skolman91

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ahhh, makes me feel like a dumbass now, but to my defense we dont have one of those around here..

fastnblu

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I'm not too worried, Billy likes me mo better.
We go way back.

Winner! skolman, how can u not have a Home Depot? I figured people had heard of that slang.

TIM Z

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Tom, Just come down here and i'll help ya, its not hard at all, just time consuming.

If ya get stuck along the way give me a shout.

skolman91

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We have a lowes and menards but no depot. closest one is about an hr away..

fastnblu

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I'd wondered what the Chrysler puller looked like til now. Looks beefy. I should be able to find a puller or 2 in one of the drawers. If not, I could prolly rent 1 from Autozone, since they're only a mile away. My luck, if I don't have somethin suitable, I'll need it when they're closed.

Yes, I ordered all new ones from Scoggin Dickey. I meant I didn't wanna pinch any gaskets, cause I don't have the fancy Kent Moore tools. Like the timing cover seal (I might have the name wrong, but I think ya know what I mean). Sometimes u have to work w/. what u have. Regular air & hand tools aren't any concern, it's just when u get into some of the specialty tools.

Any kind / brand of RTV in particular, or does it not matter? I didn't know if it mattered, but wasn't sure if I had to use Copper Permatex or whatever color, due to not freakin out sensors if even the tiniest residue finds its' way where I don't want it to.

Thanks for all the tips guys, I appreciate it. I've got a couple harmonic balancer install / removal tools, so I think I'm good there.

I didn't sleep very well at all, so today was a wash.

GMCtrk

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To get the pulley back on use a 16x2.0 grade 10 bolt. I stress grade 10. Ideally the bolt is 120mm long, my local NAPA only had 110 mm so I had to roll with that. But it works, well.

fastnblu

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Thanks Michael on the bolt size.

I did, however, get my truck dyno'd today, so I can see what I'll gain. This guy doesn't correct for variances due to weather, cause he said he did that before, & it changed 3-5x over only an hour or 2. Now he just does the pulls, so what I get, I get. I could probably guess at what time the pulls were done & go find some weather website, & try to figure from there.

My previous results were 218 RWHP @ ~4800 rpm TQ was 252 ft.lbs.

My results today, after my tranny & stall swap. I expected a loss on dyno, & was hearing a loss of 20-40 isn't uncommon.

Today's #'s: - 198 RWHP @ 4700 rpm
Torque improved - 306 ft.lbs. @ 3300

This was on a Mustang. The humidity was pretty high, ~ 80%. Temps were around 75-80.

So, just lookin at #'s, w/. no correction for weather, I lost 20RWHP & gained 54 FT. LBS. About the HP losss I expected. The torque increase surprised me.

He said I really need some gear, even w/. the upcoming Radix. But he said that last time too. Said most running that tall of tire in back, ran way more gear. And he also said, my cats are gonna burn up once I install the radix.

GMCtrk

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the #s really aren't that important considering you're comparing an aftermarket stall to a stock stall. What is important though will be the comparisons after each mod from here on out. I'm just betting but when it's all said and done I'll say 395 rwhp and 420 rwtq.

fastnblu

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That may be true on the #'s between the 2 stalls, but I thought I'd see a gain at track. Something. I expected a better 60" at least. if not better 1/4. I didn't tune for trans / stall whatsoever, but still. I had the Snugtop on at my last 1/4 mile outing; my lil jack & spare I tried removing, but that didn't do squat.

Nor did I dink w/. my QA1s on rear. Just like I run on street.

My best run, I actually had my hood down, but forgot to slam it shut once we finally got to run. I got lucky it didn't fly open. After that, I think the tuning to prevent the converter gettin too hot was hurtin me. Cause later runs were close together & time was running short.

Those numbers u said, are u sayin w/. cam only, cause no way. Cam & Radix, that seems possible tho.

Atomic

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depending on how he ran it on the dyno, the additional torque could be from the higher STR ratio of the converter compared to the stock unit.

Everyone says FI burns up cats....well ive had my two high-flow magnaflows (spun type) on for 6 months with my blower and havent had any issues....although they are a bit further back than normal.