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  1. searstractorfan

    06 LBZ

    Thanks ripmf666!!!! ill pass all this info along to my uncle...(couldnt get themlinks to work in the vendors section on that post you did for me but they worked here)....So the best place for the EGT probe is in the exhaust manifold on one side or the other? Why not like my cummins or 6.5 chevy...
  2. searstractorfan

    06 LBZ

    THanks guys!! Glad to get some real world input!! I didnt know you cant install a boost bolt on a dmax!!!!!!! I guess we can drill a hole and mount it(thats REALLLLY cheap to do) BUt ill look into that super manifold....Anyone out their got some mileage estimates on the PPE xcelerator? Man didnt...
  3. searstractorfan

    06 LBZ

    Thanks!!! did some research and found some prices on a predator, now just looking for that boost bolt or what ever they call it for a Dmax....Gotta search the vendors around here!!
  4. searstractorfan

    06 LBZ

    Who is the "best" vendor for the Dmax stuff?? My uncle has an o6 LBZ and hes gonna hook up a boost gauge and im trying to get him to install EGT, but he dont wanna drill holes...Does anyone sell a boost bolt for the boost gauge? EGT i know we gotta drill it.... Also whats the "best/cheapest"...
  5. searstractorfan

    97+ Air Filter Housing

    Ok, ill snap that rivet off(did that on my 94) and see if I can slip it out or take it out in peices!!!!THen reinstall that fender attchment tube!!!! Thanks for the info!!
  6. searstractorfan

    The Stealth BOMB'r is under the knife

    OH man...Classic UPS!!!! I work in a metal plating shop(black Oxide) and UPS is VERY VERY bad about damaging the machined parts that get shipped in, OR my favorite!! Losing the packages!!! they managed to lose one package that was going 40 miles away!!! How did they do that??? Well atleast ur...
  7. searstractorfan

    Standard injectors vs HO injectors

    Id like to eventually work towards new injectors but I dont think my truck has the correct ones...Someone had cut whole in the exhaust manifold on passengers side and welded in pipe caps so the injector lines would hook to the injectors without hitting the manifolds... I was told supposedly that...
  8. searstractorfan

    I'm Whipped!

    I did buy my gauges from walt and they worked like they were supposed too well trans dont have a hole in pan for sensor so its not hooked up yet!!! BUT shipping was slow, and I got one of his fancy stickers!!!!! How hard is it to do the head gasket replacement? I might have to do that in the...
  9. searstractorfan

    97+ Air Filter Housing

    I just bought one of these last week, and i took the fender mount funnel peice off of mine, was I smart to do that, or am I hurting my "performance" doing that? I know Im told to remove the fender snorkel and I figure this would unhook it from their easier than fishing the snorkel out...(PS got...
  10. searstractorfan

    The Stealth BOMB'r is under the knife

    WOW where did you get that VERY modern lathe??? My uncles got one thats slightly newer I think(urs is a flat belt his is a chain style belt that u take links out of).....Hehe using it as a valve polisher? Thanks for that wonderful shot of the head!!! Now I see which bolts I can use for my boost...
  11. searstractorfan

    Life & Times of the Stealth Bomb'r

    So what did the stealth bomb'r start life as? an 06ish model 2500? U have to upgrade the axles at all in her? I like the SRT 6 badges!!! Where did you get that dual exhaust, that looks nice and kinda sneaky cause how many diesels run duals like that???hehe
  12. searstractorfan

    93 6.5 speedo problem

    FIXED IT!!!!! I was tracking ALL the ground down back in the area of the engine valley and found one that was lose!!! Back of the head on the left where the coolant block off plates are, the one bolt was half out and turned out it was the ground apparently for the speedo stuff!!! tightened it...
  13. searstractorfan

    93 6.5 speedo problem

    OK i had to take my intake off and when I reinstalled it I now have a speedo that waves at me or just plays dead ALL the time...as soon as the motor is started this happens....All that I changed one that one ground on the motor...it was grounded to the water coolant cross over(hehe I had that...
  14. searstractorfan

    K47 air box

    Ya you can have that thing when I get it pulled back off(still in their to plug the hole for now) dont know when I will get time to get it off keep on me cause I will forget who wanted it...... I want the turbo whistle and we dont want no muffler to quiet it down!!!!!
  15. searstractorfan

    K47 air box

    Thats fine and dandy, but when I installed it in my 93, the mount for the muffler isnt their....so for now i mounted the muffler in the hole and zip tied it up so it cant get into anything..... so if someone is looking for the turbo muffler, when i take it off you can have it!!!! Can i install a...
  16. searstractorfan

    K47 air box

    Thats what I understood from what I was told...I was told to look on www.car-part.com for a 97 3500 air box, and found that one(it gives u the option to chose the K47 intake).... I saw them for $40(which i bought) all the way to like $150..... I currentl waiting on parts for my 93 but I have it...
  17. searstractorfan

    K47 air box

    Im told it is from 97 and on trucks with the 6.5 and its an option, it takes the big round long filter instead of a square flat one..... THe one I got is from a 99 3500 single wheel crew cab auto.....I can take pics If i can find the digital camera..that dang thing goes MIA like once a week....
  18. searstractorfan

    K47 air box

    Ok Ive found an elusive K47 option air box....Ive got it all, and whats the best way to plug that snorkel looking tube thats closed on the end? I dont wanna jam a pipe plug in it and then maybe it get sucked into the turbo somehow(thats how my luck works!!)....it even came with an almost new...
  19. searstractorfan

    The Stealth BOMB'r is under the knife

    Void what!! haha theirs no "power adders" on your truck!!! so right before ur warranty "runs out" the motor will be "junk" and need replaced right??? hehe that would be FUNNY!!!! Man wish your shop was closer....Id like a non dealer place around me that could do good work....
  20. searstractorfan

    Coolant cross over in a 93

    I was replacing the leaky heater hose fitting and i got lucky and my fitting came out, but installing the new one the cross over cracked.....It was threading easy then i heard a snap and sure enough their was a crack....i dont know what happened(if I had it cross threaded or what) but any how...
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