96 C1500 - Blown and Lifted

[Jesse82nc]

Still waiting on my new bumpers to come it, but in the mean time, here's an update with some photos.

Some details:
2nd owner
1996 C1500 Vortec 5.7L 4L60
Purchased Feb 2013 with 69,000 miles, everything original
currently 73,000 miles

Modifications:
Whipple Supercharger
Shorty Headers
Full custom dual 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust with Flowmaster 44's
K&N Filter
Fuel Pump Booster
Race Built Stage 4 transmission (4L60E) with Corvette Servo (rated for ~1000 hp)
Deep Mag-Hytec Transmission pan
14-bolt 9.5" SF 4x4 rear with 4.56 gears and G80 locker (6-lug)
Extra Capacity Mag-Hytec Diff pan
Custom Tune from Black Bear
300 Amp Alternator from Excessive Amperage
Optima Yellow Top Battery
0 Gauge on all major electrical connections
Perma-Cool electric fans (removed mechanical)
Perma-Cool Transmission cooler with fan
All new Moog steering components
RC 4" Spindles
RC Ball joint spacers
1" Aluminum coil spacer
2.5" rear blocks
Flipped U-Bolts
All Bilstein shocks
2500 LD 6-lug front SSBC discs with upgraded calipers
Skyjacker Stainless Braided lines
3" Body Lift
Upgraded all bushings and mounts (engine, transmission, suspension, etc.)
2" Cowl Hood
Bushwacker fender fairs
4-High headlight mod with new lenses
Line-X bed liner
Pro-rack rear rack
15"x8" Pro-Comp Chrome Steel Wheels
32x11.50R-15LT Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar Tires
2 x PIAA 520 6" Lights on Pro Rack
Rear PIAA cargo lights
Autometer digital gauges:
-Boost
-Voltage
-Fuel Pressure
-Oil Pressure
-Air/Fuel
-Pyrometer
-Water Temperature
-Transmission Temperature
-Oil Temperature
Kenwood Excelon Stereo and Speakers
All fluids Mobil 1 Synthetic

To be installed in another week or two:
New front and rear custom bumpers coated with Line-X
Warn Zeon 12 winch (12,000 lb)
4 x PIAA 520 6" Lights
4 x PIAA 510 4" Lights

Latest dyno with the heavy 32" tires (each wheel & tire is about 80 lbs) and the 4.56 rear was 279 hp and 398 ft-lbs. With that rear and those tires they estimate I am loosing close to 25% which puts that around 375 hp and 530 ft-lbs. The torque curve was pretty much flat from 3000-4500 rpm making between 380-398 ft-lbs the whole time. At this point if I want to get more out of it, we need to open up the engine and replace the cam as well.

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[sewlow]

WoW! What a beast!
Did you install the SSBC brakes? Front & rear? How d'ya like 'em?
They've been on my dream-build list since before I bought my first GT400! Almost ordered them a couple of times, but ended up spending on something else!

 

[oohunter04oo]

Looking good man! Can't wait to see the bumpers! What brand headers do you have?

 

[SCOTTYINWV]

Daymmmmmmmm

 

[Gopedxr]

I want that truck!! Soo wicked!

 

[aarolar]

Holy gauges batman! Nice truck though,

 

[Jesse82nc]

WoW! What a beast!
Did you install the SSBC brakes? Front & rear? How d'ya like 'em?
They've been on my dream-build list since before I bought my first GT400! Almost ordered them a couple of times, but ended up spending on something else!

They are great. I actually just had to slam on the breaks an hour ago. Some moron decided to make a left without moving over into the center (turn) lane and stopped right in the middle of traffic on a 55 mph road. The brakes stopped by heavy beast without any issue.

For install, its pretty much plug and play. But I just have them on the front. Rear are the larger diameter drums, all new parts.

 

[Jesse82nc]

Looking good man! Can't wait to see the bumpers! What brand headers do you have?

They are the Summit/Pacesetter ones. I had a local place ceramic coat them inside and out.

 

[Gopedxr]

By looking at that thing you would think it was a 2500. How does it pull pretty hard? ive riddin in a few turbo trucks and ones on the bottle and not to many super charged. No feeling like that chevy putting you in your seat haha. I got a built 350 looking to maybe do some pulleys but i gotta get this leak fixed going to spray it down with simple green try to seee were my leak is coming from in the front.

 

[Jesse82nc]

By looking at that thing you would think it was a 2500. How does it pull pretty hard? ive riddin in a few turbo trucks and ones on the bottle and not to many super charged. No feeling like that chevy putting you in your seat haha. I got a built 350 looking to maybe do some pulleys but i gotta get this leak fixed going to spray it down with simple green try to seee were my leak is coming from in the front.

I can break the 80 lb wheels loose at 20 mph easily. All that torque and with that rear end, it pulls harder than the SS Camaro I drove 2 weeks ago. Just doesn't have the top end there, so by the time I get to 80, there's not much left.