New Toy, 2010 PPV Tahoe Options

[CrashTestDummy]

Paul,

Yes, all the mounting points are present in the back of the truck. And while second-row captain's chairs are an option, our truck has 60/40 folding bench seats, which I think would be fine for most. It's certainly okay with our pups. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

We haven't tried towing the car with it yet, it is a rare PPV with a hitch, and we plan to try, but I'll probably have to get a hitch with a different offset than the one we use for our GMC, and may need to add bags. Not that the trailer/car are all that heavy, it's just that the truck is that low, and I fear bouncing off the bump-stops. I know it can handle the load, Doug Willie tows his C Mod car in an enclosed trailer with a Tahoe.

And man, this thing hauls butt bone stock!! I do plan on a tune, and maybe some bolt-ons, but when you crack the throttle open, man does it go! We did finally get the console installed. I had to trim the mounting bracket back a bit so it would fit around the roll-over sensor, but after that, no worries. We even got our gun vault bolted to the steel portion of the mounting bracket, so they'll have to pull the seats and console to get it out.

[Ojustracing]

Gene

Well I bit the bullet on a 2013 Tahoe PPV today. Like Gene I have been looking for a few years. My Charger just doesn't fit the bill anymore. Barring no issues, I pick it up next Fri/Sat.

John

[CrashTestDummy]

Cool!! We've had ours just about a year, and love it. So far, we've added:

Air Raid MIT
Black Bear Tune
K&N drop-in
2010 Tahoe console
LED interior lights
Glass bulb spot light
Laird antenna to replace onr of the roof plugs

It's a fun autocross truck! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

I'd add long tubes and a cat back, but she requires a 100% reliable vehicle. Maybe for mine.. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif)

This post has been edited by CrashTestDummy: Dec 14 2014, 04:01 AM

[Ojustracing]

Cool!! We've had ours just about a year, and love it. So far, we've added:

Air Raid MIT
Black Bear Tune
K&N drop-in
2010 Tahoe console
LED interior lights
Glass bulb spot light
Laird antenna to replace onr of the roof plugs

It's a fun autocross truck! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

I'd add long tubes and a cat back, but she requires a 100% reliable vehicle. Maybe for mine.. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif)

Gene

How did the BB tune work out? Your opinions on it? I've only driven one 6sp GM truck a few years back and was not happy with the shifting.

It would be a nice entry in the SUV class of One Lap of America!!!! Little slower than my rides of past but doable for myself.

John

[DanielB]

Any pics of your upgrades?

[CrashTestDummy]

Cool!! We've had ours just about a year, and love it. So far, we've added:

Air Raid MIT
Black Bear Tune
K&N drop-in
2010 Tahoe console
LED interior lights
Glass bulb spot light
Laird antenna to replace onr of the roof plugs

It's a fun autocross truck! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

I'd add long tubes and a cat back, but she requires a 100% reliable vehicle. Maybe for mine.. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif)

Gene

How did the BB tune work out? Your opinions on it? I've only driven one 6sp GM truck a few years back and was not happy with the shifting.

It would be a nice entry in the SUV class of One Lap of America!!!! Little slower than my rides of past but doable for myself.

John

The tune is great. The biggest complaint was the 'dead spot' in the throttle at tip in. Jason said it was because GM pulls all the timing out there to keep the SoccerMoms from waking up from their texting session at the light and spinning the tires. He tuned that in, gave us a 93-octane tune, and we kept the AFM, since that was causing no problems. The truck comes off a light a TON better now, and we're getting about 1.5 better all around MPG. With a 30-minute cruise down the highway at 70, it's easy to watch the MPGs climb another digit, or two.

As far as mods, there's not much to see. What did you want to see?

Oh, and as a side note, our last event was at the Houston Police Academy. The head of the Academy was there, in one of the new 9C1's. He said it was far and above the best police car he's ever driven, and he's been a cop since before the 94-96 Caprice days. A friend went for a ride with him, and said they hit the speed limiter (~155) in a little over a mile. There's ZERO body flex. It's a nice looking car, and fairly comfy. There's a TON of room in the trunk. I may look at one of these when it's time to retire the SS.

This post has been edited by CrashTestDummy: Dec 14 2014, 03:30 PM

[Ojustracing]

Long last few days 1900miles round trip. But the got the Tahoe home. Found out this was never marked, no light bar, one antenna hole, not one screw hole anywhere, dealer already had installed the front center armrest/seat, no ticket light(the factory switches suck to find when driving), Clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ojust

[CrashTestDummy]

Long last few days 1900miles round trip. But the got the Tahoe home. Found out this was never marked, no light bar, one antenna hole, not one screw hole anywhere, dealer already had installed the front center armrest/seat, no ticket light(the factory switches suck to find when driving), Clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ojust

Sweet!! The switch for the ticket light is on the ticket light. No problem. Nice that they didn't drill a bunch of holes in it. Ours has two antenna holes, and three holes where the laptop mount went through the floorboard. I've covered one of the roof holes with a Laird antenna. Will do the other after Christmas.

Check to see what they used for the antenna plug. Rubber, and you'll want to replace it soon. They don't take the weather that well. ABS, and you should ba okay.

PICS, or it didn't happen. :-)

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[Ojustracing]

(IMG:http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/john_oliver3/tahoeppv_zps8ade972f.jpg)

I grabbed the photo from the ones posted on the Net. It doesn't look this nice after 900 plus miles home.

John

This post has been edited by Ojustracing: Dec 22 2014, 01:18 PM

[CrashTestDummy]

Hey, that looks like ours!! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

[Ojustracing]

Gene I should just snagged your photo!!!! LOL

[CrashTestDummy]

Heh, yep. Hopefully you didn't have to mop the ArmorAll out of the corners of the floor covering. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)

Finally got around to changing the oil for the first time. I got under it to see if I could get the filter off by hand, and as I was getting my hand up to where the filter was, my finger touched the side of the filter..... and it turned!! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Damned thing was probably just one rough road trip from puking oil all over the place. Then, when I was pulling the drain plug, I had the pan angled over to the side of the engine to catch the oil when I pulled the plug out. When that happened, oil shot out like it was under pressure, almost hitting the frame, and spilling about a 1/2 cup of oil onto the driveway. It's new name is now 'Valdez'!!

Oh, and if you're not familiar with these things, they hold 6 quarts of oil.

So between changing the oil in the Tahoe, and our '02 GMC, I poured 4 gallons of oil into the catch bucket. I was hoping to get 4 vehicles done yesterday, but I"ll have to go dump some oil first.

[Ojustracing]

Haaah Gene no ArmorAll here!!. Is that what they use to make the stuff so purdy? after their reconditioning? I do have to ask this. I know where you bought it from and was going to purchase from them. My only pet peeve is that after looking at all their photo's they post, is that they paint the wheel wells/suspension area front and rear. Is that what they do?

Gene I fix this stuff for a living. Very familiar with the In's and Out's of most vehicles.

Now I have to go buy a new floor jack, damm thing is so low and with the running boards, not so easy to pick up.

Hmm 9c1 I saw this on my way out...
9C1 PPV

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[CrashTestDummy]

'14 9C1, you're tempting me!! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)

Those are nice cars. The speed limiter is set at 155, and they'll do it!

I don't think they paint things much. Maybe if it's rusted, but most of the stuff they pick up comes from south of the Mason-Dixon, so usually don't get much salt on them. Our truck looked brand freaking new when we got it, nothing but the factory 'undercoating' where they put it, and the usual light coating of rust on the bare metal where the paint isn't.

I've seen some of the vehicles there that do look like they've been painted underneath, and I suspect that they may either have been coated by the department, or have had come wreck repairs. Not sure either way, just speculating. My only peeve with the guys we got it from was all of the armor all in the interior. Otherwise, we got a nice truck.

[Ojustracing]

Gene

Thanks for the answer. Brand freaking new on this one too. My wife sat in it and said holy shit this is clean.

I thought you'd like that 9C1!!!!!!!!

John

[CrashTestDummy]

I do! Probably end up with one of those down the road, if we don't just go get a new SS. I was very impressed on the size of the brakes on those things, and all the room they have inside.