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Old 05-29-2012, 03:03 PM
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i just got a text back from the seller. it has all of the needed hardware to make it work from what i understand it has a cable that connects to the carp and acts just like a kickdown cable (whatever the hell that is lol) this carb stuff is all new to me!
Score! A kickdown cable is just for a non computer controlled tranny. It uses the throttle position to downshift the tranny when needed.
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Old 05-29-2012, 03:08 PM
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Should be a really fun truck. How much weight difference is there between that s10 and a full size pickup 99-07 classic?
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without any weight reduction my ballpark guess will be around 3200-3400 lbs with me in it.
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without any weight reduction my ballpark guess will be around 3200-3400 lbs with me in it.
You suck lol
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
from what i understand it has a cable that connects to the carp and acts just like a kickdown cable (whatever the hell that is lol) this carb stuff is all new to me!
Hey "Half Pint" you have the carb guys rolling over in their graves with that comment.

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What kind radaitor did you use on your s10
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Old 05-30-2012, 12:09 AM
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i havent gotten that far yet. probably a stock 4.3 radiator with ls1 electric fans. this 2.2L radiator definately won't hang.
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I dont know if you mentioned it, are you gonna ditch a/c and move the radiator into the core support a few little more room?
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Damn this build is going fast
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