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  1. Christian Nelson

    do all trucks have that center dash speaker??

    Hmmm.. Wonder if they make a 6x9 dual coil subwoofer? ;)
  2. Christian Nelson

    Full-Time to Part-Time

    Just make sure you keep it in "HI-LOCK" to drive it, or you won't go anywhere. I did it on my truck, and got better gasmileage, and the steering didn't have that lumpy feeling anymore.
  3. Christian Nelson

    Amplified Subwoofer in one

    DOn't get me started on 1400 watt claims being BS.. The real measure of just how many WATTS it can drive is, what size fuse doe is have, what gauge wire do they reccomend. Volts * Amps = Watts. Think about whether a 30 amp fuse on a 12 volt system would be able to flow 1400 watts. (in case you...
  4. Christian Nelson

    Diesel MPG

    I also have heard light boost on gas engines will improve them as well, though to keep from getting too lean, etc, you need EFI. Whereas, you don't seem to have to worry as much about the diesel. Water injection is also something I'd like to try some day..
  5. Christian Nelson

    Diesel MPG

    Hmm, everyone I've talked to says you don't get the optimum mileage/power from diesel unless you turbo. This is fleet trucking diesel mechanics, etc.. I may be wrong about him having the 6.5 but he's claiming 30 mpg, and he's not the usual braggar about this stuff. Not positive about the year...
  6. Christian Nelson

    Diesel MPG

    Another consideration around here, is that where I live, the temps get LOW, and even newer diesels have trouble with gelling and stuff.. So, to me, this would be the bigger issue. That said, I would like to some day do what another buddy's dad is doing, he's using a small 2 cylinder diesel...
  7. Christian Nelson

    Diesel MPG

    From what I've heard Diesels without turbos never get ver good mileage, and diesels with EPA settings never get as good as they can, and if all else fails, get a bigger turbo. Buddy of mine chipped his Chev 4x4 put bigger pipes on it, and upgraded his turbo, and says he gets over 30mpg...
  8. Christian Nelson

    Replace gauge lights with LEDs?

    I'd like to do all red, since the red doesn't affect your night vision as much. Some day maybe.
  9. Christian Nelson

    Question about welding for the body guys..

    That's just it, I have the supports already, the floor pans, and even the door sills. Got them form LMC truck years ago, they are just sitting in the truck waiting for me to get around to working on it. Doors still open and close, so the tweaking isn't too bad as far as that is concerned...
  10. Christian Nelson

    Th400 to 700r4 ????

    I like the sounds of this, thinking for my truck, I may want to swap out the auto someday.. You say it has a built in slave, so it's hydraulic, so what do you do for pedals, just cut down your brake pedal, and put a wilwood clutch with master in it, or pull the stuff from the donor truck? How...
  11. Christian Nelson

    Is there a way to tell how much my truck is lifted?

    I am surprised with all the trivia knowledge around here about squares that no one seems to know what the stock measurement from frame to top of axle is front and back on a given 1/2, 3/4, 1 ton big block small block, etc!! From there, just measure yours and compare, and then you know how...
  12. Christian Nelson

    Question about welding for the body guys..

    LOL no.. I bought it, drove it home, started looking at it further, and the more I dug into it, the worse it looked.. Looks like 2 feet of snow has now post poned any thoughts of working on this right now.. Honestly, from the outside, this truck didn't look this bad. It was a family...
  13. Christian Nelson

    Question about welding for the body guys..

    That's what I am replacing, the cab supports, that's why I have to get the tanks out of the way, it goes all the way from the front to the back of the cab! That's a long bead of weld, my welder isn't long enough duty cycle to do it, I wil have to put little spot welds all the way front to...
  14. Christian Nelson

    Question about welding for the body guys..

    You are assuming I am a good enough welder to completely close in all 4 sides!!! :D There's some massive amounts of floor missing too, which will require me to add pieces, and weld them in, and I don't know if I can help (or even know if there are any!) that there may be some gaps. I am...
  15. Christian Nelson

    Question about welding for the body guys..

    I'm gonna try to weld in some new cab supports on my truck, still deciding whether to pull the cab off, or drop the gas tanks, and work underneath. Would be easier to be able to roll the cab around to work on it, but I don't have help, it's just me, the truck is currently immobile, and I...
  16. Christian Nelson

    Name that trans!!!!

    Yeah, looks like a 4l80. Can't tell if it's the "E" version, or electronically shifted, looks like it might be with that electric box on the shift linkage, but I might be wrong. If it is the "E" version, it will need to have a shift programing setup, unless you convert it to full manual. Also, I...
  17. Christian Nelson

    maybe got to big of tires!?

    Buddy of mine had the 38.5 TSL that were 16 wide on nothing but a 3" body lift. He rubbed sometimes, but the tires bent the fenders where that happened, and it ended looking like he trimmed it. I think he also had removed the wheel wells inside the front, splashed mud all over the engine...
  18. Christian Nelson

    HRPC's trip to Pull A Part

    Every time I see trucks in junk yards down south, I just about cry. If there was just some cheap way to get those cabs and beds up here, there's plenty of us who'd love one! Of the three squares my family own collectively, ALL of them have holes in the floors, rotted out fenders, the beds all...
  19. Christian Nelson

    questions about roller cams

    Total agreement here Hotrod! If ya wanted to replace the valve seals, you could with some rope in the cylinders, bring them up to TDC of the compression stroke, to hold the valves, and pull the springs, etc.. Might not be worth the hassle, I've seen people use an air compressor on the spark...
  20. Christian Nelson

    questions about roller cams

    Other than tune up/replace consumable stuff, I'd leave it alone. My experience with older stuff is, the more you open it up, the more trouble you cause. Run it til something breaks, then fix that. No sense in chasing your tail. There is no end to that. I see guys who rebuild an engine just...
  21. Christian Nelson

    Which tranny should i run?

    It's all about weight to horsepower ratio. If anything, the square has ponies to spare in that area.. Bottom line a given engine has a specific volume in all it's cylinders, it would stand to reason all other things being equal that lower rpms would reduce fuel consumptyion in a given engine...
  22. Christian Nelson

    Which tranny should i run?

    Well, I must have read wrong, but I for some reason thought people were saying that dude should gear it so he's cruising at 3,000 rpms, which I consider to be not very good if you are looking for gas mileage. I've seen the argument before on the slant 6 forum, and a harley shovelhead forum...
  23. Christian Nelson

    Which tranny should i run?

    I hate to be the disagreeable one here, but the rpms on my Suburban with the 4l60E are right around 2,000 at 75.. Going 55, its at like 1,200.. Biggest difference I've noticed between modern trucks that get better gas mileage than older ones, is OD, and lower cruising rpms. EFI doesn't get you...
  24. Christian Nelson

    Tranny issue on the way home 2night....

    I went with the Alto Red pack. Made more sense to me. Also, the ALto seemed more marketed to trucks and hauling/towing, and the Zpack seemed more designed to please the camaro drag racing crowd. Being I had a Suburban, I figured the Alto was the way to go. Another thing that put me over the edge...
  25. Christian Nelson

    Tranny issue on the way home 2night....

    I rebuilt a 4L60E which was my first auto I ever worked on. (The guys here helped a lot with my questions) It was a success, it works, unfortunately, I still can't sell my wife's Suburban, even with a good tranny :( .. But, 700R4 is practically identical to the 4L60E, minus the electronic...

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