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  1. travis mattson

    Insurance value help

    Hello I recently totalled my 1994 c1500 reg cab shortbox 5.7 auto. 112,000 miles. Had new motor, truck was mint. Looking for help finding comparable trucks for sale same year and 2wd. Our insurance company is jacking us around with 3rd party appraisals. They said it's worth $9500 If guys find...
  2. travis mattson

    Rust free paint job coat

    I have a 1997 2dr tahoe no rust a few minor dings. Just wonder what I could expect to pay for new paint job now days. Including jambs for color change
  3. travis mattson

    TBI bogs out help me

    Hello Truck is a 1994 5.7 350 C1500 2wd 4l60E 342 gears . 114,000 miles Truck is mostly stock, summit 1102 cam edelbrock intake headers no cats The truck bogs down and stumbles like it's fuel starved. when driving at 30MPH or so and if you excellent hard the engine sputters and bogs and if...
  4. travis mattson

    1994 5.7 tbi stumbles and backfire

    I have a 1994 sbrc 2wd 5.7 tbi 4l60e. It stumbles and backfires when accelerating. Does not do it in park. Does not do it with the timing wire un hooked under the dash when driving or parked. I checked the timing and is spot on from when I put the motor in, I painted the marks. I put in a new...
  5. travis mattson

    Recommend tail lights

    Looking for new tail lights for my 1997 and 1994 there both faded and tabs broke off. I want good quality lights, don't really want LED because your SOL when they go out
  6. travis mattson

    4.3 injectors in 5.7 for MPG

    Anyone tried this. I swapped a 350 in it from a 305 years ago and it runs awesome but it drinks gas like crazy. It does seem rich , never returned. Running 350 injectors with 305 ecu because the 350 ecu ran like ****. With gas prices lately wondering if I could squeeze some mpg out of. Running...
  7. travis mattson

    1997 5.7 only 9 mpg

    I have a 1997 vortec thats getting 9 mpg in town mostly. I was getting 12 mpg. Thinking about doing a ignition tune up and maybe a blackbear tune to help with MPG. 373 gears 4l60e 285 75 r16 New fuel pump New mpfi injectors Rebuilt rear diff Reman trans New upstream O2s Downstreams on the...
  8. travis mattson

    Hood swap, black hood with scoop on red truck

    I have two OBS chevys, my dad put a hood scoop on my tahoe before I bought it, idk why, its functional just need to drill the hood out for air intake, I want to put it on my red 94 wich has a edelbrock air cleaner and TBI intake. Do you think would look ok or add any power, I have anoth black...
  9. travis mattson

    5.7 vortec hesitation and bog HELP *FIXED*

    Hello I have 1997 5.7 vortec that bogs out under wide open throttle and half throttle. Runs fine at idle and under 2500 rpm. Replaced fuel pump and regulator last year. Checked fuel PSI is 53 idle 58 throttle . Checked intake tubes and vacuum lines for leaks. Spray carb cleaner around air intake...
  10. travis mattson

    Need opinions on color and paint

    Thinking of krylon od green and black bumpers grill , new pro comp wheels and duratracs on the way. Can't afford pro paint job, no shop or booth so looking at rattle can or plasti dip.
  11. travis mattson

    TBI TO CARB CONVERSION

    I am looking into swapping out my TBI to Carb, I have new vortec heads, 4 barrel intake for vortecs, HEI dizzy. Has anyone done this and any recommendations. I want to run a bypass fuel regulator and my stock in tank fuel pump( just replaced) last summer. I have 4l60e and was planning on using a...
  12. travis mattson

    HELP Engine swap harmonic bal. Pulley alignment issue

    Ok so I'm in the middle of putting new 350 in my truck from 1990 chevy van. When we put the harmonic balancer pulley on it sticks out a 1/4 inch from the power steering pulley. We homes the harmonic balancer already it was out about 5/16. I check part numbers on harmonic balancer and pulley from...
  13. travis mattson

    193 TBI to TPI head swap

    hey guys I have a 1994 Chevy see 1500 that I'm building a 350 to replace my 305. I have a set of l98 heads off of 88 Z28 Camaro that have 202 160 valves installed with threaded studs and pushrod guide plates. I have a stock 350 TBI motor with 60,000 miles I'm installing a summit 1102 cam...
  14. travis mattson

    ECM for 305 to 350 swap

    going from 305 to 350 and i have donor 350 truck but is a k1500 and i am swapping a 350 into my c1500 both are 1994 will the 4x4 ecm work in my 2wd, I hope so because it has hypertech chip # 124222 but in the website it shows a different part # for c1500???? thanks guys
  15. travis mattson

    compression on 350 tbi

    I have a set 081 casting 305 heads I want to put on a 350 with flat tops, I estimate it will be about 10.8:1 compression. Is there anyone running this set up? Will it run with 92 octane and new chip burn? The truck is a 1994 chevy TBI 350 with a 262 cam everything else pretty much stock. Thank you
  16. travis mattson

    1994 C1500 ENGINE SWAP, TBI ON GEN 1 PRE 87 SBC

    I want to put a gen one style sbc in my truck with a tbi adapter plate on spread bore intake and use all factory TBI system, delete egr. I have bone stock 305 tbi engine now this is the engine I am looking at a basic pre 1987 sbc 350...

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