'Yall need to call this the "Texas LS1 Truck" site! :-) I do wish I lived in the Southwest, great sunrises and sunsets. I spent the better part of a year in Ft. Huachuca Az, lived in So. Cal for a while as well, used to go to the desert with my buddies out there. The desert here however is just not quite the same. What all have you done to your Av? I have done a few things to mine not anything major, that will all start with the engine.
To quote a friend,
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you move it!
Check your six!