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    Cam swap

    Whats up guys just got my carb rebuilt and the car is running great but I want to do an lt4 hot cam swap I know I need headers , springs for heads, some fancy head work so springs fit and the cam. The block is a 97 with a stock roller cam and vortec heads already. Id just like a list of all...
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    Newer car gauges in regals

    well i been driving my regal for months now without knowing how fast im going or how much gas i have lol, since my digital dash went out which they are notorious for. another good thing this would be for is since regals have the ugliest instrument panels to upgrade it from grandpa style to a...
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    manual lock up 200-4r

    im about to put a couple hundred miles on the freeway with the old girl and i have been cruising around without lock up since i dont go on freeway often but id like to have a manual switch till i can get it done right later. how do you do this? theres four pins: A B C D what do i do...
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    ralley pack gauges

    i have a 85 regal with a digital dash and want to know if i can just pull a ralley pack off like a cutlass and will it just fit in the old spot without much modification
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    cleaned carb and problems

    ok the carb i was using was a quadrajet out the junkyard just slaped it on lol and it was doing pretty good only cleaning it had was i left it in a tub of gas over night thats about it and car ran pretty good. i decided to buy a can of gum out carb cleaner and went to town on it from the...
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    digital dash

    ever since i took my turbo 3.8 out and put my 350 the digital dash dont work and not knowing how much gas i have is getting old and same with not knowing how fast im going lol i completely cut out the harness for the 3.8 and there was a couple wires from under dash on passanger side spliced to...
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    Thermostat problems

    without a thermostat the car idles at 140 which i know is too low so i put a thermostat thats 195 degrees and it will raise to like 220 then drop back down to 195 then raise back up whats the problem? and i returned the first thermostat and got another same problem. am i doing something wrong? i...
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    video of car running

    no one i know appreciates these cars like i know some people on this site do :) so seeing what u guys think of it had to make it in three parts to send it off my phone to my computer what do you guys think http://youtu.be/-JYjZBpt2fk http://youtu.be/_aBfLsgyTkA http://youtu.be/Muty-4R3AHk
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    exhaust manifolds vs headers

    if u already have duals how noticable are headers vs stock truck manifolds? i can get them cheap enough and im trying to get closer to 20mpg on freeway im gettin like 17 right now and i read u gain like 20hp how true is this
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    how to upgrade alternator

    is there a car out there that i can swap alternators with to get higher amps? i got mine off a 81 silverado and i think its 80 amp or something low like that. will a 120 off like a camaro just swap right in?
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    car runs awesome

    car runs ****ing amazing to hell with that hot air motor!!! just got the mufflers and man is it way more quiet now its a car i can drive anywhere even just feels better. the muffler guy was like its gonna be nice as hell man and boy is it. stock truck manifold duals with regular mufflers 2 1/4...
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    Couple questions

    ok i got the car running it was 180 degrees off i can get it to idle pretty good playing with the distributor but no matter if i try to advance it a little or retard it a little it back fires after you let off the gas, is it because it only has exhaust manifolds on it right now? i bought a...
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    installing distributor

    broke the rotor by putting cap on c*ck eyed and took it out put a new rotor but my question is if i line up the harmonic balancer to timing cover number "0" can i be 180 degrees off TDC? double checked wires there all in correct firing order, checked spark and have it but im backfiring like...
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    installing new detent cable

    i put a new detent cable and now leaks oil from the base, i didnt put a little steal o ring type thing back on is that why it leaks? i try to look up detent cable gasket and only thing comes up is that it needs o ring but it looks like a rubber one they show, mine had a steal one someone should...
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    please help

    well i got the beast running and man does she sound BAD *ss let me start out by saying lol but to drive the car i gotta do two more things and they are - reattach shifter cable, i cant seem to understand how to put it back, its a string with a bolt and a plastic thing thats suppost to stay in...
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    how to remove/reinstall vortec heads

    i want to take my heads off my 350 and get them checked over its a 97 block with vortec heads stock. do i simply unbolt the rockers and keep track of order and what rods they go to then when reassambling torque them to a specific number? the motor sounded very good before i pulled it and i let...
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    exhaust manifolds

    i put a 350 from a 97 suburban in my t type and the exhaust manifolds from the truck hit the bracket from my steering column to my transmission shifter, do i need the bracket and what should i do? i dont like headers so if i gotta get something else what manifolds should i look for at junk yard
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    power steering bracket

    hey i been getting my alternator bracket and pullies for my 3.8 to 350 swap and all i need now is power steering pump bracket, i seen one on a 88 monte carlo and an old chevy truck but they appear to attach to the exhaust manifold, do they? will it still with my 97 vortec manifolds?
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    EFI to carb

    i pulled my hot air turbo motor out of my t type and droped a 350 vortec engine in it and need to know what to do about fuel i dont want to spend an arm and a leg, i read tbi pumps with a regulator works great and i could get a pump out the junkyard for next to nothing and a regulator whatever...
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    SBC motor mounts

    i cant find the block mount only the frame mount. i bought it from oreilly's the frame mount and cant find the block mount. now i realize they sell moroso mounts but i need frame and block mounts for those to work. these look universal and was wondering if i could use them to drop my 350 in my...

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