The All About My Kids Thread (and other random things)...

[motorhead]

Time for a LS9 cam, ported mid-rise, and a Procharger; and some other crap.

[good2win22]

Sounds fun. Need a hand?  It's too hot here to do anything

[motorhead]

Sounds fun. Need a hand?  It's too hot here to do anything

Sure! The garage is well air conditioned; how much is a round-trip flight anyway?

[nocooler]

Thats a nice pile of parts Mike.

[good2win22]

Sounds fun. Need a hand?  It's too hot here to do anything

Sure! The garage is well air conditioned; how much is a round-trip flight anyway?

Round trip from Dallas to Montreal direct is is about $1700. With 8 connecting flights it's about $600

[motorhead]

Sounds fun. Need a hand?  It's too hot here to do anything

Sure! The garage is well air conditioned; how much is a round-trip flight anyway?

Round trip from Dallas to Montreal direct is is about $1700. With 8 connecting flights it's about $600

$600 I can afford... but 8 connecting flights is horrible.

[motorhead]

Thats a nice pile of parts Mike.

Thanks, there is an RPM Level 5 trans tucked in the corner too.  Being a one man show is daunting at times like these.

[motorhead]

And the charge piping is complete. 3.5 into the supercharger, 3.0" out to the intercooler, and 4.0" from the intercooler to the throttle body.

Yup. 4 inches.

The inlet pipe clears the battery box with just a little trimming on the near corner, and no known interference from the radiator or fans. Final fitment will be done when the truck is getting buttoned up as the engine will likely move once the new motor mounts are in.

Again, for the record: The reason for the extra large piping is if the LS2 pops, a low compression 5.3L is going in and the Procharger is getting turned way up.

[motorhead]

So while it seemed like a good idea (necessary) to service the TBSS starting two months ago, we have had a huge gap in our lives while it has been down - because as my Buick doesn't make a good family car - living with just the '99 Taurus has been pretty weak.  Hell... we had to rent an SUV over Labour Day to deal with the quantity of crap we haul around these days.  So that triggered the discussion about what was missing... and that brought us to "a truck".  But, what kind of truck fits a family of four?  A crew cab.  We looked at anything 2000 and newer, and an eBay scam and lots of Kijiji/Craiglist crap later before the idea of "new" seemed more and more appealing.

Monday last week involved a trip to a local dealership with a rear facing baby seat to see if it fit in a 2015 Colorado/Canyon crew cab.  It did.  After talking to a salesman who has proven to be more talk than action, and tried to sell us a topend "demo" for a tick below MSRP.  We walked.  On the bus ride home the next day I found this well optioned '15 Cyber Grey Metallic Z71 Colorado crew cab long box.  Well one that looks just like it anyway since it is currently in Saskatchewan; an hour SW of Saskatoon to be exact.  I placed the call, paid well below MSRP and got a few nice rebates (brand loyalty and military) to boot.  My flight is booked for 10 Oct, and I finally get to drive a part of the country I haven't seen.

Natasha is excited to get her truck, I am looking forward to modifying it. 

[good2win22]

Those are really nice trucks!  You'll be well satisfied with it. 

[motorhead]

Those are really nice trucks!  You'll be well satisfied with it.

I hope so.  I am usually weary of a "1st year" vehicle - but this is a global chassis truck (5 years proven) and the LFX has been around since 2012 or so.  It should be pretty well sorted.

[Charlief1]

Gas or diesel?

[motorhead]

Gas or diesel?

Gas.  The new baby coal burner is only now available in the 2016s, and is a very expensive option.  I am hoping that the turbos from the new turbo V6 are a bolt-on to make up some torque.

This thing drives like an SUV, which is why Natasha is pleased with it.  I drove a lot of full-size trucks and SUV rentals this year, and this is a nicer experience.

[motorhead]

Gas or diesel?

Gas.  The new baby coal burner is only now available in the 2016s, and is a very expensive option. 

And then there is this: http://jalopnik.com/thanks-volkswagen-chevy-colorado-diesel-may-get-delay-1733545205

[motorhead]

We've had this for a few weeks (picked it up Oct 10)... It already has a few grand in mods.  I think I have a problem.  For the sake of comparison I parked it next to the waaaaay too large Silverado that I rented for work tomorrow.