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  1. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    I got my tune back from Black Bear last night. Justin woke the beast... The truck runs great now. It feels very refined, better throttle response, pulls hills easier with more power... It just runs very smooth.
  2. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Yeah, I installed the Comp Cams 08-409-8 that you recommended.
  3. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Oh I know... Its not going to be difficult.. I'm just a little burnt out on projects. Right now, I just want to drive my truck, and its already half way tuned on the Black Box ecm. Justin at Black Bear is currently modifying my tune. Its amazing how awesome this thing runs compared to my old...
  4. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    I decided to shelf the 0411 for the time being.. After installing the engine, my truck getting smashed up, dealing with insurance and whiplash, I don't want to swap out all the wires. I know...lame, but I'm a little burnt out. I'm going to tune the Black Box ecm, and mess with the 0411 in the...
  5. kylenautique

    Lifts

    Rough Country lift is a great lift. Top it off with the torsion bar relocators, you get all your ground clearance from the lift.. https://www.realiftsuspension.com/ If you look at the components between all the IFS lift kits available, they are pretty much the same. With the exception of the...
  6. kylenautique

    Am I underpowered?

    Have you had any ECM tuning? That makes a huge difference. Adjusting your shift points to match your tires, removing a good chunk of the TQ management and abuse mode, Changing the 3rd and 4th gear lockup settings... Get a hold of someone like Black Bear. They do a great job, but they are a...
  7. kylenautique

    99-2000 Escalade seats vs stock leather seats

    Good to know.
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    99-2000 Escalade seats vs stock leather seats

    I have oem leather seats in my 98 Silverado. My only complaint is the seat back doesn't sit up straight enough. I'm always slouching in the seat.. Do the Escalade seats have more adjustment in the seat back? Or, are they pretty much the same as the truck seats? Is there anyway to modify the...
  9. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    We are back up and running! After some battling with the insurance, they decided not to total it. I found a bed down in Salem... Drove down there in the morning with a trailer, towed it back to Washougal, and swapped it out. Long day... but its fixed. I need to change the decals to Z71, but...
  10. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    They are looking at totaling it... I have to provide photos today to show its a good truck and not a beater. I'd bet they total it.
  11. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Glad to see that this thread got some traction! I wish I could report that my truck is tuned and running killer with the new engine and 0411 ecm swap... But, I got hit by a moving truck last week and got my bed smashed in. So that's fun... Dealing with Insurance right now. The delivery truck...
  12. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    I'm really looking forward to see how it runs after its tuned. I've got 335 miles on the engine so far. I live in the foothills of the cascade mountain range, so I've been taking it on rural drives every evening. Not allowing it to sit in one RPM range for long periods of time. I probably...
  13. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Yes sir! https://www.compcams.com/xtreme-4x4-206-210-hydraulic-roller-cam-for-oe-roller-sbc.html
  14. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Yeah I tried that the other day. My truck was in the shop getting the hood replaced, so I've been waiting to make some adjustments. It went in the 2 days after the engine swap was completed. It seemed to like 3/4 of a turn the best. Tried a cold start this morning. It was 32deg outside...
  15. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Yeah the 08-049-8 is the cam I installed.
  16. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Well, I've decided that the engine rebuild/swap just wasn't enough pain and suffering, so I'm going to swap out my black box ECM with the 0411. I figure if I'm going to re-tune the truck, might as well do it with a much better ECM... That's my next week project.
  17. kylenautique

    4l60e swap

    That transmission will not work in your 98. There are some ways to "frankenstein" the electronics from the 98 into the 94, but I still don't recommend it. You need a 96-98 OBD2 4l60e.
  18. kylenautique

    Tbi 350 has no power on the road

    I haven't read through all the pages, so I'm sorry if you have tried all of these things.. I would recommend replacing the ignition module with an AC Delco brand. I had a TBI system that was converted to run MPFI for a TPI system. I always had issues with the ignition modules failing. I've...
  19. kylenautique

    0411 benefits?

    Bringing this back from the dead. I ended up rebuilding a new Vortec 5.7 and upgraded the cam. I'm going to have a new person tune the truck, so I'm starting over tuning wise. Is there a benefit to running the 0411 ecm over the Black Box? I don't have crazy mods, but I run electric fans...
  20. kylenautique

    Taylor Vmax Intake Manifold Spacer

    I'm looking for the Taylor Vmax manifold spacer for my L31 Vortec 5.7. Let me know if anyone's got one and wants to part with it.
  21. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    She's up and running with the new engine! Took about 40 hours to pull out the old engine, clean and transfer parts, install the new engine and get it fired off. Only real hiccups was the exhaust manifolds. They just fought us when reinstalling them on the new engine. It was weird... We took...
  22. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Smart! I welded mine too.
  23. kylenautique

    L31 towing cam upgrade

    Well.. here we go! I got all my parts back from the machine shop. Slowly starting to assemble. The block came from a 98 Suburban 2500 with 80k miles. Didn't even have a ridge on the cylinder walls. We were able to just hone the cylinders and leave the bore stock. Polished the crank, new cam...
  24. kylenautique

    Decent affordable recommendations on brake control? For Towing anything from a few snowmobiles / quads to a Small car trailer

    This is the one I use in my truck. I like that it has the roller knob to dial in the power. You will find you use that a lot when towing heavy loads...
  25. kylenautique

    LED bulb upgrade

    Bummer the video didn't display! I will repost...

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