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    8' Fabtech lift

    I'm looking at selling my 8'' Fabtech lift. Fabtech has 2 8'' lifts listed on their site. One for a 2001-2006 and one for a 2007-2008. My truck is an 08 and I have someone interested but his truck is an 05. Anybody know what the differences are if any?
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    UCA question

    My truck currently has an 8'' Fabtech lift. I traded some parts for a 4'' tuff country lift. The Fabtech comes with new uca's. I bought the truck with the lift on it already so I don't have the stock ones. Can I use the Fabtech ones or should I just get new ones? If I should get new ones...
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    wheel question

    I'm looking at getting new wheels for my truck and I have a question that I haven't been able to find an answer to. I'm looking at Fuel Mavericks so I'll use those for my question. I am looking at the 18x9 deep lip wheels. They come in a 1 and -12 offset. If the wheels are the same...
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    Converter stays locked in tow/haul when trans is cold

    On Monday night i left my house to go play hockey. My house is about 500 feet from the highway. I had tow/haul on and when I got to the stop sign the truck tried pushing through the brakes and then stalled. I started it back up, disengaged tow/haul and kept driving. Worked normally but I...
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    Lifted truck EGT temps

    I bought a 2007 Silverado 2500 eclb with a 8'' fabtech lift. The pyro wasn't working when I bought it but I recently replaced the probe. The truck has stock gearing with 35 12.50 17s as well as Fab Four bumpers, Warn winch, dual cp3s, built trans with a 1056 and a 66mm Danville turbo. My EGTs...
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    Short box to long box

    Been looking for an extended cab long box for about 2 years now and I still haven't found one that i think is worth buying.(only found maybe a half dozen) Thinking about just getting a short box and turning it into a long box. I know what parts I would need but how would you make sure...
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    Converter stall

    Just wondering how low of a stall you can get and what the benefits or draw backs would be? Would a lower stall make the truck more street friendly with a stock turbo?
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    Head Gaskets?

    Is there ANY reason other than head gaskets that the upper rad hose would get hard after sitting? The hose is hard after it sits overnight but not all the time. No white smoke. No loss of power. No loss of coolant. No puddles of coolant or any sign of leaking. No coolant in my plastic...
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    cooling system pressure

    When i check my upper rad hose in the morning after leaving it sit over night it has some pressure in it but i can still squish it. If i open the cap it lets some pressure out and the hose relaxes. My question is other then when the truck is running at operating temp. should there ever be any...
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    Too many idiots...

    Been looking around for some good used tires for my 20'' rims. My truck is has the keys dropped and 2'' drop shackles. find an ad for some 285/70R20 tires that the guy says are 33'' tall. Um.... no! That would be 35.7 inches tall. He says that 35'' tall tires are 295-315 in metric and these...
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    TQ vs HP

    When we do 1/4 mile passes our trucks shift somewhere between 3200 and 3500 rpm. At that rpm we are making close to our max hp but not our max tq. What would happen if you would tune the truck to shift at the peak tq rpm? Would it be quicker in the 1/4 mile?
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    oil pressure issue

    I have a question about my oil pressure. When warm the gauge reads around 150 kpa at idle. Minimum spec is 98 kpa so i guess i am good there. At 1800 rpm minimum spec is 296 kpa. Its tough to read the gauge accurately but i would guess its around 300 kpa. Why would it be so much higher then...
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    Bad luck?

    I was driving my truck yesterday when all of a sudden i lost the little light on the gear selector. Pulled over and shut the truck off. Started it up and the ABS and brake light came on as well as a SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM message on the DIC. Started driving and only had 3rd gear. Speedo did...
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    Engine Questions

    Read lots of info on the building of the duramax engine to handle more power but i would like to know why some things are done. Is the reason for cutting and coating the piston strictly heat related? How much hp would the stock LB7 or LLY pistons handle if the egt's were kept below 1500...
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    PPE pitman and idler

    Ordered a set of braces for my my center link but instead of braces they sent the HEAVY DUTY pitman arm and idler arm from PPE. I will be drag racing my truck a fair bit and i would like to know what the BEST set up would be. 1. Braces on stock pitman and idler. 2. Straight centerlink. 3...
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    torsion bars

    How low are you guys dropping the front end of your trucks for racing? Are you taking the torsion key bolt right out or do you leave it cranked up just a bit?
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    first time at the track!

    Took my truck to my local track last night. Temp was about 9 celsius or 48 fahrenheit. First run was a 13.26 @ 104..1. 60ft was a 1.96. Second run was the one i was hoping for. 12.94 @ 104.7. 60 ft was a 1.82. Here is my question. How can i figure out what i would run if i drop my 60 ft...
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    Going racing !

    Going to the track to run my truck for the first time on Friday. The only front end upgrade i have are tie rod sleeves but i will lower the torsion bars so that my CVs are level. Will this be enough or will my front end come apart. Truck is an 05 ccsb with about 550 rwhp. Any other...
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    Best DD set up

    Hey guys, looking to get a bunch of helpful info form people that know what they are talking about and this looks like the best place by far to get it! I want to build a low to mid 11 sec DD and i need help figuring out EXACTLY what i need to do it. Truck is an 05 LLY that made 541whp on the...
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