3" exaust w/ Y and aerochamber, tci 3000 stall.

Now he has a built 4l60E w/ 4.10s and runs mid 12's consistantly.

Here's a vid: http://video.performancetrucks.net/toprated/5/wm/0D36A392-945D-4884-B882-032616DB0094.htm

I'm lucky because the 06 already has electric fans, bigger than the LS1's so I don't have to go through that. :) But none the less, that's his truck and this is mine so it could be a whole different ball game. :lol:

Tofu : My appoligies the wording of the sentence was very very poor...

I meant to say. I think you could beat any vehicle with those times. If the other vehicle was driver wasnt very good. Not an insult those are good times for a big truck. You said it yourself he couldnt launch. I could have a porsche if your that much of a better driver then I am you could beat me in a race in anything...

Sorry my english sucks...

Tofu : My appoligies the wording of the sentence was very very poor...

I meant to say. I think you could beat any vehicle with those times. If the other vehicle was driver wasnt very good. Not an insult those are good times for a big truck. You said it yourself he couldnt launch. I could have a porsche if your that much of a better driver then I am you could beat me in a race in anything...

Sorry my english sucks...


Ah, no apology needed. My fault for misinterpreting what you said. :)

Thanks

:bow: I wish I could get a procharger kit. Ugh. They are just NASTY on these trucks...I would much rather have an intercooled procharger kit than a Magnusson/Radix blower kit.

Procharger is where it's at for every car they produce kits for. They are AWESOME.

Good luck with your truck.:twothumbs

wow. lol your truck will be insane! :)