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I thought I would drop in and say hi.I just found the sight and think it's a great sight.I have a 1993 S10 with a 4.3 TBI and auto.So far I have installed a home made cold air intake,egr restrictor,MSD coil and 8.5 wires,Taurus E fan,billet tranny servos,custom 2 1/2 inch exhaust in to a Flowmaster 40,cat converter delted,limited slip rear with 3.73 gears,and adjustable fuel pressure regulator.Future plans are installing a 98 vortec 4.3 in my truck.Gonna still use my TBI using a Edelbrock intake with adapter.Hope to start that soon.Plus I am gonna install some headman headers with a custom dual exhaust and Magnaflow mufflers.Hope I can be a help to the sight as well as learn from you all to.

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