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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 05:42 AM
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any suggestions or changes

any suggestions other than how im sitting with this list, its getting the lift a lot of the stuff listed done at the moment, i have yet to drive it with most of the stuff done so i have no idea on egts or boost

i will get some of the in progress pics up soon but due to a non heated garage and sub zero temps progress has stopped

im debating on an intercooler and have acess to a 2g stocker but am afraid of clogging it with mud and debris from either playing in mud or snow or side work for my buddys contracting business ( major construction in a coal mine lots of coal dirt and mud) i tow his trailers and stuff not long distances just terrible terrain

89 12v non intercooled with stock turbo, built 727 , power-loked rear 3.08s
pods, 366 spring, autometer boost, pyro, trans temp, custom intake, 2 stage meth injected, piston pump LP, bhaf, tweaked pump, straight piped


tweaked 6" skyjacker, 2" body, lil cuttin, 39.5 boggers on polished eagle 589s

coming soon... hood stack, autometer tach and dakota digital driver, dennyt pin, gds 60mm, newer dodge seats, york 210 on board air, front power-lok 12k hydraulic winch front (pto driven) and finishing my cow catcher bumpers
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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looks good, i would get the GDS 60mm kit soon though.

is the truck just going to be used for playing in the mud?
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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hood stacks are illiegal if you plan on keeping it road legal. the stack may be out of your line-of sight, but the black smoke will surely make it hard to see past.

an intercooler won't plug any easier than your radiator. just keep it all hosed out after you've had your fun.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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I would stay away from POD's if I was you. The Non I/C injectors can support 300+rwhp, and POD's are hardly an upgrade from stock.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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60mm compressor/

Torque converter upgrade
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by archer39
looks good, i would get the GDS 60mm kit soon though.

is the truck just going to be used for playing in the mud?
not primarily a mud toy but it will see a lot of it
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Clarkkent
hood stacks are illiegal if you plan on keeping it road legal. the stack may be out of your line-of sight, but the black smoke will surely make it hard to see past.

an intercooler won't plug any easier than your radiator. just keep it all hosed out after you've had your fun.
kent

the hood stack is going to be on my junk hood not an all the time thing, just when mud bogging and my yearly sled pull...etc

so the intercooler is a good idea then? i was curious about a water to air unit
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by '91 1st Gen
I would stay away from POD's if I was you. The Non I/C injectors can support 300+rwhp, and POD's are hardly an upgrade from stock.
the pods were put in because the truck had 2 bad injectors and put in before i bought it
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Crossy's son
60mm compressor/

Torque converter upgrade
im ordering the compressor monday

and converter was beefed in the trans build, im just not sure who made it...i trust my trans guy he does great work
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 03:53 AM
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finally some pics, rear was still on jackstands, waiting on new rear spring hangers, old ones were cracked

getting painted in about two weeks bumpers should be done too, weather permiting

built trans, gov spring, and methanol are in but ist snowing like hell so no more work or pics for now



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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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How do you like the 3200 gov. spring?? It's awesome isn't it !!!!!


I'd say go with a stock 91-93 intercooler setup at least. becuase mudding your gonna be holding it wide open fuel alot and egt's will skyrocket.

You definely should consider an upgrade in the turbo department. Go for the 60mm compressor upgrade from gilette, get the kit for the non intercooled trucks and your good to go. That will help alot over you stock baby H1C,

Oh and there was a complete stock intercooler conversion in the classifieds, like everything you'd need.
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