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Old 05-10-2014, 01:38 PM   #159
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade

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Originally Posted by Sodell View Post
Kevin,

I have two TBI's, 88 and 87. I have rebuilt one and put a simple GM crate motor in the other. I was a little leery to change much due to the problems I have also heard about it. I am curious about the exact parts you used. I know you pieced it together, but if you have the time could you list the cam, pistons, and head work? I would love to be able to get a little more torque out of my 4x4 engine.
I'll start a build thread on the 4x4 tomorrow from the fire station. Its a pain to do a long post with lots of pictures from my iPad. My engine isn't too far off of stock. I just harvested a set of used Vortec pistons which are higher compression than my stock tbi pistons, and a full Vortec roller cam setup.



I always chuckle at guys with "shop trucks" that have cut out bed floors and monster frame notches. You got to have a bed to have a real shop truck.

Retrieving some Craigslist 4x4 booty first thing this morning.....

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