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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    Thank you @overdrivestepside ! I really appreciate it. How much do you think that load weighs? I have decided not to use the C10 as my main tow vehicle, but I am embarking on a cross country move, and am considering making it tow the welding rig, because my new truck, (new to me I should say...
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    @Ricko1966 thank you so much for the explanation on the ESC, I didn't realize what it really did. I don't know if it makes any difference or not, but here is what my timing is currently. 5 deg. @ 750rpm Vacuum advance disconnected 25 deg. @ 750rpm with Vacuum connected 22 deg. @3000rpm Vacuum...
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    Thank you both. @Ricko1966 yes I am running a completely stock engine, And I belive it has knock sensors. I got home late, so didn't have time to get the timing measurements tonight. will try to get those tomorrow.
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    Hi @Ricko1966 thank you for the input, I am very willing to put the work into setting up the distributor. Do you mean setting up using the distributer and vacuum can that are currently in the truck? or replacing them with new ones of known value? I will get the timing measurements and post them...
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    @SirRobyn0 That would be great! I didnt know there was a farming thread. See you there.
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    @SirRobyn0 Wow that is a pretty big load of corn. If you don't mind me inquiring, where do you buy your corn? 400 miles and the passes you named, you seem to be headed for Idaho? mainly interested because we will be moving (Lord willing) to northwest Montana next spring, and I am hoping we can...
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    Thank you all! If I remember correctly my vacuum advance adds about 20deg. But I will re-measure it tomorrow as well as the mechanical advance and report back. I think it is the original stock distributer, but I don't know for sure. What is a "safe" limit for total timing at ~3000rpms? I am...
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    Thank You all for your help that is a ton of great advice. @Bextreme04 I really appreciate the numbers to shoot for. I was thinking it needed to run richer, and I didn't know I could adjust the secondary rods. I was going to ask about the APT, I removed it for cleaning during the first rebuild...
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    Need advice on Tuning a Quad

    Hello all, Been a while since I was last on, but I have got my truck running now and need someone familiar with Quadrajets to give me some advice. Some of y'all recommended that I try rebuilding it a second time, which I did, and now it actually runs pretty good. Lots of power, great throttle...
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    Brand and Ratio for Ring and Pinion Gears?

    @Craig Nedrow , and @Ricko1966 Thank you both, I figured it would be a learning curve, and it would not be the first time that I had questioned my sanity. I am on the lookout for a salvage axle, mainly because of cost, but if I can't find one I will be back to the rebuild option. I do have a...
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    Brand and Ratio for Ring and Pinion Gears?

    @Ricko1966 If I can't find a good axle, I will most certainly want you to walk me through it. I am half tempted to go that route just to learn how it's done. Are there any other specialized tools that I would need?
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    Brand and Ratio for Ring and Pinion Gears?

    @Ricko1966 thank you so much for the explanation. I will certainly look into the salvaged axle option, I am not to far from three or four yards, so that might save me some money, time and headache. and thank you for pointing me to that site, I have never been on carparts.com before, that is...
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    Brand and Ratio for Ring and Pinion Gears?

    @Ricko1966 Sorry I did not see your last post till after I posted, Yes I did see the picture, but I can't read it. Would you mind explaining the math your doing for the gear ratios? I would really appreciate it :)
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    Brand and Ratio for Ring and Pinion Gears?

    @Turbo4whl if Yukon are the best, I am willing to go that route, just thought if one of the other brands was good, it would save a little. @KnuckleBuster, I know I don't really need to change the gears, but I would like for the truck to have a little extra power, and be capable of towing if it...
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    Brand and Ratio for Ring and Pinion Gears?

    Hello all, Have finally got around to working on the drive line of the old C10. Looking to swap the 2.73 rear end to either a 3.73 or 4.10 as recommended by a lot of you in my thread concerning towing with my C10. I have decided against using it as a heavy tow vehicle, it is just going to be a...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    @SirRobyn0 Thank you so much for all the input, I really appreciate it! I wish I lived close enough to just bring my truck to your shop to have any work done.:) That last point about the GVWR is something I really haven't thought about, I would have been quite shocked. Like I said before, think...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    @Rusty Nail Thanks for the elaboration, that's a really good take on 4wd vs 2wd. I am a rural welder, would far rather be way off pavement in the middle of nowhere, than in downtown Houston any day. So yes your right, I really need to get 4wd. I think you can rest easy about the engine swap...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    @Bextreme04 thank you so much! I hope I can measure those with my obd scanner, we'll see.
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    @Bextreme04 That sounds very interesting. I just got home from a trip pulling my 4k lb trailer with my dad's 2008 Yukon. It is the 2500 3/4 ton with the 6.0L, and when pulling we were only getting 8mpg. I am not sure I follow how you did the testing, but I would love to know if that is the issue...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    Hey @Rusty Nail, what do mean Dude has practically guaranteed himself to be stuck in the snow or mud? would really appreciate your take on doing an engine swap, though I think I have already been talked out of it. @JBswth thanks for the input, that is probably just what I am going to do, what...
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    305 to 454 Engine Swap?

    Thank you all for the help, I really appreciate it. @Craig Nedrow thank you so much for the links that really helps. I went and read the thread you linked to and that also makes things clearer. @84c10Tony that is really what this thread is all about, do I keep the truck as is, do the work to...
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    305 to 454 Engine Swap?

    @Sgt Gus, I am not sure what the trans is in the burb, only it is the original, but the parts guy said it was an electronic trans, while the one in my truck is a mechanical, not really sure what the implications of that are? @squaredeal91 I certainly wouldn't know, but according to this article...
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    305 to 454 Engine Swap?

    @bucket, thank you for the response, is there anything I can do for the transmission? The one in the 96 burb is the original, with 230k miles on it, so I don't really want to put that in the truck. Can anyone recommend a good aftermarket transmission that wouldn't brake the bank?
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    Hello Again, After learning so much from this thread, I am going to look around for a little newer work truck for right now. But I still want my C10 to be a capable backup truck that can tow my rig. Definitely going to add the transmission cooler as suggested, and swap the rear gears to either...
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    305 to 454 Engine Swap?

    So here’s the deal; I have an 85 C10 truck with a 305 small block engine, 4 speed automatic transmission, and 2.73 rear gear ratio. Seems the general take on towing with it is, that it will work, but that it is not what that setup was designed for. My dad has a 96 GMC Suburban, with a Vortec...

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