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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    Yep, different than what I have now, appears to be a part specific to the '91 R/V 2500/3500 trucks (not that I'm surprised by that either), and unavailable everywhere. Looks like I'll be crossing my fingers, saying a prayer in 2 dozen different languages, and hoping I find a '91 in a junkyard...
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    Big block cast exhaust manifolds or headers for turbo applications, side exit?

    Nothing like that...exits out the side and over the frame rails, not down. Or in other words, exhaust going straight out of the head, and not making the 90* turn downwards.
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    Big block cast exhaust manifolds or headers for turbo applications, side exit?

    Some time ago, when I began my search for headers for my K5 BBC swap, I had found a company that made cast exhaust manifolds with a T4 flange that exited straight out the side, roughly between the middle two cylinders. Basically it would be pointed straight to the fenders, over the frame rail...
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    Why do you love your TH350?

    Tires can make a world of difference one way or the other. My Caddy is a 320HP car, which would vaporize the stock Goodyear rears at will from a standstill...I really had to pay attention not to stand on it too hard without traction control turned on because it was so easy to spin the tires...
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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    Front pump seal? Wouldn't it be leaking fluid from there if that goes out? Every time I've lost a front pump seal in the past, it resulted in my truck resembling a crop duster going down the road, and I quickly lost all drive. While I've never tried to bolt up a trans with a converter not...
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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    That would be awesome, thanks! I dropped the pan today and changed out the Power Torque filter and seal for a Wix 58836, which according to Rockauto, is specifically for an early 4L80e with shallow pan. Noticed I dropped about 1.5 gallons out of the pan, and the dipstick is contacting the...
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    Break-in oil

    You're getting 20 gallon pails at a Walmart? Is that a rural thing? I don't think I've ever seen anything bigger than a 2 or 2.5 gallon jug at the Walmarts around here, and even those are diesel oils only. All the gas motor oils only come in 1 gallon or 5 quart jugs.
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    Break-in oil

    Probably one of the same articles I read, where he was doing tests that actually simulated what happens inside of a running engine, as opposed to the simple shear tests of a bar applying pressure to a roller, and had a butt load of different oils tested instead of just half a dozen of the...
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    Reproduction/modified emissions labels?

    Did some more searching, and found these guys...still expensive, but also more reasonable given what they include - https://www.phoenixgraphix.com/techdecals.php#GM I'd still like to find someone that can do modified stickers, but if I ever get the K5 back to a semi-restored state, this could...
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    Break-in oil

    All of my engines have been broken in, and continue to run, on WalMart's SuperTech oil. Yep, the cheap stuff. They're all made to the same standards anyways, and the tests done on that specific oil has always come out good. I just wish I could get this stuff in big drums, or at least 5 gallon...
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    Sealer on intake manifold

    My way for years has been to start with a good gasket, such as a Fel-Pro (doesn't have to be Fel-Pro, just avoid the bottom of the barrel parts store generics), and clean/chase the threads of the intake bolt holes to ensure they can be easily run down with fingers. Make sure your block and...
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    Reproduction/modified emissions labels?

    Whoa! Them are some pricey stickers! If that's the going rate for these things, I don't think I need them that badly, lol.
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    Reproduction/modified emissions labels?

    Some years ago I ran across a source of reproduction emissions labels - the ones usually stuck to the core support that lists engine model/displacement, spark gap, ignition timing, etc., as well as the ability to have it modified to show current engine specs after an engine swap, specifically...
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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    I have a '95 4L80E in my K5, that I converted to full manual operation...there is no ECU/TCU anywhere in this truck, shifting is 100% manual. Basically I'm now controlling the shift solenoids via the pressure manifold assembly and manual shift valve, with the line pressure solenoid locked out...
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    New guy in Phoenix...

    and because I can only do 5 pictures per post.... What's left of the '85 K20 that I picked up for the 454 that was in it for $1000..original plan was to yank that motor, clean it up, reseal it, and slap it in the K5. Then after yanking it, I found a PO installed a 350 flywheel on it, which...
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