🔧 BUILD CMNT's thing is bigger than yours v. cubic inch displacement

[CMNTMXR57]

Hmm, haven't gotten anything.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Hmm, haven't gotten anything.

resent

 

[CMNTMXR57]

A gift from Yaj Yak

Thank you.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

So remember last week, when I remarked that I had no post-cat HO2S. Today, I fixed another issue, my DLC port wasn't working. I found this out when I initially tried to plug in my Tech2 a few weeks ago. Anyway, I found a bad ground, fixed it, and plugged in the T2 and started snooping around things. One menu this has is HO2S activity. Took a screen shot, as you can see, how it treats the post-cat HO2S's, automatically holding them at .477mV. Anyway, just thought it was an interesting view.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

You need adapters for those wheels don’t you?

 

[Yaj Yak]

yes he will iirc

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yup.

Up to 2011 (which mine is a 2003), are 8x165.1. 2011+ (which those wheels are), are 8x180.

What I need to ask/research is do I go with the 1.5" thick adaptor? Or the 2" thick ones?

 

[taws697]

Is the front track wider than the rear on the burbs? The pickups are and it drives me nuts. I have 1.5” spacers on the rear of my truck to even it out. I went with ones supposedly made from the same steel as Timken bearings because I’ve heard bad things about aluminum ones and towing.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Never looked TBH.

 

[taws697]

Never looked TBH.

The only reason I mention it is because it might become more noticeable if you wind up putting the same thickness adaptors in all 4 corners. Once installed the rears might wind up flush with the flares and the fronts hanging out a bunch. Some don’t mind though.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

That is a good point.

My concern about the thickness centered around having them cover the OEM studs once you bolt the adaptors on so that the wheel can sit flush on the adaptor. I thought I read somewhere that guys with HD trucks had to go 2". Not sure if that impacted Suburban's too.

 

[taws697]

When I installed the 1.5” on the rear of my truck, I did have to knock about .25” off the end of the existing wheel studs. It wasn’t any threads, just the starter knub thingy lol

 

[Yaj Yak]

quadrasteer burbs have a wider track than a not one right?

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yea, something like 5" I seem to recall.

I did look up track numbers on non-QS Burb. 65" front and 66" rear. So yea, there is a compelling reason to mix the sizes of adaptors to help equalize the tracks of both ends.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Nothing earth shattering major...

A few weeks ago, I changed the fluids in the front diff, transfer case and rear diff. The rear diff, I just put an entire new cover on... it came non-painted I was running late on time, so I just got it all put back together, I didn't get to paint it then, so I did that yesterday;

Then when I was removing the plow receivers, I noticed that these little slit grilles had some plastic block out plates in it. So I popped these out. These noticeably drop my trans fluid temps just from driving the past two days with them out;

Then I finally got around to cleaning my carpet and putting in my WeatherTech's that the wife got me for Christmas... Yea, I know... These things cover sooo much more than the Husky liners the previous owner had in there.

Today, I tried to get my oil pressure sending unit, but was completely unsuccessful. I can't even fit my hand back there, much less find the sending unit, or articulate my hand enough to get a tool on it. I went to disconnect the fuel lines there, but it appears I do not have the right disconnect tool. So gotta go back to square one on that.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Nothing special, Just caught this Friday on the way home from work...

 

[CMNTMXR57]

As I posted in the "Latest purchase..." thread last week, the OEM muffler is going out on this thing. So I made an aftermarket purchase. Magnaflow 12590. Dual 3" on one side that I'll use as the inlet side and then singe 3" out. The OEM muffler is dual 3" in, dual 3" out, that immediately "Y's in to one 3" piping. The issue is that "Y" is very tight and the duals are closer to one another than normal. So I'll cut it after the "Y" and fab that single extension to the muffler.

It arrived Tuesday and today I put high temp paint on it. I usually do this with Magnaflow mufflers because of their penchant for the Patina'ing (or whatever it's called) that their stainless likes to do. This keeps them looking better for a longer time.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

The gmt400 and 800 exhaust is a mind fuck

 

[CMNTMXR57]

You can't say that enough

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Finally got around to installing the new muffler. The OEM one was ugly when I got it out...

And of course... Just the tip... I actually have always had this on, but with cutting up the OEM tail pipe and changing some of the angles, I had to readjust the tip.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Oh, and yes a few weeks back (well August), I did replace those rear shocks. They were bad.

Oldies;

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Sorry. couldn't resist;

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Sorry. couldn't resist;

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I'll keep adding dislikes to keep you there.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

You're the best..

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

You're the best..