Programmer with a custom tune hands down. Your truck came with a CAI so the only other thing I would do next is a cat back exhaust for that American muscle/Detroit iron sound.
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Ive always gone more for appearence, not much for performance on a truck...

 

You want both.............get this. For a truck, its appearance over performance. After all, its a truck.

 

Yea good luck not bottoming that out on my 24ft bay boat or in laws camper. Nothin wrong with TOWING Performance on a truck.

 

Maybe not...........But this might.

 

Get this if you want Performance!

 

And all the rattles and squeaks....

 

Your thinking of the F150! Lol

 

Naw....... Mines fine, well so far anyway But every GM I have ever owned or driven has either rattled or squeaked or both. Love the exterior look of the vette, but GM has a long way to go in my opinion.

 

I went performance first. I did the same three things you mentioned ( CAI, exhaust, tune ) I'm happy because the exhaust sounds sweet and the tune adds a little power and improves shifting. The CAI just looks cool under the hood and is supposed to add a neat sound but my exhaust drowns it out. I recommend MPT for the tunes. My next phase is gonna be appearance. Anzo lights, paramount grill, fuel rims. You win either way.