5.3 Daily driver needs more power.

Newbie here for MS. :newbie:

I have a 2006 ECSB 2wd Silverado. It is my daily driver. Could y'all point me to some threads for budget mods/bang for the buck.

I have a drop in K&N filter. Is a truck CAI worth the $$$ ? Favorite brands?

I have a Flowmaster 40, but I really want to go with either the Magnaflow cat back or the Corsa Sport. Opinions?

I hope to be swapping my 3.23's for some 3.73's very soon.

To get a little more go power while staying with 87 - 89 octane what do y'all recommend?

Maybe rocker arms, or just go with a cam? A tune?

Thanks all.

Definately get a good tune, will work wonders on the truck.

Corsa = awesome,
Shorty headers i'm sure some will disagree ( Ceramic Coated)
3.73 good idea
true intake not just a drop in i run an AEM brute force
Nelson tune for whatever octane you want to run obviously 93 = best gains
underdrive pulleys
low resistance plug wires if running headers get high heat resistant also
e-fans will help performance and mileage i think
shaner ported & polished throttle body great mod for stockish vehicles and highly modded as well
remove cats if possible in your area and have tuner delete rear o2
Just some stuff i thought would help out

Good Luck

a tune , P&P throttle body , corsa, and gears will make you very happy

There's a ton of stuff you can do and still have it as a daily driver. Note, everything in my sig and I have a 35 mile one way commute to work everyday averaging 18-20 mpg......some miles are faster than others :) A good tune is definitely the best bang for the buck!

CAI (i have the volant i likey), e fans (if you dont have em already), tune <-- best bang for buck, gears if you want some pep to your step, underdrive pullies (i like mine), longtube headers and a y-pipe

x2 on the volant. run the pacesetter long tubes, nelson tune for sure good lookin truck buy the way

1.) If you have the cash, do Corsa.
2.) No need for e-fans fellas--he has an 06.
3.) Underdrive pulleys--harmonic balancer AND alternator
4.) Pacesetter long tube headers with 3" ORY
5.) I LOVE my Series 77 K&N CAI
6.) Either a P&P stock TB or a 80-85mm BBK TB
7.) Cam kit--no need for rockers, IMO
8.) Stall
9.) 3.73's and a Detroit TrueTrac
10.) A custom tune