'99 K1500 Suburban "Storm"

[Stepside_fever95]

My x pipe has come apart again. Guess it's time to bite the bullet and purchase a Carven x pipe and some Carven R mufflers.

 

[1ton-o-fun]

I just read this ENTIRE thread from beginning to end.

Beautiful, badass 'burban. I got stressed way back when you were thinking about selling it and relieved when you didn't.
And yes, at every trans failure, I was rooting for the 4l80e.
I screamed "NOOOOO!!!!!" in my head when you were going to paint the perfect chrome grille, but loved the end result.
And, as a 49 year old that has worked at/raced at drag strips for years, I can see you're infected. It's got you. And as I read through all of this I'm saying, "Stop!! It's a SUV! Your setup in a little Malibu, Mustang, or what ever would be a full second quicker and SO much easier on parts!"
Otherwise, your awesome, beautiful 'burban will only beat your wallet to death in parts breakage.

Sorry. Dad-rant over, lol. I've enjoyed this thread and will be following for as long as you post.

 

[Stepside_fever95]

I just read this ENTIRE thread from beginning to end.

Beautiful, badass 'burban. I got stressed way back when you were thinking about selling it and relieved when you didn't.
And yes, at every trans failure, I was rooting for the 4l80e.
I screamed "NOOOOO!!!!!" in my head when you were going to paint the perfect chrome grille, but loved the end result.
And, as a 49 year old that has worked at/raced at drag strips for years, I can see you're infected. It's got you. And as I read through all of this I'm saying, "Stop!! It's a SUV! Your setup in a little Malibu, Mustang, or what ever would be a full second quicker and SO much easier on parts!"
Otherwise, your awesome, beautiful 'burban will only beat your wallet to death in parts breakage.

Sorry. Dad-rant over, lol. I've enjoyed this thread and will be following for as long as you post.

Thank you, I really appreciate it! That's a lot to read though all 84 pages of my Suburban's progress!
As long as this Performabuilt Level 3 holds, and it's been strong so far, I'll be keeping a 4L60E in it. I dont ever plan on passing the 600rwhp mark with this. By then, I'll be at my goal of bullying 5.0 Coyotes, 6.2 LT1s, and 392 Hemis.
Yes, I've been infected ever since about 4 years ago when I took the Suburban down the track the first time and ran low 11's in the 1/8th bone stock. It's definitely a whole different animal now. Inspiration for making it fast is from seeing Mitchell Stapelton's LSXcalade, and Dyan Peacock's turbocharged 95 K1500.

I'm hoping to eventually get a 3rd or 4th gen Trans Am to play with. I'm leaning towards the idea of a LQ4 swapped Trans Am GTA Hardtop and building it into a sleeper with a quiet exhaust and keeping the outside mostly stock, even the wheels.

 

[98chevy2500SS]

A 3rd gen trans am would be sweet, a late 4th gen wouldn’t be bad either.

 

[GreenZ98]

01-02 ws6 is where its at. Would love to find a sunset orange one with t-tops and 6 speed.

 

[1ton-o-fun]

In the early '90s I had a '77 New Yorker with a 440. I was bracket racing in the 1/8th mile. 11.34's all day. Finals was me and a kid "learning" his grandfather funded, high dollar 5.50 second racecar. It was something else watching a real racecar run you down like that! I lost. Broke out. I ran 11.32 on my 11.34 dial, he went 5.53 on his 5.50 dial.
Racing is definitely an addiction. I miss it. My last hurrah was an '86 Mustang that would run 7.0's in the 1/8th. Was set up for nitrous, but I never put the kit on. Divorce #2 took ended all of that.

 

[Stepside_fever95]

01-02 ws6 is where its at. Would love to find a sunset orange one with t-tops and 6 speed.

That's my dream car, but in a Firehawk! In fact, I've driven one (through a parking lot at a car wash I worked at, but still!)

 

[Stepside_fever95]

A 3rd gen trans am would be sweet, a late 4th gen wouldn’t be bad either.

I met a guy recently that has a ls1 swapped 3rd gen Camaro Iroc Z28. I've thought about a ls swapped 3rd gen, but after seeing this, its really making me want to do it.

 

[Dravec]

I always wanted to do a 5.3 swapped 3rd Gen IROC. With a T56 and a set of 3.08s. Just a fun highway cruiser that could scoot when asked.

 

[SUBURBAN5]

I always wanted to do a 5.3 swapped 3rd Gen IROC. With a T56 and a set of 3.08s. Just a fun highway cruiser that could scoot when asked.

I wish I had this kind of power in my burb. This would be my cruiser lol.

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