Whatever happened to the new Holley intake?

 

I stare at it sitting on my desk at work every day. I need to do my fuel system before I can run any more boost through the truck so there is no reason not to do it at the same time as the intake. I'm having a hard time finding a fuel tank to swap in my truck. Really, that is the only thing holding me back.

 

Placing this here for future reference. I know I won't remember the name of this site when I need to order braided loom for my harness.

Wire care dot com

 

Last night I ordered some stuff from summit at 6:30pm. Showed up at 11am this morning. Living in Vegas has its benefits, one of them being so close to the Sparks Nevada warehouse.

So I got a flexalite fan for my transcooler and a hayden automotive relay/controller for it. The fan is a 10" s blade that pulls 800cfm so I'm thinking it should work well. The fan will come on at 160* and hopefully keep the trans fluid temp around 175 or so driving around town.

I was having some voltage issues since I installed the A/C in the truck. With that running and the fans on high, my stereo system ect., I was seeing voltage down around 12v or below. So I ordered a 8237B Tuff Stuff 200 amp alternator and a 2 gauge charging wire. I read a couple threads about this alternator where they came from the factory dead so I was kind of paranoid about it. I got it installed and what do you know... Not charging at all. The first start, voltage dropped down to 10.5v.. I redid a 10 gauge ground wire for the top of the alternator like stated in the box thinking the ground I was using was bad. This time I ran the ground strait to the battery. Still no dice. So I was pissed and took a break. Eating lunch it just came to me that I didn't plug the harness into the alternator Went back into the shop, plugged it in, and it works like a champ. Voltage sits in between 13.5v - 14v and doesn't budge from that. Talk about a retard moment.

Next I got a QTP 4" cutout for my exhaust system. I never planned on running a cut out on this set up but it was an impulse buy. I already have a QTP switch in my truck from the 383 SBC set up I ran a while ago but never took it out. So I thought it would be a real simple bolt in that I could add. 4" looks cray big compared to the dual 2.5" I ran with the 383. I also ordered some VHT gray primer to hit my welds with when I get the exhaust in to keep from rusting. No that that is a problem here in Vegas but I thought I might as well. Anyway, here are some pics of the parts and some install pics.


Compared to my 105 amp ALT

 

nice upgrades!

i need to upgrade my alt and replace my belt. send me that link on that. did you have to change belt size? or did the tensioner make up the difference

 

Here is the tensioner. You can see it is on the tight side. Probably could use a 1/2" or so shorter belt. I don't want to post up a non sponsor link but I bought mine through atech/summit for $255. Part number 8237B

 

For those of you guys who haven't seen my 15" wheel thread in the GMT800 section, I've been working on a bracket/backing plate that I will be able to bolt a pair of 1990 K1500 calipers to. Running that caliper and rotor, I will be able to run my 315/60-15 MT's I got a while ago.

Anyway, while I tore down the rear end of the truck, I decided to fix a few things that bug me from time to time. First one was with my trac bars. I clearanced the saddle in the rear so the bars would stop hitting it when I put the truck on the lift. And while I was in there I removed the overload leafs to get my truck to sit a little more level. This truck has alway had a horrible chevy lean and it bugs the hell out of me. After i removed the overloads, the drivers side was half an inch too high and the passenger side was half an inch to low . So I moved the shackle on the passenger side down a hole and it is perfect now except for the drivers side.

Front Driver: 30-3/8"
Front Passenger: 30-3/8"
Rear Passenger: 30-3/8"
Rear Driver: 30-7/8"

So should I put the passenger side overload leaf back in or just a 1/2" block? Not sure if it would make a difference running an overload on only one side...

 

mines off .5" in the rear too if that makes you feel any better

 

1/2" from side to side or just 1/2" higher than the front?

 

This thread is awesome!

Do you have any pictures of the truck with the 315's mounted?