Howdy guys. First time poster here. I'm originally from Knoxville, TN but now retired and living in Hampton, GA. My wife and I thought we would spend our golden years here but she passed away 4 months ago due to that god awful disease...cancer.

My old 2003 Silverado I bought new in 2003 has 78,540 miles on the odometer and I tinker with it these days to have something to do to keep my mind off of the terrible times we've had here at our house over the past 2 years.

I've done several things to it over the years such as installing true dual stainless steel Gipson exhaust pipes which did away with the Y pipe including a stainless steel Magnaflow muffler that has an X pipe built in. I purchased a Crane Cam computer programmer for it, installed 17 inch aluminum wheels which the computer programmer was able to recalibrate the odometer for the bigger diameter wheels and tires. I Installed a remote controlled Battery Brain that works as a kill switch with the key fob.

Today I put a Volant cold air intake on it. The only problem I ran into, other than things being tight and hard to get to, was the sleeve that connects the air scoop to the bottom of the air box was about 2 inches to short. I contacted Volant's customer service and their tech guy shipped me a longer one. They did it in a hurry it got delivered in less than 48 hours. I like customer service like that.

I don't know if it frees up any more hp or not without a before and after dyno test but it does sound better. Reminds me of the sound of the old Quadrajet 4 barrel carbs when you stuck your foot into it.

The scoop is attached at the bottom by one of the existing bolts on the tow hook on the passenger side.

They offer 3 different types of air filters. These filters are big. One type is supposed to be good for 100,000 miles which is the PowerCore, another one is dry and washable which is the DryTech and the one I ordered is the type that is oiled which is the MaxFlow.

I like being able to check the filter through the Plexiglass cover to see if it's dirty without having to remove anything.

The installation went well. I didn't get any check engine lights or anything else when I cranked it up for the first time.








The Crane Cam Computer Programmer is the best thing I've purchased for boosting the power plus it does a lot of other things such as disabling the factory set rev and speed limiters and to advance the timing 10 degrees. I reset the shift points on my transmission and selected the firm shift which works really well. You can also read and clear the check engine lights with the programmer. I can also adjust the idle speed and it has 4 performance programs. It will also automatically adjust to what octane gas you use. If you have it set for high performance and you forget to put high octane gas in it then it will adjust for it so the engine won't ping.

I hear that Crane Cams went out of business sometime back and reopened under the new ownership of S&S Cycle. Oh well they're in the motorcycle business these days. I would never guessed that.

I have a Jet Programmer for it also but I like the Crane model the best due to the more options it offers. I got them both cheap off of e-bay. You just have to make sure the sell has set it back to the stock setting or else it'll be vin locked and you won't be about to use it until his vehicle is cleared out of the programmer. That way they make sure they sell more programmers since you can't borrow your buddies programmer if he still going to be using it.






Magnaflow Stainless Steel Muffler with X pipe.



Gibson Stainless Steel Exhaust Pipes that exist behind the driver side rear tire.



Battery Brain


I also installed a ScanGauge on my steering column because my dash cluster doesn't have the transmission temperature gauge. It also has a lot of other functions beside just transmission temperature. It's cheaper than installing a new dash cluster.


I also installed an auxiliary transmission fluid cooler out behind the grille. I used to tow a travel trailer and I neve had any overheating problems in the mountains.



Well I guess I've rambled on long enough for my first post on this forum.

Thanks for having me as a member.