Have a 5.3 that needed a new head gasket about a year ago. Mechanic talked me into going ahead and changing the heads. Put some camaro z28 heads and it screams. Definitely tell a difference.
Lolol 😂😜 gotta get one for my 2000 Silverado 5.3 gonna gut the cats give it a tune up put a cold air intake higher flow muffler and higher flow injectors. Oh yeah.
@@nigelio3 well you sound like a fucking dumbass from that shitty reply. I see this as 2 ways: a. Your hating for no fucking reason bc i choose to get high and u obviously dont so u think ur better than me and have to voice your ignorant ass mouth or b. Your just too god damn stupid to see that i actually gave a legitimate reason to wear sunglasses when not sunny, not just to be "kool".
That diablo sport tune is legit. Used it on my truck, it increased power big time, especially when you manually tune instead of using their preset tunes unless you switch to 93 octane tune and you actually start using 93 octane
Did you gain any mpg and if so, how much? I am considering getting one for my '06 Silverado 1500, but am primarily interested in fuel economy for commuting? It would have to increase mpg by 2 in order to justify the expense.
"Superchargers are robbing power to make power", wow your a total genius, you must really know your stuff, I'm guessing you must be a pro tech, nice keep up the good work
I have A 2005 GMC 5.3 with A supercharger on it. only takes one half of 1horsepower to run it at 60 miles per hour. had it tuned and it has380 up and 417 tourqe at the rear tires.
I did the E fan swap on my 2000 Sierra. I installed a 2005 Escalade radiator, and the fans from a 2009 Escalade with a 6.2. I can pull a 2500 gallon water tank out into the desert with A/C on 5 MPH to our wildlife drinkers in 110 temps. Wont get hot, stays at 210, wont move past that.
I agree with all these mods except the plugs. Better stay with the Delco iridiums. LS motors can be finicky with aftermarket plugs. Side note: a CAI with a plastic tube stays much cooler.
To be honest, the stock intake is cold air already. It takes it from the fenderwell. There is no difference in torque. This guy is all about how it feels.. Umm no..
@@williamvarnum5772to be honest, you’re right but you’re also wrong. Yes the stock air box is cold air but the stock intake tube is restrictive. But I do agree His “cold air” is actually worse then stock but if he would’ve only swapped the actual tube for a more performance tubing he’d have very slightly better performance then stock but if you’re going to mess with the stock intake for fun, it’s best to go all out and buy a TRUE cold air intake with true cold air scoops like the Volant intake for these trucks
X and h pipes make more power than two separate pipes because they equalize the exhaust coming out of the exhaust valves in the cylinder heads. They create an exhaust siphoning affect where two separate pipes cause the exhaust strokes fight against themselves.
Everybody told me I was crazy for saying my exhaust and air intake combination made more power on stock size wheels.. and now someone else has felt the power gains good video
I swap lq9 6 years ago and absolutely love the power. I installed a superchip about a year ago and you can feel the big difference. I have so much power I've done some burnouts. Take it easy
The Max package includes the 14 bolt rear axle, LQ9, 4.10 gears on 4x4’s, and a 4L70 transmission. It’s far more than just a badge and an engine. It’s a new drivetrain.
I’d say he knows what the vortec max package is. He just did it to stand out I guess. But honestly this truck is a solid build and can just ab go toe to toe with a vortec max or 1500hd
I did a cam, full exhaust, S&B cold air intake plugs and wires and a tune in my 05 Sierra crew cab z71 and it’s a complete different vehicle. Beats a ford Ecco boost in the quarter mile 🤘🏻
@Mike Litoris bro i also have my 2008 gmc sierra single cab 4.8 456 gears built tranny 231/234 cam tuned im pretty sure i can hurt your feeling also if u wanna talk smack about whos got wat
Really good work and great info. Since Watching this and doing some homework I put cai and H pipes on my 2015 1500, 5.3. Yes sir very noticeable. So now I can keep playing w it. Just for personal satisfaction, I don't race.
They should rename it hot air intake. Factory plastic tubing is far better at shielding heat. The factory unit also pulls in cooler air from outside the vehicle.
It annoys me every time people recommend “cold air” intakes. It’s such a gimmick. They only make intake sounds louder. Only actually improve power if routed like the factory intake is
Cold air intake does not do any good if its not in a box (factory or aftermarket). The heat from the motor does not allow it to be "cold" air or even hardly cold. Smh
Torque management deleted is most of inTune can tunes. Zeroing fuel trims at cruse rpm. Add a little fuel and timing to compensate for intake and exhaust improvements.
I'm more of a Ford guy, traditionally, excepting some Mopar and GM/Chevy (I've had a real love affair with a Trailblazer 4200 Vortec, and am about to start one with a Trailblazer EXT 5.3), but you're right. The 5.4 sucks.
I did short tube headers, coil packs, coil pack wires 10mm, Bosch spark plugs gapped to .044, cold air intake, 1 inch throttle body spacer, catless y pipe with no muffler, Aem X series wideband O2 kit, HP tuner MPVI2. That's all for now but I will have some more goodies soon enough. And it's a 4.8 hahahaha I'd put money on it if you want to run it.
The badge was worth more HP than the intake and exhaust mods. Just kidding. Intake is cheap. Probably the reason EVERYONE does that. Exhaust can get pricey. The only way you’re really going to get your money’s worth on intake and exhaust mods is if you’re doing a camshaft or adding forced induction. For the money a camshaft is way cheaper than a turbo or blower. Of course if you do either of those you should do a tune. A tune alone might get you 20-50 HP. And if you go too crazy with any of them you’re going to need a transmission and torque converter. The electric fans are worth a few horsepower and relatively cheap. If I were just looking for a little HP in my 5.3 I would put in a mild cam and tune, electric fans and maybe an intake.
I like your truck,it looks nice. I won’t harp on the Max tag you’ve addressed that,no biggie. I own a 2003 Silverado SS,not crazy rare but rare enough. My point is,I see a 4x4 jacked up with running boards,stacks and an SS badge stuck on the door and I think “why”!
LMAO i see 28s on a 4x4 and think "why give a shit, it's THEIRS"... Not everyone is a follower, it's only material things that can easily be replaced. Stop thinking everyone needs to do the same things
I dont see the big deal unless people try to sell there rig as whatever the fake badges say like ive heard stories of 2wd trucks with z71 badges selling as a z71. People are scandalous!
I have an 05 Avalanche that has the dual clutch fans on em. And on coldish days like 40 to 60 degree weather it'll wheelspin at half throttle. On 75 to 85 degree days it will take forever to get to 60 at half throttle. So your right about the electric fans.
Bruh!...just replaced everything coils wires plugs and it was MF injectors whole time and crack box around my air filter wished I seen your comment before I did it...💯💯💯
Jason Reyes yeah mine was missing like crazy in a lot other problems new coils plugs wires turned off the check engine light completely I’m over 350k now and I have to say it’s running pretty damn good again long live the 5.3L
@@jasonreyes6830 change the plugs but leave the coils alone unless they aren't working, there is no benefit to changing out coils if they are working, a spark is a spark
My 03 has the one pipe with flowmaster muffler and the k&n air filter. Plenty of power and my fuel mileage is insane. Its better than the 2 4runners i own. I love my avalanche.
I'm a Bow tie owner I have a 2001 Silverado 5.3 with a Magnusson supercharge pasesetters long tube headder with a com cam harden push rods and valve springs k&n air filter system it methanol injected higher flow injector with rebuild performance transmission. also Eaton poss rear end 3 inch exhaust flow master muffler let me put it like this it's crazy fast and some outher fun things.
I have an 88 Chev Silverado 1500 extended cab full-size box with a canopy and a 350/5.7 liter V8. I have K/N air filter, Air Raid Riser, Shorty headers, Magna flow muffler, with a 2.5-inch pipe, Have removed that pump that pumps air into your exhaust. I have got over 1000 km on 112 liters of gas, with economical driving habits, mostly on the highway. 125-liter tank gets over 1000km, I am very happy with that. Will experiment with other ideas next year, hydrogen generator and warming the fuel. Looking to reach near 1200 km on a full tank. This is a big truck
That "cold air intake" he has is a hot air intake, just drop in a K&N filter in the factory box and get Air Raid intake tube to get rid of the resonator and improve the airflow. That K&N "cold air intake" he has draws hot air from the engine compartment and hot air has less oxygen and it's not as dense therefore less power being created aside from that he has a aluminum intake tube and aluminum absorbs heat so your best bet is to keep the factory box that pulls air from the passenger side fender which is not hot at all because it's pulling the air that's ambient around it from inside the fender. The gains you get from a $350 K&N kit versus a drop in filter is about a $300 difference and speaking in the terms of performance you'll get maybe 10 horsepower and torque and that's under the most perfect conditions and you're not going to see that so dollar to horsepower ratio is absolutely horrendous.
Josh cool reply. Hey can you give me link for the tube and other parts I need for the stock box K&N drop in Filter upgrade please? I love cars and my 2003 GMC YUKON but I'm not mechanically inclined. I think I could do this or my son. I hope it would improve MPG a bit for my 03 Yukon. Thank you again for your comment
Im real big into these trucks and doing a actual build, not a diablo tuner. I can name literally a 100 different people and send a link to their build that are making 500 to 1200hp with these trucks and the factory coils are more then up to the challange. GM did extremely well with these engines to where the heads, coils, and blocks arent really the resrtiction.
Jordan Comeaux I'm not saying the factory coils are shit, I'm just saying that I have observed a limitation, and find that my current coils help me burn less fuel
the L86 6.2L truck motor rated at 420HP can be upped to 455HP just by changing the intake manifold. That is the only difference between the LT1 and L86 motors. Chevy uses longer runners on the L86 so the higher torque comes in at lower rpm 4100, but the motor loses 35HP at higher rpm. So just change the intake and pickup 35HP. Camaros and Corvettes have LT1 motors.
Really? I didn’t know that. Is that with the newer LT1 5.3 as well? I have a 2015. Just curious. I’ve added a lot of power with just a few small upgrades. I’m just looking for more
Jacob Maland everything I have read and seen says it's not worth the money but maybe I'm wrong. Defently worth researching it before u spend the cash . I know long tubes are a great power adder though
A cold air intake does make a difference in engine sound and responsiveness. I had a used Spectre cai filter without the proper housing and took the cover off the stock air filter box and took the stock filter out and just popped the cai in right before the mass air flow and just let it lay right in the bottom half of the stock filter box bc I just wanted to see if it would make a difference at all and it really did. It doesnt seem a smothered as it did it's like it can breathe now. Kinda the point of a cai i know but everything else is stock. But yeah I noticed a difference without the tubing and housing to separate it from the engine heat properly. And that's on a 2001 Yukon XL 5.3 Vortec with 360,000 miles on it. Stock exhaust and everything. Not as bogged down at all. I know I know I'm ready to drag race the world now. Lol
As a guy who owns a dyno and has a 5.3; Cold air intakes don’t make a difference. Straight pipes don’t make a difference. Removing the clutch fan will definitely make a difference. Tunes only improve throttle response. They manipulate the the voltage reading from the TPS
i have a 2002 Chevy 1500 with a 5.3 making 850-900hp have a stage 4 cam 6.2 throttle body with 1 inch spacer long tube headers high grade fuel pump new injects,crank,just spent anther 150 on new coil packs got new spark plug wires/plugs on the way a full custom made in take 6.0 heads completely re done 400 turbo trans 411 gears and last but not less glass pack kit
@@mehGyver The cold air intake pulls in fresher air from the bottom rather than through a small hole in the fender, more air means more fuel and more fuel means more power.
Want more power? Hood scoop over air box. High pressure cooler air forced into filter. Try propane injection. Cools egt in diesels. O2 sensor will adjust for rich condition
I like to put 6.0 badges on my 6.2 and funny story everyone laughs and thinks its a 5.3/4.8 so people are always trying to race me with their slow trucks 😂😂
L Boss - maybe a built 305 or maybe they were better after 97. My dad had a Chevy 1500 with a 305 and that thing was a dog. Unless my buddies moms 92 four banger sunbird was real fast (it was not). I would also beat my buddys 98 350 with my 2000 5.3 every single time. Not that the 350 was a bad engine but the stock 305 was not impressive what so ever.
I have an 04 with 86k on it. Great truck. Check engine light is on. I get a tighten gas cap msg. Replaced the gas cap brand new. Still get the msg. Don't know if it's o2 sensor or coil pack. But I was already looking at msd as a well deserved upgrade with fresh plugs and wires.
Wow... now that I see that you and I have the same truck..... other then that I have a stock 6.0L NONE 4X4... I like your truck more... I was feeling same type of way because of the vortex max Badge thinking that you had a big boy monster engine.. lol.. THANK YOU for not hiding what you are Proud of.....
Hey man, nice truck. I just don't agree with what you stated about supercharger vs turbocharger and using power to make power. Yes the supercharger takes direct power from the engine. But the turbo creates back pressure which is robbing power too. Thus using power to make power. Maybe not as much but it still is there. And your electric fan is just moving the power draw to your alternator. Now you can say the electric fans only use power when there on and I completely give that to you. But when they are on you're just pulling power from your engine via the alternator instead. But honestly I do love your truck man!
Good video guy. Not many ppl can keep talking like you do and keep attention. This video answered none of my questions but I watched it all. Ef da h8rs
keep the badge . even a stock 5.3L vortec is a strong motor as is. plus all those mods you got. good job. i got a tahoe 03 with 5.3 L with 98MI .i was considering doin some mods so thanks for the info
Do's •Electric Fans (factory junkyard) •Catch Can (Elite Engineering) •NNBS Intake •Long Tube Headers •CNC ported heads (TSP) •Cam (TSP) •Custom Tune (Blackbear) •Gears Don't waste your money on •"cold air intake" •Aftermarket coils •Tuners/chips •Shorty headers •Aftermarket intakes I got my efans from an 05 junkyard donor silverado for my 2003 Z71... carefully removed the wiring all the way to the ecm and power distribution... Blackbear performance turned on the outputs to operate them when they tuned it. You will have to get the bigger radiator too... worth it!
Placebo effect. The "butt dyno" means nothing without dyno results to back it. Dyno tests have proven cold air intake does almost nothing. Black Bear performance ranks a bunch of dyno tests on intakes. The only set up that was PROVEN to add horsepower was an Airaid intake tube mated with a standard K&N airfilter in the box, or spectre dry air filter. Other then that, you are literally wasting money on CAI.
Finally someone with common sense. It's true the X or H pipe makes more power (again, this minor), the trick is to find the exact location it needs to be in the exhaust to be effective. If it's not the in optimal location, it will do nothing, may even cost you power. That wasn't mentioned and just looking at where this guys' is, it's way too far back to be doing anything.
All i did to my 5.3 is a K&N filter in the stock box. (CAI is worthless) Texas Speed 228r cam on a 110 LSA. (stock torque converter) Gutted Y pipe (i know douchy but the cats were shot) to 3 inch single super 40 and side exit before PR tire. Sounds great, drives decent, and above 3500 RPM it scoots for an old 4x4. Needs a tune horrribly though... god it could be so much better with one.
Dyno tests are biased in most cause running one pass isnt accurate on a dyno multiple passes are required i hate yo yell you but in most causes they add 5 to 12 hp which isnt bad for a simple bolt on
5.3 2012 Silverado w/Diablo 87 tune I agree they rip us off so I ordered a cheap Moosun cold air intake and a good K&N filter like you recommended. I really appreciated hearing you saying what I thought all along. I’m subscribed. #lostpedesrian to see my girl Kay 👍
if u want to feel a difference get the extreme hd servo from global transmission for only 175 will definitely tell a difference or some headers would be nice especially with ur exhaust set up f*** paying 400 or whatever u said for coils u won’t even be able to feel or tell u did
If you're going to do a motor go ahead and put a 6.0 in there that's what I did when I blew my 5.3 up in my 03 Silverado. And I did a stage 3 Texas speed truck cam and it works awesome with a tune.
309k miles man i see you. i really don’t care for performance on cars/trucks if i want to go fast i just hop on my bike when i want to cruise i use the truck🤷♂️
all them damn miles and they beating the rag the shit out them motors.. need to swap in them build it.. before u dump money in it and then it shits itself cause its ragged the fuck out.
@@angelr6524 the cold air intakes dont ad that much power... do some research lol! You can have a cam tune and headers on a stock air box and make tons of power
@@danielfoster7899 gets trying to say the regular air box is better. Of course you an make way more power with that! But add a cold air intake and your set
Hey brother, we have a 04 Silverado z71. What is the best way to tune the 5.3? We put an eBay cold intake, have flow master dual exhaust. Agree with you, to max out the engine performance with aftermarket parts, must be tuned right. Great video man. Just subscribed and gave you a huge thumps up!!!
DYNO VIDEO on these mods link is below
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Have you tried e3 in gm before? I've always been told that they throw codes like crazy when you do
What do you think about fitting a 9c1 conversion to a Yukon xl.
I'd like to know tune wise what you messed with. I've got the Diablo sport i2.
bowtieguy97 why not just buy new oem coils? They are beyond capable of supporting the power your truck is making
I do find running thinner oil helps with fuel economy
Good video. Finally some info from a truck guy that actually drives his truck.
Have a 5.3 that needed a new head gasket about a year ago. Mechanic talked me into going ahead and changing the heads. Put some camaro z28 heads and it screams. Definitely tell a difference.
I like the amount of miles on this thing, makes me happy to see trucks go the distance
Thanks.
I am already impressed with the stock 5.3 Vortec in my '99 Silverado, so am excited to try these tips.
"the mod that made the biggest difference, and I know I'm gonna get the comments, but the vortec max badge makes the truck stand out"
AKG Z28 as being stickercharged.
Lolol 😂😜 gotta get one for my 2000 Silverado 5.3 gonna gut the cats give it a tune up put a cold air intake higher flow muffler and higher flow injectors. Oh yeah.
@@jakejanellcool123 MOST IMPORTANTLY MY FRIEND....DON'T 4GET THE VORTEX MAX EMBLEM THEN GO OUT THERE N KICK ASS 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Can you make a video about wearing sunglasses on a extremely cloudy day? Pro/con
Best comment of the week 😂
I do this all the time, helps to hide how high i really am all the time!
How about a video on why ladies love a bearded man with a shaved lip?
Tyler you must be cool AF.
@@nigelio3 well you sound like a fucking dumbass from that shitty reply. I see this as 2 ways: a. Your hating for no fucking reason bc i choose to get high and u obviously dont so u think ur better than me and have to voice your ignorant ass mouth or b. Your just too god damn stupid to see that i actually gave a legitimate reason to wear sunglasses when not sunny, not just to be "kool".
That diablo sport tune is legit. Used it on my truck, it increased power big time, especially when you manually tune instead of using their preset tunes unless you switch to 93 octane tune and you actually start using 93 octane
Did you gain any mpg and if so, how much? I am considering getting one for my '06 Silverado 1500, but am primarily interested in fuel economy for commuting? It would have to increase mpg by 2 in order to justify the expense.
Diablo sport tune
"Superchargers are robbing power to make power", wow your a total genius, you must really know your stuff, I'm guessing you must be a pro tech, nice keep up the good work
I have A 2005 GMC 5.3 with A supercharger on it. only takes one half of 1horsepower to run it at 60 miles per hour. had it tuned and it has380 up and 417 tourqe at the rear tires.
I fell asleep watching this video and woke up you were still talking. !!!!!!!!
me to totally stroking himself
Dont watch than. Idiots
@@matthewwallace2981 😂👌
@@matthewwallace2981 then???
😂😴🥱🤣
I agree with you, I did the electric fan swap and man it made a huge difference in power, mileage, plus my ac stays cold all the time
4x4 Silveraydo May I ask what year , and how do you control the fans , ( wife has an 01).
But which radiator is the best one people are using for this upgrade? I have an Envoy with the 5.3.
Where did u get the electric fans and brand??
I did the E fan swap on my 2000 Sierra. I installed a 2005 Escalade radiator, and the fans from a 2009 Escalade with a 6.2. I can pull a 2500 gallon water tank out into the desert with A/C on 5 MPH to our wildlife drinkers in 110 temps. Wont get hot, stays at 210, wont move past that.
I agree with all these mods except the plugs.
Better stay with the Delco iridiums. LS motors can be finicky with aftermarket plugs.
Side note: a CAI with a plastic tube stays much cooler.
PVC Pipe? 🤔
Eh
@@ryze_android17 negative. When you have the option between pretty chrome intake pipe or the plastic, go plastic.
To be honest, the stock intake is cold air already. It takes it from the fenderwell.
There is no difference in torque.
This guy is all about how it feels.. Umm no..
@@williamvarnum5772to be honest, you’re right but you’re also wrong. Yes the stock air box is cold air but the stock intake tube is restrictive. But I do agree His “cold air” is actually worse then stock but if he would’ve only swapped the actual tube for a more performance tubing he’d have very slightly better performance then stock but if you’re going to mess with the stock intake for fun, it’s best to go all out and buy a TRUE cold air intake with true cold air scoops like the Volant intake for these trucks
Gotta love all the experts out there.
I know right 😂
X and h pipes make more power than two separate pipes because they equalize the exhaust coming out of the exhaust valves in the cylinder heads. They create an exhaust siphoning affect where two separate pipes cause the exhaust strokes fight against themselves.
That's badass bro I love that truck I appreciate the tips I'm working on my 5.3 now
Everybody told me I was crazy for saying my exhaust and air intake combination made more power on stock size wheels.. and now someone else has felt the power gains good video
It just opened it up. If you can't suck it in you can't blow it out.
I swap lq9 6 years ago and absolutely love the power. I installed a superchip about a year ago and you can feel the big difference. I have so much power I've done some burnouts. Take it easy
ELI CASTRO how do You instal the chip and how much it costs
Super chips is a joke 😂😂😂
Get a real tune.
@Mike Litoris what is HP tuner...I'm new to this
@Mike Litoris thanks I appreciate it man I've got to do something to wake up this 5.3 in my extra cab half ton so weak I wish I didn't even buy it
The Max package includes the 14 bolt rear axle, LQ9, 4.10 gears on 4x4’s, and a 4L70 transmission. It’s far more than just a badge and an engine. It’s a new drivetrain.
I’d say he knows what the vortec max package is. He just did it to stand out I guess. But honestly this truck is a solid build and can just ab go toe to toe with a vortec max or 1500hd
Howeitzer I’ll be sure to let my M70 RPO code, all GMT800 Vortec Max trucks, and TBSS’s know of your funding.
Defiantly didn’t come with 4:10s I rode in one and felt it floored barely feels faster than a 5.3
@@Shallowballow if it’s a Vortec Max and 4x4 it got 4.10’s. If it’s 2WD it can have 3.73’s or 4.10’s.
@@vortecmacs well damm 4:10 didn’t rlly do much for them bc u rode in a 4x4 one didn’t rlly feel to fast to me
I did a cam, full exhaust, S&B cold air intake plugs and wires and a tune in my 05 Sierra crew cab z71 and it’s a complete different vehicle. Beats a ford Ecco boost in the quarter mile 🤘🏻
You had to do all that to outrun a 3.5 v6?? Sad
Maybe some nitrous could help ensure your big gas guzzler v8 can outrun a Ford v6. Btw, a normally aspirated 3.7 mustang would blow that away lol.
Mike Litoris can’t argue with stupid people
@Mike Litoris tbh my f150 2.7 ecoboost has beaten 5.3 chevys and when i tuned it and installed a k&n intake it would go head to head on a Denali
@Mike Litoris bro i also have my 2008 gmc sierra single cab 4.8 456 gears built tranny 231/234 cam tuned im pretty sure i can hurt your feeling also if u wanna talk smack about whos got wat
I need a video on what you did with the tune.
Really good work and great info. Since Watching this and doing some homework I put cai and H pipes on my 2015 1500, 5.3. Yes sir very noticeable. So now I can keep playing w it. Just for personal satisfaction, I don't race.
See..I believed him when he said it. It shows. U might not.make crazy power. But you damm show not gonna be left behind
They should rename it hot air intake. Factory plastic tubing is far better at shielding heat. The factory unit also pulls in cooler air from outside the vehicle.
Eric Dolby you are right sir
It annoys me every time people recommend “cold air” intakes. It’s such a gimmick. They only make intake sounds louder. Only actually improve power if routed like the factory intake is
Cold air intake does not do any good if its not in a box (factory or aftermarket). The heat from the motor does not allow it to be "cold" air or even hardly cold. Smh
I just did the air box mod, and straight piped it.
yessir
Torque management deleted is most of inTune can tunes. Zeroing fuel trims at cruse rpm. Add a little fuel and timing to compensate for intake and exhaust improvements.
Haha nice hearing Lynchburg on UA-cam, my home town
Just bought my 2005 1500 Chevy Silverado with 149,000 miles on it. Thanks for the video bro 💯
Just got a 2004 silverado 130k I feel you on that 🤘
I loves these trucks
I should of got me a 5.3 Chevy instead or this junk 5.4 Ford
True
should've
Well yea bud that’s common sense
I'm more of a Ford guy, traditionally, excepting some Mopar and GM/Chevy (I've had a real love affair with a Trailblazer 4200 Vortec, and am about to start one with a Trailblazer EXT 5.3), but you're right. The 5.4 sucks.
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I did short tube headers, coil packs, coil pack wires 10mm, Bosch spark plugs gapped to .044, cold air intake, 1 inch throttle body spacer, catless y pipe with no muffler, Aem X series wideband O2 kit, HP tuner MPVI2. That's all for now but I will have some more goodies soon enough. And it's a 4.8 hahahaha I'd put money on it if you want to run it.
I'm starting my 4.8 build this month, in an 08 tahoe🎉🎉🎉 can't wait dude, I'm gonna blow some people's doors off 💪😏
Can I pose these all to my parents as "it'll get me better mileage"?
That’s what i do
Yes, say it's an investment 🤣
Im doing that to my girlfriend 😂
Most Cold air intakes actually do give u better gas mileage
@@chiefbeef2059 a lot of performance mods will
Roanoke VA here. Just stumbled across your videos. 2018 Double Cab
Less go..RR
F the haters. They are everywhere!!! Sweet truck!
I got TRQ performance coils in red from 1A Auto for $195 and red spark plug wires made by Summit Racing for $50. Really looks and performs well.
You should try ac Delco rapidfire platinum plugs, they’re an upgrade from the standard platinums. And msd wires might make a difference.
I run NGk with TAYLOR (thunder) wires with my long tube headers SHIT IS STUPID FIRE!
You should definitely mention in a video on how you feel about squated trucks, love the channel!
I had both the 6.0 and 5.3 but the 5.3 feels alil better on take off but the 6.0 is a towing beast
You know your stuff lol cause my 5.3 cant tow shit without feeling it lol but it takes off lol
Same here
The badge was worth more HP than the intake and exhaust mods. Just kidding. Intake is cheap. Probably the reason EVERYONE does that. Exhaust can get pricey. The only way you’re really going to get your money’s worth on intake and exhaust mods is if you’re doing a camshaft or adding forced induction. For the money a camshaft is way cheaper than a turbo or blower. Of course if you do either of those you should do a tune. A tune alone might get you 20-50 HP. And if you go too crazy with any of them you’re going to need a transmission and torque converter. The electric fans are worth a few horsepower and relatively cheap. If I were just looking for a little HP in my 5.3 I would put in a mild cam and tune, electric fans and maybe an intake.
I like your truck,it looks nice.
I won’t harp on the Max tag you’ve addressed that,no biggie.
I own a 2003 Silverado SS,not crazy rare but rare enough. My point is,I see a 4x4 jacked up with running boards,stacks and an SS badge stuck on the door and I think “why”!
Justin Bradshaw I see a 4x4 on 22s and think why??
LMAO i see 28s on a 4x4 and think "why give a shit, it's THEIRS"... Not everyone is a follower, it's only material things that can easily be replaced. Stop thinking everyone needs to do the same things
I dont see the big deal unless people try to sell there rig as whatever the fake badges say like ive heard stories of 2wd trucks with z71 badges selling as a z71. People are scandalous!
menitojr Youre right, but on a side note, they do make 2wd z71s...
Justin Bradshaw Are you referring to the max badge?
I have an 05 Avalanche that has the dual clutch fans on em. And on coldish days like 40 to 60 degree weather it'll wheelspin at half throttle. On 75 to 85 degree days it will take forever to get to 60 at half throttle. So your right about the electric fans.
If you have some miles on that engine you'd be a helluva lot better off with a set of injectors over a set of coils
Bruh!...just replaced everything coils wires plugs and it was MF injectors whole time and crack box around my air filter wished I seen your comment before I did it...💯💯💯
Which injectors would you recommend? I have 170k on my 04 Yukon XL SLT. Still running good but could use some TLC. Thanks...👍😷
I got a 2012 Silverado with 174k miles and I’ve never changed the spark plugs or coils needa do that ASAP
Jason Reyes yeah mine was missing like crazy in a lot other problems new coils plugs wires turned off the check engine light completely I’m over 350k now and I have to say it’s running pretty damn good again long live the 5.3L
@@jasonreyes6830 change the plugs but leave the coils alone unless they aren't working, there is no benefit to changing out coils if they are working, a spark is a spark
My 03 has the one pipe with flowmaster muffler and the k&n air filter. Plenty of power and my fuel mileage is insane. Its better than the 2 4runners i own. I love my avalanche.
I feel the other mod will be a cam or long tube headers like that. I have street fire coils on my 03 5.3 and i love them.
Derrick Callies I have long tubes on my 07 Silverado and it’s amazing sounds great and it’s not really choking the exhaust up
I have long tube headers down to a custom x pipe that dumps off at the back of the cab. I have a 05 5.3
Informative and very descriptive you make your point to all levels.
I have the same electric fans in my 07 classic. Good to know man!
what fans are they?
What fans do you guys run?
2005 and up gm went with electric fans on these.
I'm a Bow tie owner I have a 2001 Silverado 5.3 with a Magnusson supercharge pasesetters long tube headder with a com cam harden push rods and valve springs k&n air filter system it methanol injected higher flow injector with rebuild performance transmission. also Eaton poss rear end 3 inch exhaust flow master muffler let me put it like this it's crazy fast and some outher fun things.
What abouth a cam and a install gears trasmission???
I have an 88 Chev Silverado 1500 extended cab full-size box with a canopy and a 350/5.7 liter V8. I have K/N air filter, Air Raid Riser, Shorty headers, Magna flow muffler, with a 2.5-inch pipe, Have removed that pump that pumps air into your exhaust. I have got over 1000 km on 112 liters of gas, with economical driving habits, mostly on the highway. 125-liter tank gets over 1000km, I am very happy with that. Will experiment with other ideas next year, hydrogen generator and warming the fuel. Looking to reach near 1200 km on a full tank. This is a big truck
Can you do a tune video and go over what you changed from the quick tune.
That "cold air intake" he has is a hot air intake, just drop in a K&N filter in the factory box and get Air Raid intake tube to get rid of the resonator and improve the airflow. That K&N "cold air intake" he has draws hot air from the engine compartment and hot air has less oxygen and it's not as dense therefore less power being created aside from that he has a aluminum intake tube and aluminum absorbs heat so your best bet is to keep the factory box that pulls air from the passenger side fender which is not hot at all because it's pulling the air that's ambient around it from inside the fender. The gains you get from a $350 K&N kit versus a drop in filter is about a $300 difference and speaking in the terms of performance you'll get maybe 10 horsepower and torque and that's under the most perfect conditions and you're not going to see that so dollar to horsepower ratio is absolutely horrendous.
Josh cool reply. Hey can you give me link for the tube and other parts I need for the stock box K&N drop in Filter upgrade please? I love cars and my 2003 GMC YUKON but I'm not mechanically inclined. I think I could do this or my son. I hope it would improve MPG a bit for my 03 Yukon. Thank you again for your comment
The truck has a little extra "pull" because those 10K RPM fans are SUCKING it down the road!!! LOL
for those that don’t know a x pipe makes the exhaust flow cross flowed which makes more smoother air flow
Top 5 Mods?
Intake
Long Tubes
Exhaust
Custom Tune
Corvette Servo
Cheer buds
That's exactly what I have done to my Silverado.
@@ridered7262 did you notice a big difference?
@Tom Wetz cam, cam, cam! Hello!👍
Tom Wetz what transmission would you recomend to sustain all that?
What about injectors??
The factory coils are more then enough. The factory coils are fine in turbo 1200hp trucks.
Jordan Comeaux True but I’m sure that we have our excuses to have some sexy MSD bling under our hoods. Especially on a painted engine block.
Jordan Comeaux disagree. I couldn't run NGK laser iridium plugs on factory coils, now that I have accell super coils they run fine
That's strange. 6k miles in on a fully built 5.3 with factory coils and iridiums and no problems...
Im real big into these trucks and doing a actual build, not a diablo tuner. I can name literally a 100 different people and send a link to their build that are making 500 to 1200hp with these trucks and the factory coils are more then up to the challange. GM did extremely well with these engines to where the heads, coils, and blocks arent really the resrtiction.
Jordan Comeaux I'm not saying the factory coils are shit, I'm just saying that I have observed a limitation, and find that my current coils help me burn less fuel
the L86 6.2L truck motor rated at 420HP can be upped to 455HP just by changing the intake manifold. That is the only difference between the LT1 and L86 motors. Chevy uses longer runners on the L86 so the higher torque comes in at lower rpm 4100, but the motor loses 35HP at higher rpm. So just change the intake and pickup 35HP. Camaros and Corvettes have LT1 motors.
The best next mod u could do is long tube headers . Single most power adder u can do to these motors minus a cam
gun-nut257 Intake manifold
Jacob Maland intakes actually make about no power on these. The intakes are very well designed even in boost applications
Really? I didn’t know that. Is that with the newer LT1 5.3 as well? I have a 2015. Just curious. I’ve added a lot of power with just a few small upgrades. I’m just looking for more
Jacob Maland everything I have read and seen says it's not worth the money but maybe I'm wrong. Defently worth researching it before u spend the cash . I know long tubes are a great power adder though
gun-nut257 you’re right truck Intakes are just as good as stock ls1 intakes
My 4.8L Chevy Silverado will roast the tires without breaks with just the cold air intake and the Bully Dog tuner. It really does do the trick😁
I went with the acdelco iridium plugs, but I also like the NGK.
Me to I have a 2002 yukon xl 1500
A cold air intake does make a difference in engine sound and responsiveness. I had a used Spectre cai filter without the proper housing and took the cover off the stock air filter box and took the stock filter out and just popped the cai in right before the mass air flow and just let it lay right in the bottom half of the stock filter box bc I just wanted to see if it would make a difference at all and it really did. It doesnt seem a smothered as it did it's like it can breathe now. Kinda the point of a cai i know but everything else is stock. But yeah I noticed a difference without the tubing and housing to separate it from the engine heat properly. And that's on a 2001 Yukon XL 5.3 Vortec with 360,000 miles on it. Stock exhaust and everything. Not as bogged down at all.
I know I know I'm ready to drag race the world now. Lol
As a guy who owns a dyno and has a 5.3;
Cold air intakes don’t make a difference.
Straight pipes don’t make a difference.
Removing the clutch fan will definitely make a difference.
Tunes only improve throttle response. They manipulate the the voltage reading from the TPS
i have a 2002 Chevy 1500 with a 5.3 making 850-900hp have a stage 4 cam 6.2 throttle body with 1 inch spacer long tube headers high grade fuel pump new injects,crank,just spent anther 150 on new coil packs got new spark plug wires/plugs on the way a full custom made in take 6.0 heads completely re done 400 turbo trans 411 gears and last but not less glass pack kit
Stock intakes pull in outside air. Your intake is sucking in hot engine bay air. Cold air is denser and makes more power
Hello There No, they dont, thats why theres a metal box around the intake so that the air comes in only from the bottom.
How's that different than stock?
@@mehGyver The cold air intake pulls in fresher air from the bottom rather than through a small hole in the fender, more air means more fuel and more fuel means more power.
Want more power? Hood scoop over air box. High pressure cooler air forced into filter. Try propane injection. Cools egt in diesels. O2 sensor will adjust for rich condition
@@jatmomdadjt8744 yup what he said..i removed battery tray from bottom of air filter for more air
Bad ass truck man I love it first video I watched of yours. That is a beautiful beast.
I like to put 6.0 badges on my 6.2 and funny story everyone laughs and thinks its a 5.3/4.8 so people are always trying to race me with their slow trucks 😂😂
Ive had one truck race mine and I lost :) Knew I would, it was a tuned Duramax, prob pushing 600hp.
Hahaha even the 454 is slow a 305 and a 350 400 425 Cadillac engine is a lot faster than 5.3 and 454 Chevy ss why because it's to heavy
L Boss - maybe a built 305 or maybe they were better after 97. My dad had a Chevy 1500 with a 305 and that thing was a dog. Unless my buddies moms 92 four banger sunbird was real fast (it was not). I would also beat my buddys 98 350 with my 2000 5.3 every single time. Not that the 350 was a bad engine but the stock 305 was not impressive what so ever.
I have an 04 with 86k on it. Great truck. Check engine light is on. I get a tighten gas cap msg. Replaced the gas cap brand new. Still get the msg. Don't know if it's o2 sensor or coil pack. But I was already looking at msd as a well deserved upgrade with fresh plugs and wires.
I could roast you with my stock 6.0 gmc but you got a killer truck bro.
Sorry bro got u beat with turbocharged vortec 6200 6.2L V8
@@therealScopolamine fully build 6.6 duramax twin turbo ;)
Wow... now that I see that you and I have the same truck..... other then that I have a stock 6.0L NONE 4X4... I like your truck more... I was feeling same type of way because of the vortex max Badge thinking that you had a big boy monster engine.. lol.. THANK YOU for not hiding what you are Proud of.....
Msd coils in my 02 world of difference man
He’s got those “my truck doesn’t touch the dirt” tires on there
Tires would do pretty good In the dirt, I think you meant wheels
Clean truck man 👌🏼
Thank god your doin a video on the fans!!!
5.3’s dust 6.0’s all day long. I didn’t believe it til I saw it.
it wont win if they both had the same mods
phew! that was close! i wasnt sure if you were gonna make it past 70mph...
Dude I love you’re truck!! Where’d you get you’re mirrors?!
Where did you get YOU ARE mirrors?!
@@Ellopez05 😂😂
Along with a 6.0 you also get 4.10s front and rear. That makes a Huge difference in towing
kyle6j then he would have to get a 80e to make it last
Hey man, nice truck. I just don't agree with what you stated about supercharger vs turbocharger and using power to make power. Yes the supercharger takes direct power from the engine. But the turbo creates back pressure which is robbing power too. Thus using power to make power. Maybe not as much but it still is there. And your electric fan is just moving the power draw to your alternator. Now you can say the electric fans only use power when there on and I completely give that to you. But when they are on you're just pulling power from your engine via the alternator instead. But honestly I do love your truck man!
Good video guy. Not many ppl can keep talking like you do and keep attention. This video answered none of my questions but I watched it all.
Ef da h8rs
If it takes these mods to equal a 6.0, why not just start off with a 6.0 ? Mod the 6.0 instead.
Not everybody got money, tools, garage space, time or knowledge to “just” do an engine swap. It’s about working with what you got.
Probably because he already had a 5.3. Dnt insult him
Its your truck bro dont worry about what they say, i like it
keep the badge . even a stock 5.3L vortec is a strong motor as is. plus all those mods you got. good job. i got a tahoe 03 with 5.3 L with 98MI .i was considering doin some mods so thanks for the info
is that odo meter correct? 300k miles? that's awesome.
I love my tahoe, im at 275k, never had issues with it and im not great at maintanance lol
Literally zero benefit witg your 'true dual' exhaust.
not only that but he mixed the terms "true dual" and "X-pipe" in the same sentence. True dual means true dual, both lines never touch
Do's
•Electric Fans (factory junkyard)
•Catch Can (Elite Engineering)
•NNBS Intake
•Long Tube Headers
•CNC ported heads (TSP)
•Cam (TSP)
•Custom Tune (Blackbear)
•Gears
Don't waste your money on
•"cold air intake"
•Aftermarket coils
•Tuners/chips
•Shorty headers
•Aftermarket intakes
I got my efans from an 05 junkyard donor silverado for my 2003 Z71... carefully removed the wiring all the way to the ecm and power distribution... Blackbear performance turned on the outputs to operate them when they tuned it. You will have to get the bigger radiator too... worth it!
Placebo effect. The "butt dyno" means nothing without dyno results to back it.
Dyno tests have proven cold air intake does almost nothing.
Black Bear performance ranks a bunch of dyno tests on intakes.
The only set up that was PROVEN to add horsepower was an Airaid intake tube mated with a standard K&N airfilter in the box, or spectre dry air filter.
Other then that, you are literally wasting money on CAI.
Finally someone with common sense. It's true the X or H pipe makes more power (again, this minor), the trick is to find the exact location it needs to be in the exhaust to be effective. If it's not the in optimal location, it will do nothing, may even cost you power. That wasn't mentioned and just looking at where this guys' is, it's way too far back to be doing anything.
All i did to my 5.3 is a K&N filter in the stock box. (CAI is worthless) Texas Speed 228r cam on a 110 LSA. (stock torque converter) Gutted Y pipe (i know douchy but the cats were shot) to 3 inch single super 40 and side exit before PR tire. Sounds great, drives decent, and above 3500 RPM it scoots for an old 4x4. Needs a tune horrribly though... god it could be so much better with one.
I put cai an bully dog on my 2015 Silverado my best mpg 27.9 o to 60 7 flat runs great for a 2 ton truck
Dyno tests are biased in most cause running one pass isnt accurate on a dyno multiple passes are required i hate yo yell you but in most causes they add 5 to 12 hp which isnt bad for a simple bolt on
I put dry ice in my air box.
I added the diablo sport to my stock 5.3 and it came alive., probably increased 40hp easy. I just need to manually tune it to get better results.
I wanta put a 5.3 engine in my 84 caprice classic..
Putting one in my ss impala
Yooooo! My birthday is April 29th!! I’ve never heard of anyone ever having the same bday as me
Been trying to figure out what i can do to my 5.3 vortec on my avalanche and this really helped!! Yee
Ahm you have a plastic truck
5.3 2012 Silverado w/Diablo 87 tune
I agree they rip us off so I ordered a cheap Moosun cold air intake and a good K&N filter like you recommended.
I really appreciated hearing you saying what I thought all along. I’m subscribed. #lostpedesrian to see my girl Kay 👍
if u want to feel a difference get the extreme hd servo from global transmission for only 175 will definitely tell a difference or some headers would be nice especially with ur exhaust set up f*** paying 400 or whatever u said for coils u won’t even be able to feel or tell u did
Transmission is already built with the corvette servo
If you're going to do a motor go ahead and put a 6.0 in there that's what I did when I blew my 5.3 up in my 03 Silverado. And I did a stage 3 Texas speed truck cam and it works awesome with a tune.
309k miles man i see you. i really don’t care for performance on cars/trucks if i want to go fast i just hop on my bike when i want to cruise i use the truck🤷♂️
all them damn miles and they beating the rag the shit out them motors.. need to swap in them build it.. before u dump money in it and then it shits itself cause its ragged the fuck out.
RatherBeRiding iv smoked lots of bikes in my 08 silverado 6.0L Vortec Max
Jeffrey Hutt don’t lie
LiftedWhiteChevy
lien im dien
Jeffrey Hutt i highly doubt that. You need about 600hp to beat the regular 600cc supersport. i got a 1000cc and you need way more power to beat it
Good video I learned a lot. For. My 2003 single cab gmc z71 cool truck
Sweet truck bro!
What’s your gas mileage after tune?
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Only thing missing is price breakdown. Would've been nice to know cost of each mod and total cost for parts and/or labor etc
Number one change in lS is cam swap, exhaust, cold air, then tune!
Boost is cheaper and makes more power
You forgot long tube headers
@@elcompatavo9365 that is part of the exhaust digus
Billy Ray what do I get to make boost ?
@@kalebwhatley9320 procharger, supercharger, turbo/s.
I’m here cause I’m tired of Ford, thank you.🤘🏾
Good mods for 4.8, 5.3, and 6.0s are Cold Air Intake, aluminum intake manifold, exhaust, tune, cam, bam.....
TRUCK OCD stock intake and manifold is fine a cam and tune is where you will gain power
Blaze Kush no it’s not it’s a literal air BOX sealed and everything, a cold air wouldn’t require it , it’ll be open filter
@@angelr6524 the cold air intakes dont ad that much power... do some research lol! You can have a cam tune and headers on a stock air box and make tons of power
@@danielfoster7899 gets trying to say the regular air box is better. Of course you an make way more power with that! But add a cold air intake and your set
@@danielfoster7899 hes trying to say the regular intake is better and that's my point. No doubt in my mind what you said will gain power
Hey brother, we have a 04 Silverado z71. What is the best way to tune the 5.3? We put an eBay cold intake, have flow master dual exhaust. Agree with you, to max out the engine performance with aftermarket parts, must be tuned right. Great video man. Just subscribed and gave you a huge thumps up!!!
Can I do the same mods to my 4.8?
Better off boosting a 4.8 bro
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