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May 29, 2012 | 03:03 PM

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i just got a text back from the seller. it has all of the needed hardware to make it work

from what i understand it has a cable that connects to the carp and acts just like a kickdown cable (whatever the hell that is lol) this carb stuff is all new to me!

Score! A kickdown cable is just for a non computer controlled tranny. It uses the throttle position to downshift the tranny when needed.

May 29, 2012 | 03:08 PM

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garcia

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Should be a really fun truck. How much weight difference is there between that s10 and a full size pickup 99-07 classic?

May 29, 2012 | 03:10 PM

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without any weight reduction my ballpark guess will be around 3200-3400 lbs with me in it.

May 29, 2012 | 03:45 PM

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without any weight reduction my ballpark guess will be around 3200-3400 lbs with me in it.

You suck lol

May 29, 2012 | 03:49 PM

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You suck lol

May 29, 2012 | 08:28 PM

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from what i understand it has a cable that connects to the carp and acts just like a kickdown cable (whatever the hell that is lol) this carb stuff is all new to me!

Hey "Half Pint" you have the carb guys rolling over in their graves with that comment.

Phantom is right, you do suck!

May 29, 2012 | 08:50 PM

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What kind radaitor did you use on your s10

May 30, 2012 | 12:09 AM

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i havent gotten that far yet. probably a stock 4.3 radiator with ls1 electric fans. this 2.2L radiator definately won't hang.

May 30, 2012 | 12:35 AM

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I dont know if you mentioned it, are you gonna ditch a/c and move the radiator into the core support a few little more room?

May 30, 2012 | 08:44 AM

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Damn this build is going fast

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