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  1. J

    already want a bigger cam

    He said he did not want to loose his low end torque so I am guessing he wants to be able to use it as a truck still. The reason I am throwing racing is I have built race motors and street motors I have had tight LSA small and large cams and wide LSA small and large cams and can tell ya from...
  2. J

    TH 350 vs 4L60e

    Ya don't tow in over drive. The 5.3 with the 4L60E would be cool though. Dose not look like a cheep swap to convert to an LS but would be cool.
  3. J

    Transmission swap

    I would keep the transmission too or swap over to a NV4500. There very strong and will add an over drive. If he ever plans on doing any 4X4 the 4 speed will be better at climbing it has something like a 6.5:1 first gear as the TH400 is only 2.48:1 the M465 will probably get a little better fuel...
  4. J

    already want a bigger cam

    I have done a lot of racing in my life and had a lot of cams. 106-108 will narrow the power band but make more peak power and will rob it from the low end and a little from the top. Look at cams recommended power bands on similar grinds and you will see what the cam manufacture recommends. This...
  5. J

    already want a bigger cam

    I would not go as tight as 108 personally unless your running a small stall converter. 110 is about as tight as I would go. 108 will make more mid range torque and HP but will kill a little low RPM power unless it is a very small cam. The SUM-K1103 is the cam I would go with. After that I would...
  6. J

    What filter?

    I always get the cheep clear filters thy have at the auto part store. I don't know how many micron they are but I like them.
  7. J

    Compatible rear end for 73

    My 85 has a rear end from a 73. Just get the same rear or better yet rebuild it. Good time to swap lower gears and an overdrive transmission.
  8. J

    On board water?

    O ya both good points.
  9. J

    Supercharging a 454 questions

    That's sweet. I keep running and work on 2 80,000LB boilers at work and 17 ammonia compressors. Not quiet as large equipment but fun work. That engine is about the size of one of my boilers.
  10. J

    Supercharging a 454 questions

    What TBI system are you looking at? I have not ran one. I like the looks of the fast system though. I don't know if it retards timing under boost or not though. I have tossed the idea of doing a 177 on my 454 that I will be building after I am done with my current truck. I might be getting the...
  11. J

    Supercharging a 454 questions

    You need an ignition box that will retard timing under boost. Are you looking at doing a single carb 177 set up? BYW you are driving my dream truck, freekin love that truck.
  12. J

    already want a bigger cam

    If your looking at new heads than pretty much anything will make more top end. It is hard to beat the low RPM power of the vortecs though. Your best bet would be to keep the vortecs and have them milled to raise compression a little. If I was to step up and wanted more power I would look at the...
  13. J

    already want a bigger cam

    That's 350+ at the flywheel not the rear tires ^
  14. J

    already want a bigger cam

    No my truck will not beat the new 5.0 a guy has one at work. I only am laying down around 350 HP. I do plan on spraying my motor but I don't think my 6,000LB+ truck will ever beat him. I am going to take the truck to race wars though and am hoping to hit a mid to low 14 sec quarter in my 4X4...
  15. J

    already want a bigger cam

    Don't put too much faith in the simulator. Have had a few fast motors the simulator would have told you wont work. The difference in power is the transmissions. The 4L80 had a 2.48 first gear if I remember and the 700R4 has a 3.06 this is the great thing about the 700R4 the low 1st gear...
  16. J

    On board water?

    Highdesertrange this is what I am after. My spare tire is not mounted under the truck any more so I was thinking this could be a good spot for it. Maybe a 16 gallon aluminum fuel cell or something. I like the idea of the hose and pump instead of a fixed spray system. My wife wants to be able to...
  17. J

    Post your experiences buying auto parts from summit racing and other places

    So this is a first for me. I have been going through both jegs and summit for about 13-14 years now and have always had great service. This time I order headers, exhaust kit, mufflers and exhaust cut outs from jegs. I ordered the exhaust cut outs 3 times. I have only got 1 cut out and I need 2...
  18. J

    89 r3500 building heat

    Check the color of your plugs too. Could be running lean. Don't focus too much on the timing on your damper. I use a vacuum gage for timing. I tried to set my current motor at 10* timing and it would not run proper. I have it at 16* now. Your motor might need more or less timing than what the...
  19. J

    already want a bigger cam

    I designed my own cam using the comp cams 4X4 Xtreem lobes. I wanted peak torque to be around 3,500 with a 5,500 RPM shift point. I was intending on using a 2,000RPM stall later down the road but wanted it to also be small enough to use a stock stall. I originally ground it for a street strip...
  20. J

    already want a bigger cam

    Going to be a few more months tell it is in my truck but this motor will be towing a camper and a boat and will do it just fine. A 33 with 3.73 and a 700 is a good set up. I would beef up the transmission though if your going to rod on this thing at all. I would not do a full rebuild but upping...
  21. J

    already want a bigger cam

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWU3ZqmDS08 here is my motor in my Camaro before I tuned it and before I pulled it to install in my truck.
  22. J

    Long tube or short tube headers?

    If your never going to do a cam swap I would go 1 1/2 if you are going to swap to a slightly larger cam in the future with say 210* @0.050 or larger I would go 1 5/8. Don't buy cheep headers either. They will make more power than the manifolds but you get what you pay for. I have had a lot of...
  23. J

    Exhaust ideas!?

    I know you want 2.5 but I have a 2.25 duel kit form hooker that I am going to be installing with there matching headers and mufflers and like the kit a lot. The pipes are mandrel bent and very nice. They also have a kit for stock exhaust manifolds. Its not cheep for the pipes but there very well...
  24. J

    where to start on trying to increase mpg 84 c10

    Honestly though I would highly recommend a permanent vacuum gage. Try to drive were your getting the highest vacuum reading. Place it in a highly visible spot so your not taking your eyes too far from the road to look at it all the time like the A pillar or dash.
  25. J

    already want a bigger cam

    I would step up about 10* on duration on the cam. A 214*/224* cam will work just fine. I am swapping my vortec motor in my 3/4 ton 4X4 I just built that has 214/224 @0.050 and it has great low RPM torque. I was running it in my 86 Camaro with a stock stall and could bark the tires with light...

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