ChevyRy96
Newbie
Hi guys! I have a 2000 K2500 crew cab with around 155k on it. It has a vortec 350. I bought it 5k ago and found out soon after buying it that it eats coolant and oil, nothing major, it doesn't smoke but it will go through a quart around every 1000 miles. I think I'm going to work the heads and do head gaskets on it. The question I have is what mods should I do while I'm doing the head gasket. I really like the pickup, but the 350 is a little under powered for it and it gets around 11 mpg. It is a farm pickup and does a fair amount of hauling. I am looking for it to be a little more lively and economical. I am thinking about doing headers and exhaust. I'm not really into noise but want to help it breath better. What headers would you guys recommend? right now I'm looking at JBA 6830S but I really don't know much and am open to ideas. I also want to replace the cat, with 155k on it, its time. Should I look for a "high flow" converter or will anything really work? I am also looking at a Flowmaster 50 Series HD. Should I look at changing exhaust pipe diameter at this time, or is that more of an aesthetic upgrade? Again open to suggestions but more interested in flow than noise. After doing these I think I'll do a black bear tune. Anything I'm missing out on? any intake upgrades I could do? Any other updates that you guys would do while the heads are off? I'm open to input, thanks for the help guys! Picture is of my pickup and my cousins 89 vette.
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