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I got the front and rear shocks installed. What a difference from OEM shocks. Handles bumps extremely well and rides smooth now.

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2 weeks after buying this truck, a problem came about so it put the turbo build on the back burner a bit...

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While I had the truck in my shop waiting for me to pull the engine, I installed the traction bars.  I made sure to coat them several times with some good bedliner. Installation went pretty straight forward. The only thing I would complain about is the bushings were not perfectly centered in the ends and they could be a little wider to prevent rubbing against the mounting bracket.

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I found that Rough Country started to sell a air bag kit for these trucks for a good price and pulled the trigger. I have been using them for months now. They work flawlessly and are much better than the firestone base model kit. these have aluminum inserts in the bags with bellows. Can't go wrong with them for towing.

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Got the engine pulled. The bearings didn't have much weat at all for 112k miles. These direct injected engines just retain so much carbon. I have a fix coming for that as well. Stay tuned.

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While I had the engine out, I figured why not do more than just replacing the lifter?

I made a good purchase from TSP!

TSP stage 2 cam

OEM gaskets

Johnson 2110R lifters

ARP bolts

Katech timing chain

CHE rocker trunnions

Dual valve springs

Etc.

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Did some minor head porting. The picture with the shavings isn't half of what taken out on a cylinder head.

 

 

Got everything cleaned up.
Replaced the valves.
CHE trunnions.
Michigan rocker bolts.
ARP main studs.
ARP head bolts.
ARP rod bolts.
ARP SS oil pan bolts.
ARP SS timing cover bolts.
ARP SS exhaust manifold bolts.
Everything else that ARP didn't sell, I bought stainless hardware on Amazon. I'm a SS fanatic!
I ended up doing a total rebuild while I had the engine out. Installed new oil pump and a Ktech C5R timing chain.

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Decided to delete the vacuum pump since it isn't needed without DOD. I tapped the manifold with a barbed fitting and ran a hose to the brake booster.

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Cut the fuel line and installed the sensor in it's original location next to the plug with the OEM clamp

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Installed:
L86 Ported Intake Manifold
LT5 Throttle Body
No other parts needed for install. The throttle body mounting holes have to be honed out to align with manifold and the inlet of the manifold needs to be ported.

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Dyno Day!
I couldn't get real numbers because of the factory driveshaft was still installed at the time... so I could only Rev it out to 5400 in 3rd gear. Even with that, it still made decent power. Gained about 40whp just for going from 87 to E85. Gained about 105whp with all mods and full stock exhaust/manifolds, prior to turbo.

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B&M differential cover installed. I needed to drain and refill so I figured why not change the cover out?

Even though the original seal is reusable, I went ahead and replaced it due to the age. 

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Added a 40k cooler in front of the condenser and a remote transmission filter.
The factory routing sequence:
Transmission.
Radiator.
Condensor/Aux.
Transmission.
My sequence is:
Transmission,
Remote filter,
Radiator,
Condensor/Aux,
40k cooler,
Transmission.
* The last 2 pictures are showing where the condensor and aux coolers are divided.

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If you have a 6L80E transmission, this is a mandatory updated replacement part. This is the lower temperature thermostat for the transmission cooler lines.

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