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  1. Mephisto

    bad knock sensor? bad gas??? (updated again)

    went for a DM run tonight to see if heat shielding the IC and running the IC hoses through the drivers side fender well would help drop my temps... and this is what i got.... i dunno wtf is goin on here... but 15.3* just aint happenin! my intake temps dropped a lil bit (used to be at 130* all...
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    how to clean out the IC system?

    so i took off the intercooler today to try and figure out just why im intake temps are in the 130's... i pulled the hose off the back, and half of the opening was blocked by this white sandy rocky lookin sh1t... i hacked most of it off with a screwdriver and tried to flush it out as best as...
  3. Mephisto

    and yet another front brake question...

    ok so ive done a search and all im coming across is rear disc conversions, baer front upgrades, and the 98 s-series upgrade... eventually im gonna get the baer set up, but not now... what im lookin for is a decent caliper upgrade, without having to replace a bunch of stuff, cause im only...
  4. Mephisto

    question about tcase fluid and coupling slippage

    with my propshaft out, the coupling in the tcase was slippin like a mofo. so i changed the fluid, it was pretty burnt up (no metal flakes/chunks whew!) and now it doesnt slip nearly as bad... can the coupling slip when the front prop is installed? also, im pretty sure theres slack in the...
  5. Mephisto

    censoring?

    well since there a lot of changes being made to the site... you think we could take the PG-13 rating off the site and stop censoring words? making sh!t come out as "shizzle" is annoying. and fu-ck coming out as fock??? c'mon!!! hmm what about cunt whore slut bitch motherfucker? :lol:
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    better handling with 2" drop than 3"?

    i tried searching this but had a helluva time, cause when i used 3" it brought up a bunch of posts with 3" downpipe references, and i tried "lowering and drop" and still not what i was lookin for so im asking. ok so my handling is sh*t. and im wondering if i switch up to 2" blocks in the back...
  7. Mephisto

    vibration when i get on the gas... wtf is it now?

    i just yanked the propshaft, and threw on some old tires, to go have some fun... when i get on the gas, the truck doesnt really move and i feel all kinds of vibration in the shifter... definite signs of the tranny slipping? or possibly something eff'd up in the t-case? the reason i wonder if...
  8. Mephisto

    how much knock is too much?

    i did a search on this but didnt really find what i was lookin for... on 91oct i usually get around 6-8* of knock @wot... what im wondering is how many degrees of knock is "ok" before your in danger of damaging your engine. i didnt really find a specific figure, everyone says "knock=kaboom"...
  9. Mephisto

    Syclone w/ no stickers in So Cal

    in the san fernando valley today (roscoe/desoto) at my old work, and saw a Syclone in the parking lot, i didnt get a chance to check it out up close, but the front bumper looked a lil bashed up... thats the 3rd syty ive seen in that area... anyone from here?
  10. Mephisto

    What's it feel like to have a fast truck?

    whats it feel like to go down the track in 10.xx seconds? or hell even 11's? is it the same as being in a slower truck, but the g's last longer? ya know like launching and youre still stuck in the seat till maybe the 1/8th mile? as sad as it is, my truck is faster in the 1/4mi than any of my...
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    whats that stuff paint shops use after color sanding?

    what do paint shops use to buff the paint after color sanding????
  12. Mephisto

    cat question

    search is in debug mode again, otherwise i wouldnt bother asking. has anyone removed the cat (keeping it functional and intact) and made a pipe to fill the gap? what i want to do is run no cat, but keep the cat handy when smog check time comes up, and be able to bolt the cat back in... i...
  13. Mephisto

    a couple tire sizing questions

    right now i got SZ50s all the way around. i got about 22k out of the fronts and they are pretty much shot. the rears still look brand new. so i only need 2 tires right now. i kinda want to get a tire thats a lil wider with a lower profile. my main concern is mixing different sizes. is...
  14. Mephisto

    couple decent runs tonight out in irwindale

    just changed fuel filter, plugs, cap, and rotor to see if this would reduce knock, which has been outta control lately. after tossing in some 101 oct, knock is pretty much non existant. so a last minute decision lands me and a friend in irwindale. first run i scored a new best 60', a 1.70 and...
  15. Mephisto

    lightning vs SS Silverado in truckin mag

    im standin in line at pep boys, and see the new truckin mag. on the top, it says Lightning vs SS showdown!!! so i crack it open at start lookin at the the article... typical truckin mag bullshit talkin about whats inside the cab rather than whats under the hood... at the end of the article it...
  16. Mephisto

    bigger throttle body?

    is there a bigger throttle body available thatll fit our stock intake? would a mod like this be a waste of time with a stock application?
  17. Mephisto

    160* or 180* ?

    ive noticed a lot of people using the 180* thermostat... is there really any difference between the two? (besides 20*) my truck felt like it ran better with the 180*. do some trucks just run better if theyre hotter??? ive also heard you get better mileage with the 180???
  18. Mephisto

    if i may offer a suggestion?

    ive owned my truck for a lil over 2 years now, and i still consider myself a newbee. ive learned a hell of a lot of info off this site in the past, but there are still a lotta things i dont know, and ill be the first to admit that. i do appreciate those that take the time to offer help, rather...
  19. Mephisto

    search not working! so i have knock questions

    i tried the search feature and it aint working, it says something about "debuging"????? so now im gonna ask questions that im sure have been answered before, so maybe someone can post a link to a topic or offer a quick answer? i got the new ITS mini gate installed (thanks mike) finally i have...
  20. Mephisto

    anyone in so cal looking for a Sy?

    theres no pic but this might be worth checking out... 36xxxmi 12995 from dealer...
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