5.3 Daily driver needs more power.

[bp68]

Newbie here for MS.

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.

[05z71]

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

[chevythunder]

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

[chevythunder]

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

[Sleaper]

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!

[TxStVanWilder]

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

[SLO TRUCK]

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

[txarkitekt]

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