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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Nope goin onto the "new" used motor he didn't find yet.....
 
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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theres a few goin for 2k around here on craige list, search tempest you can find them faster
 
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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looks like a good time for a 12v swap
 
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by yj junker
looks like a good time for a 12v swap
he said he want to build something better
 
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 04:51 AM
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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This is what she's spose to look like when in "race" trim....

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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 2500HeavyDuty
its a lb7, look at the valve covers
Good call, didn't even look at all the pics closely.


Good luck with the build.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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That hurts!
Gotta pay to play though. Beautiful truck though.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Red_Rattler
Long story short, my bud found out the hard way that a tune with too much timing and rpm plus a bad valve adjustment after installing head studs will get ya.....

Bad valve adjustment?? Did he adjust the valves when installing the head studs, or are you saying he didn't and needed too, or juts poor spec from the factory?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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damn... i bet that felt good
 
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