Whew!!! 4.8 front bumper finally installed!

[TahoeM3]

This is something I've struggled with lately. I like the LOOK of the 4.8is more than the 4.4 and want to switch to 4.8is bumpers and wheels, but I always scoff at others in modded 3s or 5s made to look liket the respective Ms. The 4.8is is NOT an M, though. If it was, for example if they had put the M5's 400 hp V8 in it, I would have been all over it.

I saw a nice silver 4.8is at my dealer last week, but before I got a chance to drive it, it was sold. Now I'm stuck with the decision to modify the 4.4i with the 4.8is front bumper and wheels, plus some performance mods (hopefully a supercharger kit will be available soon)...OR just order a 4.8is. I've never actually had a chance to drive the 4.8is, but I always got the impression that it wasnt that much different from the 4.8 in performance or feel, except for better handling related to wheels/tires. The 40 hp jump isnt a lot in a 5000 lb vehicle. The downside of ordering a 4.8is is that I know myself, and I'll slap a supercharger on it down the road, too, if one becomes available.

My wife thinks I'm nuts, and I think she may be right.