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Mystery Vacuume fitting

Just swapped my 1998 5.0 for a new 5.7. Everything went smoothly, and it runs well. Only have one small mystery part. On the drivers side of the motor. The PCV valve comes out of the valve cover, and has a hose that goes into the top of a solenoid. On the side of the solenoid, there is a fitting...
- Kevinx
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- Apr 7, 2015
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Are there any ECM reprogramers I can actually talk to?

Ordered my 5.7 crate motor toady, and am working with a time crunch. I need to get my ECM flashed to handle the swap from a 5.0 to the bigger engine. My original intent was to get with Black Bear for this. However today I started down this path, and found they do not communicate except by email...
- Kevinx
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- Mar 30, 2015
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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L30 to L31-R swap. What's Needed?

Yes I'm sure this has been covered ad nausea, and yes I tried searching, but I couldn't find the right word combination. After only 254,000 miles my 1998 Silverado with an L30 5.0 popped an intake at speed, and spewed milkshake everywhere. I know I can replace the gaskets, and ride on...
- Kevinx
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- Mar 29, 2015
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Low budget face lift

Looking on line the other day I saw how cheap it was to buy a new grill. Looked like Parts Geek had some great prices, but when I was about to check out. The shipping floored me. I went to AM Auto Parts, and found gold. Black grill with head lights, turn sig, and corner markers for $162...
- Kevinx
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- Mar 20, 2015
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Paint / Body / Detailing