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  1. Tongan310

    4l80E Low on Fluid

    Hey All, Finally got the old girl out from the backyard (sitting for about 1.5 years). Fired right up and ran great drove fine but I did noticed after about 20mins driving went to look at the Transmission fluid level and its LOW and I mean barely anything on the dip stick, which bring me to my...
  2. Tongan310

    Need measurements for Front End

    Hello all been a long time since I've gotten time to look into my hobby and truck but I am need of help. 97 454 4 Door Dually Long bed. In the future I plan to drop my truck. Probably using a 5/7 DJM kit while maybe long time later switching to air.. That's still up in the air. Anyway I need...
  3. Tongan310

    AC blows cold but Volume of Air sucks

    Alright all, I have 97 3500 with 454 cc. Problem here in az it gets stupid hot. My AC blows COLD as could be BUT the sheer amount of air is laughable (Feels like a solid 3 setting from a newer chevy) even on max settings. Blower simply not blowing enough air. It almost to the point where mind as...
  4. Tongan310

    Possible Bad Ignition Switch?

    Hey guys so I got a problem thats got me stumped... Trucks a 97 cc 3500 with 454. Brand new Alt and battery is fine for now. (Just take this as a note). OKAY so here's what happens. I was driving to work one day and the truck cut ALL power to everything for a split second. Everything came...
  5. Tongan310

    Which Tranny Should I get?

    Hey guys no where near starting this pita project but just brain storming as I will once I get some other bugs worked out. So on my 97 cclb c3500 Dually I plan on swapping out the 454 for a LMM/LLY/LBZ Duramax (I can get my hands on any of the 3 for fairly cheap haven't decided which one yet)...
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    Losing Power

    Alright so I got a weird issue and I can't seem to track it down. What makes it worse is this same thing is happening to my brothers 04 Avalanche (Ironically). So here goes: First off 97 Chevy 3500 454 has roughly 126k miles. To the Problem: The problem is I have intermittent power loss...
  7. Tongan310

    Getting up to speed with 4l80e

    You guys with bigger (Or should i say heavier) loads how are ya'll getting up to speed nicely? I get the left arrow green and by the time I'm crossing the damn crosswalk to finish the turn its red. (Let me add that means all of my trailer is still in the middle of the intersection). You guys...
  8. Tongan310

    Hughes Performance 4l80e

    Hey guys anyone ever use Hughes Transmissions? Good or Bad? I see a lot of good reviews and looking to get their XD25-1 (Goes for about 3-4k online but since they are down the street from me they said it cost me about 2k (Wtf is the write up) )kit so I can tow with my mind at ease. My Neighbor...
  9. Tongan310

    Air Bag / 5th Wheel Question

    Alright so I'm slowly getting the truck back together and while I had everything apart I thought I throw some air Bags in the back. The problem is the air bag bracket hits the B&W bracket. I was thinking I could cut a small "C" notch in the bracket to get air bags put in place. It would only...
  10. Tongan310

    Bolts, Screws, Washers and what not

    Alright long story short. Some lady didn't check her mirror and ran right into me. Now I gotta get a new tie rod (It snapped in the wheel hub) Front Passenger fender and rims (After bouncing off my front fender/bumper she smashed my rear rim its nearly flatten). So to keep it short. Insurance...
  11. Tongan310

    Another Tow Question

    Alright I know this subject has been beat to S***. Bare with me. So I keep googling/looking through the forums and I can't find out what I can legitimately can tow with a 5th wheel. So for starters I have a 97 c3500 crew cab long bed with 7.4/4l80e. So for starters I know my GVWR is 10k I have...
  12. Tongan310

    CAT Failed..

    Alright so I had my cat failed or more like it turned into a giant plug.. Cut it out and well now I got straight pipe hell that's a lot louder than I thought it'd be... (truck is happy though cause it runs way better now..) So the question is as anyone used High Flow cats on these trucks? I...
  13. Tongan310

    Stupid Seat Belt Question

    So my seatbelt has been acting odd lately. It locks up whenever it likes too and lately its been locking up as I try to just put it on. If I play with it (Inch it out tugging it constantly) I can get it out after about 5 mintues of slightly pulling it then give it a tad of slack and repeating...
  14. Tongan310

    Some Performance Questions.

    Hey guys. I've done of lot of looking around and googling. The more I read the more I can't seem to find an answer that makes sense to me because one place says good the other says not so good. So here it is: I'm looking to get some more power out of my 97 c3500 with the 454. Questions is...
  15. Tongan310

    New Here from AZ

    New here, Just picked me up a 97 Silverado 3500 with 102k miles on the 7.4. Very happy with this truck just gonna do a few things to it, such as CAI, exhaust, stereo and helper bags in the back

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