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Old 07-04-2012, 04:31 PM
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Looking good man, I like that body style Ford.
Old 08-07-2012, 04:16 PM
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sorry for the lack of time that it took me to uptade the thread..

Engine and trans are mounted, drive shaft installed. fuel system installed. (i deleted the fron tank, and install a walbro 255 pump on the rear tank.)

Cooling system is almost done i just need to install 2 ford 2 speeds fans on the radiator..

The wiring is done too, all stock lightning gages works exept the rpm, i tried to tune the signal output but i couldnt make it work, im going to need an MSD signal adapter and it will be done, truck moves and drives, it only needs the paint and the exhaust system im going to use a magnaflow mufler and magnaflow exhaust tips (2) i will install those on the gen2 lightning location
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Old 08-07-2012, 05:11 PM
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Looks good!
Old 08-07-2012, 08:32 PM
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how do you come a cross the 6.2L? man i could use one!
Old 08-07-2012, 08:58 PM
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Damn bro coming along nice, like that Rubicon and red Silvy.
Old 08-07-2012, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by little03chevy
how do you come a cross the 6.2L? man i could use one!
Theyre not hard to find if you have the $. However Ive seen some complete pull outs as high as $8k.
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thanks to everyones i apreciate it, really..

i think the customer pullout that 6.2L out of a 2011 yukon or escalade, the donor was salvage..

i can use one of those too.!

One question......

The truck doesnt have muflers and it doesnt have o2 sensors neither, for the moment.

when i let the truck idle, it idles fine, then it do something like stalling or something like that like if there was a cam. ( it is stock) i check the cylinders compression, all 8 cylinders has 145-155 something like that, so i assume it has good compression.. i just installed new iridium GM spark plugs. check all coils.. with the efilive scan tool i was loging it and when the rough idle starts on the TPS pid it is varying and the throttle blade stalls fast ( it has drive by wire) should i try another throttle body and tac module??))

SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH, IM DOING THE BEST I CAN, FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME

thanks
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I don't see which engine/trans combo you decided to go with. Also, truck looks great.

You might have a bit more luck tracking your gremlins down in the tuning section...
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Originally Posted by rjwz28
I don't see which engine/trans combo you decided to go with. Also, truck looks great.

You might have a bit more luck tracking your gremlins down in the tuning section...

Youre right.. i will install the muflers and o2s first. on monday i will get my LC1 wideband and will start tuning it with EFILIVE.. i ended with the 6.0L 4L80E... i will see if i can a get a pair of 6.2L heads a litle cam and litle stall and done.!!

thank you, i really apreciate it
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Well done, I'm glad to see you went with the bigger engine


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