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RRicko1966 replied to the thread Lost Two Gen 3 LS Engines in my 1986 C10 2WD.How would it run great with one bent valve and no compression when you last ran it and suddenly not? Okay I just went and reread your...
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RRicko1966 reacted to Strick's post in the thread Will a 8.5 Camaro 10 bolt axle fit in a 1981 squarebody? with
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The length overall is different as well as the spring perches being below the tubes instead of above. There are no shock saddle/perches... -
RChina offers products that cost less than the raw materials do here. I used to pride myself in using domestic products even if they cost...
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RRicko1966 reacted to legopnuematic's post in the thread Modified engine crewcab gas mileage? with Like.
Lower rpm does not always equal better fuel economy. If the engine is always lugging it’s probably going to drink more fuel than...
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread Lost Two Gen 3 LS Engines in my 1986 C10 2WD.Just so everyone knows,they don't necessarily blow a hole in the top they often times melt and deform the top ring land. Or detonate and...
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RRicko1966 reacted to shortboxin's post in the thread Lost Two Gen 3 LS Engines in my 1986 C10 2WD with Like.
Thanks for the feedback, but at this point, I know the intake valve on cylinder #2 is slow to close after likely striking the piston, so...
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread Will a 8.5 Camaro 10 bolt axle fit in a 1981 squarebody?.This^^^ and the one above it^^^If it is an 8.5 10 bolt,which it should not be,by application. Rob the ring,pinion and posi diff out if...
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RRicko1966 reacted to 77Dmax's post in the thread Will a 8.5 Camaro 10 bolt axle fit in a 1981 squarebody? with Like.
The spline change was a year thing, not car vs truck. All 8.5 axles were 28 spline into 87, beyond that they all went to 30 spline.
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RRicko1966 reacted to 77Dmax's post in the thread Will a 8.5 Camaro 10 bolt axle fit in a 1981 squarebody? with Like.
The 8.5 diff didn't come out until 71, and chevy was pretty slow to give up on their 8.2. I would make damn sure its actually an 8.5...
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RRicko1966 reacted to legopnuematic's post in the thread Will a 8.5 Camaro 10 bolt axle fit in a 1981 squarebody? with Like.
A Camaro should be a 5x4.75 bolt pattern, a 2wd 1/2 ton is 5x5 bolt pattern. Meaning you need different wheels for the rear, or change...
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread Lost Two Gen 3 LS Engines in my 1986 C10 2WD.What are you using for intake? If you starvev1 cylinder for fuel it can damage the piston to the point of no compression. Same intake...
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RRicko1966 reacted to idahovette's post in the thread what other years rear end fit my 1979 chevy c-10 big ten. with Like.
^^^^^^^^^^^WHY^^^^^^^?????
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread what other years rear end fit my 1979 chevy c-10 big ten..Any ratio less than 3.73 will reduce your rpms. You should actually go online and find a rear gear calculator so you can see the...
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RThe biggest downfall is it's expensive. At the shop we have regular black and gray. That's our go to one or the other of those. And...
