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  1. Old60Driver

    What did you pay for a square

    Bit of a long story, but I figured I'd share. I met my wife back in '11, and went to meet her folks. They had this '83 K20 that they used here and there on their property, but she really only got run once a year when they used it for dump runs. The rest of the time, she was open barn. Her...
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    Rearend gear ratios 1980-1987 most common

    My 83 K20 has 4.56 behind a 350/TH400
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    83 K20 GEAR RATIO

    G'mornin y'all! So, after some calculatin' this morning, I'm pretty sure I have 4.56 gears in her. Going out to confirm later this morning, but it's just too danged cold right now. I'm 99% sure the original owner (late father in law), never had anything modified on the truck, but it was used...
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    Longtime Squarebody Owner

    Welcome from Houston! Nice couple of rigs you got there!
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Let me know how it works out for you. Have a similar kit that I've been need to use. ;)
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    Order of upgrades

    Roger that y'all. Looks like I'll be going all in at once! lol Another quick question for y'all. I made a post the other day asking about ported or manifold vac for the dizzy. I've always run it ported from the qjet (driver side, low), but noticed the other day that even at 600 rpm, I'm...
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    Order of upgrades

    Good info! Thanks for the share!!
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    Order of upgrades

    HA!! I've always thought we should remove those warning labels. Things'll get sorted one way or another. ;)
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    Order of upgrades

    Regarding the cam springs, I only have the beehives. Buddy needed some stock vortec springs, so I gave him the ones out of the vortec heads. Seat pressure is about 90#, if that helps. :/
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    Order of upgrades

    Wait. People had done WHAT with the cam lube? lol
  11. Old60Driver

    Anything new for HEADERS for K10 K20 I need a new set.

    I put headers on my 83 K20 a few years ago. ZERO issues putting them in. Used these from Summit. I know they are cheap, but after 3 years, no leaks, and they do the thing that long tube headers do. They were 50 bucks cheaper back then. ;) https://www.summitracing.com/parts/BIG-11500FLT
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    Order of upgrades

    G'mornin y'all! So, sometime last year (or year before? lol) I picked up a '97 880 engine, with the intention of doing a bit of top end work to it (heads, cam, intake, etc...), and slapping it in my 83 K20. Pretty decent deal, 200 bones for a just about complete engine. Pulled the heads, and...
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    Interesting Oil Pressure Indications

    Yes sir, when the gauge worked, it was about half that. Then I replaced the gauge (and sending unit), and it read high. I subsequently installed the Dakota gauge cluster, and it still reads high, with it's proprietary pressure sending unit. Seems crazy that the pressure is that high, but two...
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    Interesting Oil Pressure Indications

    G'mornin y'all! Bone stock '83 350 with about 65K miles. Family owned since new, has never been opened up (relevant later). A while back I had a bad oil pressure gauge (resistor), and upon replacement of both the gauge and new sending unit, the pressure seemed high. Like in excess of 60 at...
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    Quadrajet getting vacuum at ported vacuum

    That's what I was thinking as well. Engine totally warmed up, and not on fast idle. Actually reduced idle to 650 just to check, and I'm still getting vacuum that I can feel with my finger at idle. Definitely the on ported; drivers side, just above mixture screw. FWIW, I was reading something...
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