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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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finally got all my bills taken care of. and the mod bug is biting me. i can afford to drop 10k on the silverado.. it needs some body work but not much maybe 1 grand. other than that i want SS rims and 305 wide tires. beefer suspension, sts turbo kit, and dyno tune. hmm any suggestions?
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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oh and my other choices were, motorcycle(death wish)with the truck, srt4 or wrx (toy cars) and get rid of the truck.

also with the mods i want for my truck posted above.. im gonna need a tranny and rear also right?
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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With any FI you will want to at least make some minor upgrades to the trans like shiftkit, servos and cooler. If you buy used you might have enough $ to get it all together
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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ill probably spend 5k on the sts and get a shift kit and oil cooler. then a locker with 373s. and i would like 20" ss rims with wide tires. but that might wait. 10k goes fast.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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honestly while you have the money get a good built trans. it will save you a lot of hastle trust me..while i had the money i wish i would of gotten an flt or somethin similar but i wanted more power..which killed the trans time after time x11
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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If you gonna drop that much and go FI, might as well buy some tuning software....
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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i got a mechanic that mostly works on turbo diesel buses and my uncle is his boss plus hes friends with the family. he said he will help me install the tranny and rear end for next to nothing.

so i should get a 4l65 stg 5. bc the 80 wont fit and my mechanic will have a hard time lining it up. and i should get a detriot tru trac with gears. and suspension (possibly a small lift aswell) some nice rims and tires. a 4 inch exhaust and dyno tune. how much hp might i see and how much do u think this will come out to be ? im sorry im just really excitied and
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you will never have enough $$ that's just the way it is when you start modding, there's always something else to do. The FLT Lv5 and the basic STS kit will swallow up all your $ but together you are going to be fine for a while, enjoy!
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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I can set you up with a front mount turbo kit for probable less then the STS.
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