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    Any cheap/free mods for my Silverado?

    I have a 2005 Sliverado with the 5.3. It's pretty stout for a big 4WD truck but are there any cheap/free/easy hop up's I can do to gain a little more?

    I'm asking because I have previous experience with 5.0 Mustangs and there's tons of easy things you can do to those.

    Thanks!

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    Anyone this would be helpfull as we were wondering the same thing. My brother just bought a 05 gmc with a 5.3l 4 door. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
    thanks

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    there used to be a silveradoclub.com somehtin like that. i've always quickly browsed those sights, or at least registered just to browse that type of stuff
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    My old man has an 05' sierra... I didnt tune it or anything but i put a K&N drop in in it and cut out the bottom of the air box and that seemed tp help low end quite a bit.

    But the 01+ LSx trucks/cars cant really be improved upon much w/o cracking the computer or replacing parts.

    I may end up with this 05' truck as my daily yet, so maybe you would want to go halves on a tune license for 05's?? it would be 150$ each. But everything can be altered, ive done 3 04's so far and they really woke up, especially the auto's with getting rid of the T/M. The final one was a 4.8/ 5speed regency 2wd that comes with headers and intake, that thing really woke up.
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    i put an aem brute force on, corsa catback and a hypertech on my 03 and its prolly the best money ive spent for what i got out of it. it ran 16.0 too......not the fastest thing but its pretty good for what it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dr doom
    i put an aem brute force on, corsa catback and a hypertech on my 03 and its prolly the best money ive spent for what i got out of it. it ran 16.0 too......not the fastest thing but its pretty good for what it is.
    Decent setup, not a fan of hypertech stuff at all here though.

    Most Reg cab/ext cab half tons with 3.42's thru 4.10's with similar mods seems to be about 15.7 and better. Most reg RCSB 4x4s can touch low 15s with light mods.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BAD LS1

    I may end up with this 05' truck as my daily yet, so maybe you would want to go halves on a tune license for 05's?? it would be 150$ each.

    I may may very interested in this. Let me know...

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    What are you tuning the 05's with? I have EFI live, but I have no idea how to tune a gasser. I tune diesels only! I can get 500rwhp out of your diesiel if you need it!
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    I use HP tuners. very nice user friendly program.

    4EYED when would you want to do the tune thing? if you do yet ill ordered the license.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bobo
    What are you tuning the 05's with? I have EFI live, but I have no idea how to tune a gasser. I tune diesels only! I can get 500rwhp out of your diesiel if you need it!
    Too bad my stock Allison wouldn't last more than a few minutes at that power level

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoreTorque
    Too bad my stock Allison wouldn't last more than a few minutes at that power level

    Nothing a big stack of hundreds can't cure.
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    Was actually going to go with a Stage V suncoast, but that big stack of hundreds bought an LS1 Trans Am instead

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