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  1. C.bowles2

    Just put a tuner on my truck

    The reading from the monitor is the most accurate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. C.bowles2

    Just put a tuner on my truck

    That is by far one of the worst tuners out there. I used to have one on my truck, wide open runs it would defuel terribly on shifts even with defuel off it would cut out like no other. Once in a while truck just woukd straight up not build boost so id have to restart the tuner to fix it. And no...
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    LLY: headgasket replacement

    Yea i felt all the studs bottom out while putting them in by hand and i didnt feel any restrictions while installing the valve covers. No leaks that i have seen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    LLY: headgasket replacement

    And gm si didnt say anything about it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    LLY: headgasket replacement

    Oil leak from where? all my arp studs were the same length Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    LLY: headgasket replacement

    I didnt experience any bolt holes being shallower on my lly? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    Nah im happy with the options. like i said i understand your busy and i understand that. We all are with what we do for a living. You said you'd call me back though after you talked to him. Its only been a day so im not sweating it yet. But based on what you want me to do im trying to plan my...
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    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    In other news i have my trans [emoji1] sitting snuggled up in a tiny storage unit while im down here in mcdonough georgia for conductor training. Still trying to set something up with suncoast to get me the right converter. They really dont seem like they are eager to help but i do understand...
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    LLY: headgasket replacement

    Also need the rocker arm torque sequence too, and valve cover sequence also, upper and lower. And actually GM requests removing these parts and the heads in a reveres bolt pattern also. If you didn't i wouldnt worry about it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    LLY: headgasket replacement

    I have some pics of my head gasket job on here. Might help, i re sealed timing cover, did cp3 high flow lines, new oil cooler seals, i used grade c gm head gaskets, i got the upper engine gasket set from gm, arp studs, i also did a 3 inch one piece y-bridge. Had the heads milled and a valve...
  11. C.bowles2

    Anyone in Nashville area?

    Ill be going through nashville this saturday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    Anyhow when i get this new trans home im gonna call suncoast and talk to someone about getting a right convertor for my truck. Thank you all for the help especially MikeL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    Ok says 1057 has modified stock stator, what would be a good stall for my application? Its a street truck and i run it hard, occasional drag and pulls in work stock Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    1057 might seem like a good choice too..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    He said it was 1053-3 so not sure. Think anyone would trade for one suitable for my application? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    Hmmm decisions decisions haha being that i have very limited time to do work on my own truck i kinda want it to be a done deal from the get go but we all know how that goes. Guess ill just try it out and go from there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. C.bowles2

    coolant leak and no pressure on hoses

    The tube feeding coolant to the oil cooler is prone to leak at the water pump housing, id check that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    I ended up finding a built trans off a member here built by fleece. Pretty pumped and cant wait for it. Has a 1053 converter in it though with a 2800 stall. Will this be good for daily driving? Maybe id be better off selling it and putting something else in? Stock turbo for now on my lly...
  19. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    And being a first generation mechanic and 21 years old with not many connections its hard to get anywhere at times. Many things in life is not what you know but who you know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. C.bowles2

    Need a rebuild in ohio!

    Ok well what if i want to become one of these professionals, id love to work with an Allison performance builder and learn a thing or two. No mechanic or tech can know everything about every vehicle. Its impossible. Every year things change on vehicles. Everyone holds pieces of knowledge that...
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