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Old Feb 5, 2014 | 06:45 PM
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Im new to the ls world I have a 05 escalade esv with the lq9 I want to get some more hp out of it what are some good bolts ons I can get.
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Old Feb 5, 2014 | 08:43 PM
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consider a better flowing exhaust ,and a good flowing intake set up .consider a mail order tune .what are you local emission laws ?a intake from fast will add some power ,they make a good one for trucks .
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Old Feb 5, 2014 | 11:43 PM
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I was thinking about a Diablo programmer a friend of mine has one on his diesel but iv herd there not as affective on a gas engine im not sure its worth the money and im planning on a borla exhaust im pretty sure there no emission laws here they Don't do inspections
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Those hand held programmers arent that great, but are better than nothing at all. A mail order tune is definitely best route to go if you are looking for a tune...unfortunately if your truck is your daily driver it will be dead in the water until the ECM comes back.

Headers, cat back, intake and tune would be a good start as far as bolt ons...that way you have the building blocks for a cam swap if you choose to go that route down the road.
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 11:10 PM
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Sounds good thanks guys ill be sure to ask if I need anymore help.
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