I’ve looked at those very springs as well. I’d be interested to know how the work out. I prolonged the life of my factory leafs with an AAL but time has taken its toll.
Same here, AAL helped for a while but with the added weight of the shell, bumper and tire carrier, it and the springs are shot.
One of the custom tunes available results in 1,000 ft lbs. of torque and 1,000 hp. I would be able to tow pretty much anything I wanted to with that setup.
I believe there is a Cummins 4bt H3 conversion still running around, he documented the install very well and I was able to use some of his tips and tricks for my install.I am glad you guys called my attention to this thread! You will have the first Cummins powered 355 that I am aware of at least. If I didn't already have a V8 model I would be tempted to try something like this someday. Something that I have been wanting to do is to take my 2010 Suburban to a local shop called Duraburb. They will take a customer supplied Suburban, buy a similar model year General Motors HD truck with the Duramax and swap drive trains. They do such a good job that it looks so stock that they have confused many GM dealership technicians.
I am very interested in watching your build.
And I sent you an answer.
What snorkel kit are you trying to use? badlands is working on a 355-specific kit right now and will be doing a group buy hopefully this spring yet.@%1; any tips on the snorkel install? Instructions are sparse. What worries is the template doesn’t line up with the left of fender, see pic below, might because of the fender flare.![]()
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Curious to see what their kit looks like. I like the functionality of mine but HATE the look.
@%1; no issues other than I trimmed a little extra in one spot. You were correct in that you have to be patient in the trimming of the fender flare and go little by little. I am going to seal between the fender flare and snorkel so you shouldn’t see my mistake. You were also correct on that top nut, it is a booger to get started. Thanks again for your tips, they really helped.
That should make the snorkel line up with the air box perfectly. If I remember correctly, that snorkel kit is for the diesel Isuzu D-Max anyway.
That one is right on the verge of impossible......but not quite impossible. It makes you go quite deep into your book of "Sailors Words and Phrases".
What did you do to mate the snorkel to the air box, the squarish piece the goes from the air box to the inner fender doesn’t fit together.
Lol, that is a true statement!That one is right on the verge of impossible......but not quite impossible. It makes you go quite deep into your book of "Sailors Words and Phrases".
I kind of screwed myself a few years ago when I installed the Air Doc cold air intake. I replaced that squarish piece with one that had the same diameter opening as the Air Doc to remove that as a choke point in the airflow. To attach the air box to the snorkel I went back to Lowe's and picked up a rectangular to round PVC transition that was close, but not quite the right size. I then used a heat gun to shape the plastic to fit and used a lot of silicone to seal it because I got a little too frisky with the heat gun.
When using the heat gun, be very careful as the plastic of the air box is thin and melts easily.
