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    Tune-up question

    a basic tuneup would be plugs ,cap,and rotor.might as well replace wires,air ,fuel filter and do a oil change.It is not hard ,just need basic automotive knowledge and some basic tools.I would recommend getting a manual on your car.
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    gas question

    I would like to trust the shop,but makes me wonder now.They just said tested fuel pump and pressure was good.T hey did not go into detail how they tested it though.
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    gas question

    I have been using this shop for a few years and have a very good reputation,but could it be a fuel pump getting weak?
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    gas question

    My daily driver truck has been sluggish,pinging ,and generaly running like crap all winter.It has not been throwing codes or anything so I took it to the shop ,they checked it out and every thing is good but told me to run 89 octane or above.They did not know why,just said bad gas.My job has me...
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    cam and stall speed question?

    I don't know yet ,kinda looking at the voodoo cams.I want something that has good street manners and will work with stock valve train.
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    5.7 TBI - high idle

    I had same problem,drove me crazy.check for excessive play in the throttle shaft,those are known to wear out and cause air to leak pass them kinda like the old quadrajets did.If to much play I would get another one from the junkyard.
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    cam and stall speed question?

    I got a monte carlo ss rearend with 3.73 gear,non posi,will be swapping sometime in the future.With that stall will I be able to put a decenct cam in the 350?
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    cam and stall speed question?

    I am shooting for a fun "street' car that might see the track every once in awhile for fun not so much competition.I have not selected cam yet so everything is up in the air,but my goal is to be around 300 hp.
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    cam and stall speed question?

    I finally got a turbo 350 from jegs ,now I need to figure out what cam and stall speed to go with. Right now my car has the stock 305 that I want to keep in till I get my 350 built,turbo 350 trans ,and 10 bolt with what I think is 2.29 gear non posi.What stall speed can I go with now that will...
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    5.7 TBI - high idle

    i would get a multimeter and check the tps.did you clean out the entire throttle body?make sure the throttle plates open and close smoothly,no sticking or binding.
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    Another Car i might take a look at

    hell for 1,300 you cant go wrong if it is a "true" ss,with 60 thousand miles.
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    anyone running "rams horn" manifolds.

    i got to do my exhaust soon and i am not wanting to run headers.I heard the rams horn manifold flow very well for a cast manifold.will the fit a 84 monte carlo 305,any fittment issues to be aware of.
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    5.7 TBI - high idle

    clean the entire throttle body ou real good.i had a 91 tbi that was so gummed up the throttle plates would stick every once and a while.if that dont work look at iac valve.luckily all the sensors on that motor are cheap
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    The best way to make a Gbody handle?

    If you dont have a sway b ar get one.look at front and rear sway bars,springs,and shocks.if your suspension is worn out,get balljoints and control arm bushings.those are all relitively easy and some what cheap.you can do alot more but it all depends on how much cash you want to burn.
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    What Kind of Oil Do You Use?

    I use valvoline high milelage.Just replaced my valve cover gaskets on my ford :? truck and it was spotless.The motor just turned 126,000 and running great,it is a work truck so it gets neglected every once and awhile.
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    I'm Stumped ! what else could it be ?

    is your vacumm advance adjustable? if so it might need fine tuned.
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    check engine light

    code 22 is tps code , code 24 is a speed sensor ,acording to my book a tps can set both these codes. I would test or replace the tps.
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    oil pan gasket question.

    this all depends on if your motor is origanal or not . 1955 to75 use the thin seal,1976 to 85 use thick seal.and 86 used i peice gasket.if not certain once the timing cover is removed ,measure from pan rail to bottom of pan lip 2 and a quarter is thin gaket,2 and 3/8 is thick gasket.If you got...
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    How long for Belltech lowering springs to settle?

    Re: How long for lowering springs to settle? how much have you drove because your pic looks like it is setting up pretty high.

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