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improving mpgs?
on average i've been getting 13mpg. i travel about 67 miles a day and just looking for some improvements i can make to get up in the range of 15-18mpg. using a 1/4 of gas a day is a bit rough when going to school and not working much. i used to have a 94 s10 blazer that got 18mpg on avg and that...- bluebear15
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- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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running temp? thermostat?
aight so after starting my truck up from being cold it would go past running temp up to a tick past 210 then drop back down to reg running temp about 195. so i figured it was just a sticky thermostat so i replaced it. well i've had the new thermostat (duralast from autozone) in for less than a...- bluebear15
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- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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no dome light with door open
last week i noticed that when i opened my door my dome lights didnt work but when i would use the switch to turn them on they work. gets annoying when you have a bunch of stuff to take out when you get home at night and dont like hitting the switch each time any ideas?- bluebear15
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- Forum: Audio + Electronics
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Amp decision
i recently got alpine 6.5" component and coaxial (sps-600c and sps-600) speakers for my tahoe. they both run 80W rms a piece at 4 ohms. i'm looking to get an amp to power them thats less than $300 and still has good output. i have a rockford fosgate mono amp for my subs and i love it and has...- bluebear15
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- Forum: Audio + Electronics
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parking lights
anyone know where i can find a set of parking lights like these: i really like those and i tried contacting the owner but he couldnt rem where he got them i've tried looking on ebay but havent found ones like these. i never seem to get much on my searches- bluebear15
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- Forum: Audio + Electronics
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dynamat and/or other sound proofing
i've heard that the obs trucks have horrible sound proofing. i've noticed this with the radio on and i step outside my truck and only with the volume on 6 i can hear the music pretty good outside. i'm just looking to keep most of the sound inside my tahoe with low cost. i've heard of using...- bluebear15
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- Forum: Audio + Electronics
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to demold or not demold??
i've been debating this ever since i bought the tahoe, whether or not to take the moldings off. i like the look of solid color obs' demolded but with the 2 tone i'm not so sure. so what is everyones opinion?- bluebear15
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- Forum: Paint / Body / Detailing
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wiring rear door and rear roof speakers
i'm looking at setting up a new system in my tahoe. heres what will be going in: Alpine IDA-X303 (Head Unit) Alpine SPS-600C (front door speakers, component) Alpine SPS-600 (rear door speakers, coaxial) Alpine SPS-609 (rear roof speakers, 6x9) Rockford Fosgate R300-4 (speaker amp) also...- bluebear15
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- Forum: Audio + Electronics
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P1870
i have a check engine code P1870 which says trans component slipping. drives perfectly fine except sometimes i will get a hard 1-2 shift. was told it might be a back TC switch so i replaced that and it was back to normal for a couple days but then it returned. my tahoe has 209k mi on it and i...- bluebear15
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- Forum: Transmissions
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new from fsc 97 tahoe
got an invite to check out the site so thought i'd join and contribute. i've got a 97 tahoe w/ 3" body lift on 285/75/16's. i recently bought the tahoe this year and i bought it with the lift, tires/wheels, and tint. so far i've only swapped in led lights in the cluster and put in an alpine head...- bluebear15
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