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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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Your number 5 gets my vote, "TUNE". One of the best mods for the money for sure....
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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wow looks like tune gonna be first. hmm see i thought that you had to get new lifters if you get an after market cam. something my grandpa told me hes a mechanic thanks for the suggestions
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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Go with the tune for sure first, then start your other mods.

Old school guys did with solid or hydraulic cams, these new engines are roller cam with hydraulic roller lifters. For a cam swap you will need springs and if you want hardened push rods.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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I :heart: mechanics

with 800 i would:

put a 3" hole in the bottom of my factory box (free)
build a new intake tube to go to the factory lid ($15)
throttle body bypass ($3)
vette servo ($17)
longtubes and ORY ($500ish)
tune (275)

this is assuming that you can do all of your own installs. im sure your grandpa can help ya out on this stuff. you aughta get a good kick in the pants if you do all of this at once.

damn i just realized how fast this stuff adds up
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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Explain this throttle body bypass and what it does performance wise (I know what it is by the name but how do you do it, etc..)

Originally Posted by TXsilverado
I :heart: mechanics

with 800 i would:

put a 3" hole in the bottom of my factory box (free)
build a new intake tube to go to the factory lid ($15)
throttle body bypass ($3)
vette servo ($17)
longtubes and ORY ($500ish)
tune (275)

this is assuming that you can do all of your own installs. im sure your grandpa can help ya out on this stuff. you aughta get a good kick in the pants if you do all of this at once.

damn i just realized how fast this stuff adds up
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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Explain this throttle body bypass and what it does performance wise (I know what it is by the name but how do you do it, etc..)
when gm built these trucks they put a coolant passage in the TB to warm it up for extreme cold climates, but us rednecks that see nothing lower than 40 can take the lines off and join them together and then cap the nipple and it doesn't really provide a "performance" increase but i decrease in overall TB temps
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Yogi Bear
If you are looking to perform at the track and don't mind lowering your gas mileage, a set of 4.10 gears would be next.

FWIW I lost 2mpg with my 4.10's on 05xcab....it went from 22mpg with 3.23's to 20 mpg with the 4.10s
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Southern Dixie Rebel
wow looks like tune gonna be first. hmm see i thought that you had to get new lifters if you get an after market cam. something my grandpa told me hes a mechanic thanks for the suggestions

Where are you located in GA???

We have a guy here that can hook you up on everything even get the stuff installed.

I PM you..
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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i live in north east gwinnett county around the mall of georgia
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