OBS 97 Z71 05 5.3 and Radix Swap
02-08-2010, 10:00 AM
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The only way I am getting longtubes on this truck is A.drop my front driveshaft and run the ones I have now that are only for a 2WD, or B. have a set made which is not an option now, but maybe in a year or so....this setup with the manifolds and a y pipe will get me running for now.
02-08-2010, 09:31 PM
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First off, Thank you for what you are doing for our country. Im thinking of inlisting also.
I dig what you are doing here. I have been working on a friends 97 2wd and today I found out his engine was bad. The intake is full of oil and the plugs look like they have been soaked in oil for a year. Any ways we were discussing doing a 6.0/4l80e swap in to his truck. So Im following your build!
Did you chose not to run A/C? I will be installing it in his truck. Can you run some shorty headers? What are you doing for the radiator?
Thanks again!
I dig what you are doing here. I have been working on a friends 97 2wd and today I found out his engine was bad. The intake is full of oil and the plugs look like they have been soaked in oil for a year. Any ways we were discussing doing a 6.0/4l80e swap in to his truck. So Im following your build!
Did you chose not to run A/C? I will be installing it in his truck. Can you run some shorty headers? What are you doing for the radiator?
Thanks again!
02-09-2010, 06:27 PM
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First off, Thank you for what you are doing for our country. Im thinking of inlisting also.
I dig what you are doing here. I have been working on a friends 97 2wd and today I found out his engine was bad. The intake is full of oil and the plugs look like they have been soaked in oil for a year. Any ways we were discussing doing a 6.0/4l80e swap in to his truck. So Im following your build!
Did you chose not to run A/C? I will be installing it in his truck. Can you run some shorty headers? What are you doing for the radiator?
Thanks again!
I dig what you are doing here. I have been working on a friends 97 2wd and today I found out his engine was bad. The intake is full of oil and the plugs look like they have been soaked in oil for a year. Any ways we were discussing doing a 6.0/4l80e swap in to his truck. So Im following your build!
Did you chose not to run A/C? I will be installing it in his truck. Can you run some shorty headers? What are you doing for the radiator?
Thanks again!
I am not going to be running ac on this truck for a couple of reasons. I am moving to Washington state in the summer, and honestly never use it. It frees up some power, and gives me more room. It is easy to retain A/C on this setup if you wish, just need the right compressor. I know that S&P sells them, but you might find them elsewhere too.
Shorty headers that I have seen do not offer that much gain over the manifolds so there really is no point in wasting the money at this point IMO.
I will be keeping the stock 97 style radiator as it is a 34" radiator, and I will be using the 05 E fans fo the cooling duties. That part of the build will be this weekend. The truck should be done hopefully by Sunday and be going for tune Mon if all goes well.
I'd be doing the same thing to it right now. 
02-10-2010, 05:56 PM
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