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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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    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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    Engine break in run - rotating engine and filling carb bowls?

    I'm a day or two away from finally getting to fire my new 489 for the first time....and while this is far from my first engine build, this IS my first "performance" build on a old school carb'ed V8 (been working on small 4 cylinder EFI stuff for most of my life). So I understand the core...
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    Cleaning rust/scale out of radiator, OUT of truck...?

    Been searching for this one for a while, both here and on Google, without much luck. All the hits I was coming up with was something like "my radiator is full of crusty mud...how do I clean it?? I DON'T want to pull the radiator out!!!", and I'm the opposite - I don't want to put the radiator...
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    New guy in Phoenix...

    Picked up a '86 K5 this past summer with the usual PO cutting/hacking nightmares, and a plan to eventually do a BBC swap in it. Thankfully, the body is fairly clean, but the wiring was an absolute nightmare, along with the ever present hack the crap out of the bezel and dash to half-butt fit in...
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    Fixing PO's wiring hacks while swapping to BBC...

    As I'm new here, and no one else presumably knows me, I'll just preface this with - I am VERY familiar with electricity, and low voltage DC, in general. I work on security systems and radio systems for a utility company for a living. I'm just 100% how a few things are wired/operated in these...

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