Catching you all up to current. Wanted to start this thread ages ago but been busy with the move, unpacking, new work etc
Haven't been spending much on the truck for a bit now because I've been busy upgrading the AV stuff in the house,
LG Google TV:
And enjoying the mountain/small town lifestyle, snowboarding a bit. Weather seems to alternate between snowing or bluebird sunny about every other day or so. This is about 5 minutes from house
Cowboy Downhill
And for my sisters wedding we went to Maui (bummer right!)
Before I traded in my old truck, I was able to take all the mods off of it (CAI, Tuner). I went ahead and bought some new stuff too.
While this is the "Momma said make it look mean" build thread, looks are for trailer queens.
To quote the immortal Q-Tip (Tribe Called Quest): "Yo, I got a dog that bites, f*@k the barkin". As you can guess this installment is all about performance.
I reappropriated my CAI from the old truck and with a quick call to Banks, I was able to order all the updates for the new truck. Some might say why Banks? I got a great second hand deal on this enabling me to get the scoop too, below retail for the CAI alone and their build quality is up to OEM standard.
A little cleaning with Simple Green, and on it went.. Easy peasy.
I also installed a sweet Flo-Pro 5" turbo back exhaust with muffler and O2 bungs, (this one in stainless steel) removing the heavy and crappy flowing DPF/Catalytic system.
For those tackling this at home, it can be done with standard hand tools without cutting the stock exhaust, just remember to (mostly) remove the tranny cross member or you'll never get the stock DP out without cutting.
While I was in there I installed a turbo blanket and wrapped the downpipe in thermo wrap. A trick I learned with the race car. Helps keep heat energy in the hot side of turbo and DP for quicker turbo spool up.
Last for the night of mods.. and the Coup de Grace for this installment. I also reappropriated my H&S Minimaxx Race tuner from the old truck. Fortunately I bought his this tuner before all the EPA weirdness, so the High Sulfur Content tunes were already unlocked. One quick firmware update, a software update for the 2012 and tranny software unlock and I installed it into the new (and very slick) over head pod.
I'd have to say the truck SOUNDS BOSS with this setup. Have only driven in town so far, but the difference is pretty night and day. Truck lays down way more power at surprisingly small throttle openings and the tranny tune really helps with traction. Where before I'd have to drop her into 4X to get into my snowy/icy parking spot at home, 2wd is no problem. The dog definitely has some bite!
Someone asked for info on my race car. It's a little olé 1995 Nissan 240sx. Currently a little 300hp turbo 2.4L motor with every supporting mod you could imagine (brakes, suspension electronics etc), but I've been contemplating changing the motor to a supercharged 4.5L (vh45) Infinity V8 like this guy did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TACwPcT8HrI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
More info on that swap here:
www.v8nissans.com
Cheers for now!
Ch
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So I explain how much nicer it is than the 3rd gen but basically the same under the sheet metal, talked about the warranty blah blah blah.... So then she says "Can you make it look mean like the old one?" 
I think my wife might be her sister. life is great
