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The steering gear, but only because the factory stuff the BD kit replaced wasn't nearly as worn as the steering gear. The BD kit is more about peace of mind than better steering feel.

The down pipe bolt right up to the Cheetah turbo since it uses the factory exhaust housing. I had to put a spacer in it because the PPE up pipe hit the MBRP down pipe.

@@JayRussellDuramax got it yeah I got the same exact parts you help a lot with the installation a couple years ago I appreciate that I’m going with the cheetah as well and wanted to ask what did you do did you think if I go with the ppe down pipe I should be fine ?

@@Luistdelgado7 The PPE up and down pipes will work together without interference. The only need for the spacer is when using an MBRP down pipe with PPE up pipes.

@@JayRussellDuramax thanks a lot for your information I’m gonna to order that today I also called fleece to ask about my tune how will work with that turbo and they said I should be fine that won’t need retuned required I’m just going to give it a shot 🤞 thanks again bud 🍻

I don't know for sure, but I don't know why it wouldn't. Does your hydro boost unit look the same as my old one?

@@JayRussellDuramax I will have to get back to you and compare P/N’s!

Thank you! I LOVE this body style - especially the tall hood, like you mentioned. Thank you for watching and for commenting!

Heck yeah, man! It's WAY better than the one that comes standard on these trucks. The pedal is MUCH firmer!

Haha! That sounds like fun while it lasts! I now have EFI Live as well, but I haven't tuned it to be that aggressive. It'll chirp the tires a bit, but, without blowing smoke, it won't roast them. Thank you for watching and for commenting!

Sorry for the late reply! This is really simple, as far as tools go. If you have metric socket sets in 3/8" and 1/2" drive, you should be able to do this. You might need a pickle fork to separate some of the tapered connections, and it would be good to have a 1/2" torque wrench, but, that's really it. You'll also need to grease everything as well. Thank you for watching and for commenting! Please let me know if you have any additional questions about my truck and what I've done to it. -Jay

Thank you! I am doing well, but I've got a lot going on right now and haven't been able to work on a video. I've recently put in a new CP3 and Y-bridge, and the performance gains have been incredible! I've also gotten a LOT better at tuning, so quite a bit of the gains have been coming from that as well. Hopefully, once things settle down, I can get a video put out going over that.

@@JayRussellDuramaxjust came across your channel and all your vids are super informative and helpful for me, we got a lb7 and an lbz so all these mod vids are a great resource. Looking forward to more upgrade lowdowns!

@@LumenChaser That's great to hear! I've had a whole bunch of stuff going on for a while now and haven't been able to make any new videos. I'm not sure when I'll be able to, either, unfortunately. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me via my email in my channel About page. Thank you for watching and for commenting!

@@JayRussellDuramax recently watched all the vids chronologically, The part installs and tuning is very entertaing. need more! almost to 1k subs!

@@willhaubenreich937 Thank you! Yeah, things have been pretty busy for me and I haven't been able to upload for a LONG time. Hopefully I'll be able to post another video soon.

It's a Fleece Performance Primer Bulb Eliminator kit. I put it on because the primer bulb was leaking after I had my FASS fuel system installed. I've since removed the filter head entirely, though, as it kept leaking. Please let me know if you have any additional questions about my truck and what I've done to it. Thank you for watching and for commenting! -Jay

Thank you so much! Please don't hesitate to reach out during the build process if you have any questions or if you'd just like to talk trucks. My email is in the about section of my channel, and you're more than welcome to email me to discuss this. Also, I just put a new CP3 and Y-bridge on my truck that I think you'll be very interested in since you're building an LB7 as well! Thank you for watching and for commenting! -Jay

Heck yeah man! I’ll reach out to you soon. Almost time to buy one! Came back to drool over your truck once more until I’ve got my own! 🤤 😂

Hello! According to the Banks Power website, it's 25% thicker than the factory one, so that would mean it's 2-1/32" thick. It seems to make a HUGE difference. Thank you for watching and for commenting! Please let me know if you have any additional questions about my truck and what I've done to it. -Jay

You're welcome! I'm glad the video was helpful for you. I hope everything goes well during the upgrade process! The pedal feel is FAR better with the new unit. As far as the mirrors, the ones I have in this video are the original ones, and they don't have power fold or extend, nor do they have turn signals. However, I recently bought a new pair from eBay that's based off of the later model mirrors, and they do have turn signals, but they have a separate small connector for them that I have to wire up manually. My truck is a 2002, and I'm not aware of power fold and/or power extend options for the mirrors. Thank you for watching and for commenting! Please let me know if you have any additional questions about my truck and what I've done to it. -Jay

Thank you, Stephen! I'm glad to hear your truck is healthy and doing well. I just recently put an S&S Diesel Motorsport SuperSport CP3 and WCFab Y-Bridge in my truck, and I've been in the process of tuning it to work with the Banks Power EconoMind. I'm not done with it yet, but the results are staggering so far! I'm hoping to release a video on it soon. As far as the catch can, I've done a little work on designing my own specifically for these trucks, but I have no idea when I'll be able to get it done and be able to produce a kit. However, if you're not having oil accumulation at the breather, I don't think you need a catch can. Thank you for watching and for commenting! Please let me know if you have any questions about my truck and what I've done to it. -Jay

As far as I know, this transmission is stock. The only thing I've done to it is have the fluid flushed and replaced with AmsOil's ATF. It makes WAY more power now that I've tuned it, and I still have no issues. So, if a previous owner had it built, there was no mention of it when I bought it.

Ok. I never said this was the fastest truck around; my goal is to show what an LB7 can do with bolt-ons and a good in-line tuner. The engine and transmission are stock otherwise. Regardless, I've done a TON of stuff to it since then, and it's MUCH quicker now. I've combined EFI Live with my in-line tuner, and it's awesome! I don't have any fuel upgrades, either; stock sized injectors and CP3. I'm hoping to put out a video soon where I go over the CP3 and Y-bridge I just installed. I'm almost done with the base engine and trans tunes in EFI Live, and then I'm gonna hook my in-line tuner back up. On the base tune, it'll do 0-60 in around 7.5 seconds, and I'm hoping for sub 7-seconds with the in-line tuner all the way up.

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful. I have an ACDelco 3/8" drive digital torque wrench that goes down to 5 in-lbs. I got it on Amazon, so you should be able find it or something similar. Honestly, though, the long ball-Allen socket I used acted as a torque limiter, since the hex shaft would begin to twist at PPE's recommended torque. So, if you'd rather not buy a torque wrench for this, you could probably get away with tightening the bolts until the hex shaft begins to twist. Please let me know if you have additional questions about this oil pan or anything else I've done to my truck. Thank you for watching and for commenting! -Jay

You're welcome! I'm glad the video was useful for you. The technician at the dealer where I had these installed drilled and tapped the manifold to match the Banks sensor. I've had no issues with it. Please let me know if you have additional questions about my truck and what I've done to it. Thank you for watching and for commenting! -Jay

@@JayRussellDuramax Thanks for the reply. I ended up doing the same thing, drill and tap the existing hole in the manifold to the proper size. I wanted to put it on the driver’s side and avoid running the wire all the way across the firewall, but then I reasoned the computer is probably calibrated to account for the length of the wire and put it on the passenger side. It was quite a lot easier to do the passenger side as the manifolds were already installed. I used a magnet to fish out all of the metal shavings.

@@TieCoon777 You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your truck with all of this installed. It all certainly made a big difference for me!

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful. I used Permatex Right Stuff 90-Minute Gasket Maker - and I pretty much globbed the whole tube on there. Haha! Please let me know if you have any additional questions about my truck and what I've done to it. Thank you for watching and for commenting!

It's crazy, isn't it!? These bypass filters work great! I've done quite a bit to my truck since then - and I'm about to do even more this coming weekend - so the oil doesn't stay that clean anymore. It's still transparent, though; just darkened from soot. Thank you for watching and for commenting! Please let me know if you have any questions about what all I've done to my truck. -Jay

Thank you! I know that now. The kit I rented had the puller, but I didn't realize what it was for. I like having the new pulley, though.

The additive says it works with all oils, synthetic or conventional. The oil was in my truck for over a year and gave me no issues!