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  1. RangRayy

    Stock exhaust configuration

    More than likely you're missing a muffler. Manifolds to Y pipe into catalytic converter then into a muffler to an exit at the rear of the truck. That's how mine is on my '87, until I replace with headers and dual exhaust in a week or so. But sounds like your setup was a single in dual out...
  2. RangRayy

    2008 LS with mis-fire in cyl #7

    My buddy has a 2008 Silverado with the LY5 LS motor with a slight hesitation in the engine. Start up is fine but after that he said he noticed it. Well it threw a code P0307. He looked it up and found it was for mis-fire in cylinder #7. He asked me about it and I told him I am not much help with...
  3. RangRayy

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Know that feeling all too well. Which is why my engine is still on the stand and not in the truck. It's been a very hot summer thus far.
  4. RangRayy

    Lens restoration

    Those 3M kits are great. When I worked in TLE at Walmart few years back they had these kits and took a little under an hour to do both headlights. With a light air gun and their sanding pads and polish I was impressed with how each car came out once they were done. I was skeptical about it when...
  5. RangRayy

    How Good is my gas mileage?

    Depends on how well your motor is tuned and last time you did a tune up. With 33s what gears do you have? OD transmission? Adding custom bumpers and a winch will add weight thus creating more rolling resistance which makes the engine work harder suffering in MPG And other things.
  6. RangRayy

    Taking power out of motor?

    That's not a bad price. But how long has it been since it was rebuilt? How many miles has he put on it since? Hell why not throw that bad boy in and you'll have a nice hauler/ rubber burner at your disposal. Plus side it's not your DD so why not enjoy it? I can't afford much with my two projects...
  7. RangRayy

    Taking power out of motor?

    9:5.1 isn't that high of compression, more or less stock. My 355 for my other project has 11:1 compression and a 7-4 can swap,was said to be 350+ hp but never put it on a dyno. What's wrong with the 305? If you're worried about the 355 having too much power why not leave the 305 in? If...
  8. RangRayy

    3.08s with a posi or....?

    Thanks for the input. What did you notice differently with the true trac? Kind of hard to answer since you installed new gears with it.
  9. RangRayy

    3.08s with a posi or....?

    That's what I was thinking. The pinion might be a booger without having someone whose done this before helping me in person making sure it's done correctly and how to properly install it. I do have to replace the pinion seal though while I'm working on the axle. I figured I'd have to check...
  10. RangRayy

    Autometer speedo and stock cable

    Thank you sir ill check into that.
  11. RangRayy

    3.08s with a posi or....?

    '87 8.5 10bolt open rear end with 3.08 gears. Should I even bother with these gears by adding a true-trac carrier? I've never done any work internally on a rear axle before but a fluid change. Pretty stock engine minus headers, dual plane intake and carb. So maybe 200hp or so??? Bolted to a non...
  12. RangRayy

    Taking power out of motor?

    What are the specs on the 355? This is a very odd question. Not many people want to take the power out/away from an engine. You could have a great power source with a lot of lower end torque great for towing/hauling. Also just because you have a high horse motor doesn't mean you always have to...
  13. RangRayy

    Autometer speedo and stock cable

    This is what is on autometers web page. 5⁄8" x 18 threaded cable input that requires a .104" sq. male drive That's what is needed to screw into the back of the gauge.
  14. RangRayy

    Autometer speedo and stock cable

    I bought the Autometer phantom speedometer, mechanical not electric, and did not realize it has a screw on cable connection. I looked around on other forums and found some info on an adapter that Summit sold, stated you had to contact them directly as it was not in their catalog nor online...
  15. RangRayy

    Direct header swap

    Agreed I do not understand why they're not designed like every other header where the middle to ports go straight down. The passenger side header looks completely different from the drivers side. As I said the #6 goes left and up and over #8 and then down. Makes no sense. And on the drivers side...
  16. RangRayy

    Direct header swap

    My issue with my 2452's is the number 6 pipe is ran so awkwardly if you have a pass side dipstick you have to bend the hell out of your stock tube if you want to reuse it. I didn't like that idea so went to the local parts house and picked up another that's shorter and seemed to work better. I'd...
  17. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    Very good to know. Might be worth it actually in the long run to upgrade to what you did.
  18. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    they're who I am looking at going with. now I have to decide on their 2 row or 4 row. one is 2" of contact the other is 2.52" contact. with fans 6.5" vs 7" I am pretty sure I will have room for 7" from core support to the water pump pulley.
  19. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    is he running electric fans? how many rows was it? besides the ascetics hows the functionality of it?
  20. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    Any experience with champion radiators?
  21. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    That's what I was thinking. i read it wrong. This is the smaller of the two. I have the bigger one. Crap back to the drawing board. Everything on this truck is HD so must be safe to assume the cooling system is that of a 3/4t or 1ton.
  22. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    I found this while I was searching http://www.speedcooling.com/1973_1987_Chevy_Truck_Aluminum_Radiator.html Seems decent enough and reasonable on price. Only issue is their wording. One says 28x19 core and will not fit 28x17. Then further down in the description it states 28x17 core and...
  23. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    I thought about a Spectra but I'm still not so sure about the plastic shell. My current one hairline cracked on both of the inlet and outlet holes. Could be due to the age and plastic deteriorating over time. I've been reading your thread. That's awesome but I don't think I need that big of a...
  24. RangRayy

    Let's talk radiators

    while doing my rebuild I am going to need to redo the cooling system and it starts with replacing the cracked out 29 year old factory radiator. I am assuming this because I have no records of it being changed and it looks factory. Anyways I was searching around and found out an aluminum core...
  25. RangRayy

    what drop kit or combination of lowering parts are y'all using?

    I wonder why that had a sag in it. I may go with McGaughy's on spindles and springs. I'm going to keep digging around on the web for reviews on everything. I almost started ordering my parts but the new windshield set me back $340... I guess you're right I won't be competing either so no need to...

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