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  1. barry_g

    Body Mount Brackets

    I bought them rad supports as well. it says welding is optional. as far as I can tell, my own is not welded at all,just bolted. is it a robotic weld, hiding that it is welded? just preparing my chore list in coming days. got plasma and all the tools, just curious. I repaired any factory body...
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    1997 Chevy Suburban K1500 P0420

    EGR.
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    Top end vs 383 stroker

    they have been good to me. my first 5 liter was a 301 pontiac..1978. I simply cuaght onto something as years went by. octane for the daily...5 liters does soemthing just right. I still drive one. my 5 speed 1996 gmc...still hits 20+ mpg in the summers.
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    Top end vs 383 stroker

    this guy does good..stays more like most people in their back yard. I rememeber 383 making the cover of a hot rod mag.. and my friend said "don't bother, the rod ratio is too hard" the 350 can go a long freaking way..just feed it. Getting old now, an engine that still has my daydreams is a...
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    NV3500 Shifting Issues

    brand new, and it looks like a short throw of a core hurst. did not know thrust could bother these. there is no other excuses that I can think of... I am thinking your shifter base off by 1-2mm might notice something and go out of align to the tightness of being new. if a shaft was bent...
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    OHM testing specs for sensors

    informative thread. I'd like to revive it... I have 1996 k1500 manual trans. I simply swapped mine after verifying it was the culprit to start and stall more than several times at 10F and colder. I caught it making a loud click, and truck starts perfect afterward..even at 20 below. This was by...
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    P1354?

    yes. I use Dash command for phone (and lap top), with the xtra 5 bucks spent for the cam retard reading. and obd link lx bluetooth obd2, I think it is. less than 100 in the whole thing. if you have a fast phone like samsung s21 or newer.. holy cow. there is not a scanner even getting close to...
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    Scanner Tool To Set The Timing????

    tried the obdlink lx today worked good. did not kick out at all. I normally use nonmetric readings, but was just testing. my cmp retard is off qute a bit.
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    Scanner Tool To Set The Timing????

    will do. :waytogo: as my 22 year adventure with ebay goes.. i got tangled up with an 8 sale china guy. had to re-order. not sure how i do that every other month... I think ebay uses me as an old timer to see if sellers are good. :) will know by saturday. I have that same obdlink SX cord...
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    GMT400 Owners also in the SUBIE GANG!

    I ran the antique years for 21. old ea82. I still have a first year turbo engine in the shed. not sure why. It was lke a dare at first.. A dealer was going belly up. little subarus falling apart everywhere,less than 10years old. that was january 1997 anyway. here is my last one.. I have no...
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    Bought the palmer performance dashcommand to set CMP retard what a difference

    well damn. I was blaming my cheap obd2 bluetooth I went through 3 of them. I have the obdlink LX on the way. dash commander is all setup with the extra pid. adding up my pennies.. could have just bought an old snap on outdated. over 7 years is enough to not get mad. hope it works. I'll post...
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    Scanner Tool To Set The Timing????

    old thread.. but thanks for this post. exactly what I was wondering about. I went through 3 obd2 bluetooth and had your same errors. I gave up and went 6 more years. I had one that chopped every value in half..let alone give me the exrta pid's I paid forwith dash commander. 9 inches of vacuum...
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    Any secrets for a bumping MPG on 1998 305?

    I drive a 96.. 305, 5 speed. it is right by the window sticker for 25 years.. 20 in the summer really cold starts drops it down. very impressed. one of my favorites after 23 vehicles. going onto 8th year. I just redid spider assembly (my fault), egr and ignition gained a half point in vacuum...
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    Why are 88's-98's special?

    99 is no different. they have a bit of a messup in the permanent database records is all.. 88-98 should be to the year 2k. I have a 96 k1500 v8 at 388k.. no codes. 5 speed, never needed anything. great owner history, mystery install of new motor somewhere along the way. exactly factory. the...
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    Crate engine vs rebuilding opinions?

    the real licensed crate gets a bore over.. 3 options. .020 is minimum, 60 max. they do have warranty, and are nice. to rebuild on your own, you can stay stock, ignoring ring land ridges at tdc and other machined measures. the crate has a chance to go even further than the first round of oem...
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    400hp 350 Vortec?

    interesting thread. for the last of sbc, i would not go smaller than the 64cc gems already bolted on. ..and that 350 is damn hot. I have found vortec trimming the max -25% to an FPR problem. it only reveals, they got it tuned to as far as it will go. 5800rpm and an old sbc is the end of the...
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    obd2 scanner

    Quite accustomed to answering my own questions... this place has great info too, I just browsed around. I guess i am going to go insane for a 21yr old hack job and see what I got. I saw it can be used on other vehicles once the first vehicle is back to stock. I suppose that is worth the $400...
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    obd2 scanner

    looking for the cheapest way to get all info from the obd2. 1996 gmc, nv3500. the manual trans makes for fast ECM anyway.. coupled with a full LED light swap, fuse size drop etc. I have elm327, and tried some cheaper software.. not good enough. I want to check cam retard. I also have a...
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    Curb weight of ext cab 4X4 5.7 vortec truck?

    I had found this at 4770.. xcab, but with auto. my manual xcab 305 is at 5000-5100, steel has been done 3 times on the cab, all cross sills are beyond doubled, tire crossmember was used as a skeleton to add twice as thick, frame lamination. Even swapping to ten ply load range E is a surprise in...
  20. barry_g

    Nv3500-nv4500 swap

    good info. Not to hijack... I have a 1996, ecsb. bone stock..except the engine is very well built. We assume a slight over bore on a gm license rebuild. I welded a frame, added leaf helpers.. doubled cross sills. made my own tire crossmember.. well, a silent a hell broke loose. p-rated tires...
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    Value of our trucks

    I agree. obd2 made history. 96+ still making history now. just adding the sum of miles from 96-99 must be a world record..no joke. it is for real. I treat my 96 like my dads 2016. In fact he liked my 96 so much he mimicked as much as possible for his new truck. the older shifter on the floor...
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    extra hanger steel

    slow going here I guess.. good to post anyway. I installed one today, with some trimming needed and one more bolt. where frame is very good, I noticed nothing.. until backing up. no more reverse hop. will add the other one symmetrically and reveal final photos. I could break the frame in half...
  23. barry_g

    Poly cab mount install

    the poly , you can throw the old iron right back in, I even cleaned up pitted and rust holes in the caps. the poly stops all chains that made the steel nasty. if you deem it working good, thrown it right back in. I also found all replacment bolts are thicker shanked, and the poly has a much...
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    extra hanger steel

    I was inspecting my brothers newfound 2003, 5.3L.. 12 footer. Nice truck. I spotted what had been driving me nuts for decades with an actual factory made piece fulfilling those two extra holes on the front hangers, rear suspension. my 1996 gmc is one.. predrilled spots, no fancy extra piece...
  25. barry_g

    The Ultimate 88-98 Performance Toolbox

    Some self learned tips for the 96-98... new old stock fuel pumps, terrible. Just swapping the whole assembly for anything built after 2008 is a noticable power gain. Once fuel average is at 17mpg or so.. you'll know when you got that right anyway. (my own creeped up to 22-24mpg in the summers-...

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