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    1993 Chevy Silverado solid axle

    Any one ton I've ever seen is 14 Bolt rear and Dana 60 front,. 3/4 tons 14 bolt rear with a 10 bolt front.
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    SM465 cab swap

    The cab in my truck came from a 2wd auto. It just has the tunnel out of a 4wd standard. It's just screwed down with self tapping screws, looks and works fine. And I also have a 3 inch body lift btw.
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    Improving 454 HO gas mileage

    Yeah well i put it together for power so I can't complain too much, maybe someday when i have the money I'll try a smaller carb
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    Improving 454 HO gas mileage

    I've looked at a chart and entered my tire size and gear ratio and at 35 i should be around 1400, and at 50 i should be around 1900 rpms. I just figured being easy on it I'd be closer to 13 mpg. Not that I'm complaining because I love the motor, just a little expensive to cruise around in lol
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    Improving 454 HO gas mileage

    It is this carb- http://holley.com/0-80511-1.asp And this engine- http://www.jegs.com/i/GM-Performance/809/12568774/10002/-1 I was thinking maybe 4.10 gears if i avoided interstate, but i don't know if there'd be any noticeable gains over the 3.73s
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    Improving 454 HO gas mileage

    The carb is a Holley 830 HP. The motor is the 454 HO crate motor, not the original one. So TBI isn't really an option. Do those O2 sensors for jetting a carb really work, I have looked into them.
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    Improving 454 HO gas mileage

    I've been driving my truck for about a month now and have gotten way worse gas mileage than I expected. I have calculated somewhere between 7-10 mpg. This is a little bit of mixed driving, keeping it around 60 on the highway. My setup is an sm465 with 3.73 gears, and a 830 HP carb. I...
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    Machine shop

    There's one for sure in Mass. Not sure of his name, but most all of the Mass pullers have their motors built by the same shop, so I'm assuming he's good.
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    sm465 no reverse lights

    I don't know what it came with but i ran my own wire back to the fuse box so they should have worked. I'll try a different switch in the transmission, if that doesn't work I guess the shifter's just too worn out?
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    454 brackets and pulleys

    You can't beat a serpentine setup! And for some reason people think since they stopped making v-belt brackets and pulleys so long ago they're worth more because they're 'rare'.
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    454 brackets and pulleys

    ended up buying serpentine brackets and pulleys off a '91 k3500 with a 454. Came with everything and taken off for $150.
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    Turbine Rim Lug Nuts

    The washers on those lug nuts would not fit inside the rims im pretty sure, and called around the correct lug nuts are called 9/16 appliance roto-lugs. One place wanted $15 per lug nut for them.
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    sm465 no reverse lights

    I bought my truck with the reverse lights wired up to a toggle switch, so i took a reverse switch out of another transmission and put it in my truck. My transmission will not turn the switch on when it's in reverse. And yes I did check the switch before installing it. I'm assuming it's because...
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    Turbine Rim Lug Nuts

    Yeah. The rims I bought were originally on the truck, and the lug nuts I have were also originally on the truck with these rims.
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    Turbine Rim Lug Nuts

    The only thing I dont know about is the shank is .800 and mine are .860. Too much smaller? Also just found these...
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