Building for the road course...again

@L337TurboZ

looks like I’m picking up the Tahoe on Monday. I’ll need to figure out what HP tuners shit I need to turn off that cylinder deactivation stuff

 

You'll just need to buy an MPVI3 device and a few credits. You might need 2 or 3 credits to unlock everything on the Tahoe. The minimum is 2 but sometimes you also have to unlock the Fuel Pump Control Module/Chassis Control Module.

The software VCM Editor is free and so is VCI Scanner. Make sure that after doing an initial read on the system in VCM Editor you make a save file such as 2012TahoeBase which is what I do.

Any subsequent alterations I make I'll write the file name as 2012Tahoe (IAT, AFR, Spark) etc so if I have to go back a step it's easier than 2012Tahoe 1 2 or 3.

Also download software called Blue Cat Transmission or BC Trans as it might be called. You can eliminate the possibility of Torque Converter Shudder and use the tables it generates to improve the shift quality and shift points in the 6L80 Transmission.

 

Ok sounds good. I’m going to be meeting the guy in a couple hours here to finish the deal and drive it home. I’ll have to look up all the HP tuners stuff you mentioned tonight

 

Tow rig acquired. Handing over this cash was difficult. Could’ve built one hell of an engine but what good is that if I can’t get the car to and from the track lol

 

damn that looks clean as hell

 

It’s clean for an Ontario car. There’s a little bubbling in a few spots but minor compared to everything else I saw. More importantly underneath is cleannnnn. Gotta get this thing oil sprayed.

its a lot different than driving my little corolla around that’s for sure lol

 

It needs a Pro Guard and some police package wheels

 

It does look very police lol. I’m one of those people I hated now. With the cop steelies it would definitely look like an undercover

 

Do not do cosmetic shit to your tow vehicle

 

It’ll get a stereo. That’s the only plan for it. Change all the fluids and install stereo

 

Stereo is fair for a tow vehicle

 

Why not do the PPV swap? He would never get pulled over and people would move out of his way on the roads.

 

Money would be better spent on racecar upgrades

 

Im looking at OBD2 modules to disable the AFM stuff. There are cheap ones and expensive ones. There is one with great reviews however and its only $70. Might give that a shot.

I looked at HP tuners but the dongle is 550cad with no credits. Credits are like 75$ each lol so that adds up way too much way to quickly.

First order of business is new fluids all around. Some good engine oil, transfer case, front diff and rear diff. Gonna do all of that. check the air filter, cabin filter, maybe throw a set of spark plugs at it. Maybe put a bottle or two of injector cleaner through it.

After that just enjoy? I want to change out the headunit asap as the 2012 system is dated. It does work really well but its just old lol.

Those are my only real plans. Eventually ill install my subwoofer in there and some components and my amplifiers. Thatll be about it

 

In other news I just got a random email from UPS.

Wiseco has sent me something. No one replied to my last email so I’m not sure what to expect. If it’s pistons there better be some better wrist pins in there

 

Voting either glitter shits or insider evidence

 

The pins that came with the kit and I was told “it’s perfect for what you’re doing” vs the pins they sent me on the side this time




Also I guess I’m a truck people now. Gonna tow the car to the track on Tuesday

 

FPalm

 

They sent me an invoice which was obviously paid for by them.

The wrist pin upgrade is $171. Yes they’re heavy as fuck but I’d still have my engine. Wild.

 

That's wild to me because these are the pins in my engine (I estimated redline to be 9k):