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You guys have certainly been a ton of help.....I like the truck, and it tows the boat well with the exception of the cooling issues. I know all about spending WAY more money on a project than it's worth. I've got ~$700 in my front brake setup on the Xtreme, and it's just an upgrade to better GM comp...

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More and More updates on the saga that has become of my cooling project....... Removed the front lower shield this afternoon after work. Took the truck to the lake with the boat attached. Ambient temps are in the high 80's low 90's according to the overhead console. Temps climbed RIGHT PAST 210 on b...

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Sounds like I need to continue upgrading parts. I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for a set of LS1 fans, and I might go ahead and spring for the Nelson Performanec harness, and a tune from a friend to let the stock PCM control them. Thanks again for the info and guidance fellas......Been around S-ser...

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Are those LS1 fans twin dual speed fans? Or are they twin single speed fans. If they are twin dual speed fans, there are a myriad of ways to control them, If they are twin single speed fans, that would make deciding how to control them a ton easier. I'm guessing since I quickly got two responses on ...

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More updates to my cooling adventure.......Posted from the parents house in Oak Creek (Milwaukee) Wisconsin. Fiday afternoon I leave the office ~4pm. It's 89* outside, and I'm headed on a road trip with my little sister to bring her home from visiting the family in Kentucky, so I run the A/C. Knowin...

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Did I read right that you are using the high amp alternator from a late model suburban? Was going to try and start tracking down some costs on getting one for my truck, but wasn't sure what year to chose. Thanks again for all the testing. It's greatly appreciated, and has saved several of us a TON o...

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Found the Proliance radiator at Rockauto.com for $148 or so....that sound about right?

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More cornfuzing data this afternoon. Went out to lunch with a group of people from work. FIVE people in the bus this time. Had the A/C cranked on max with the blower at 4 the ENTIRE trip. ~25 minutes each direction. I figured the truck would be working hard the entire time, so I flipped the eFan on ...

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While it might not help, it certainly can't hurt. That sound about right??

Thanks again!

2kwik4u

What are your thoughts on upgrading the wire that runs from the alternator to the battery? I'll again reference my old roomates 2wd-4.3/auto truck. We had the Taurus fan running on his, with very few other electrical mods. The voltage when hot would drop VERY VERY low. We took the truck to the local...

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Lots of theories being tossed out....all of them makes sense. I'll pull the cover tonight without changing anything else, and report back the results.

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Sounds like a good setup, although I question the IAT mod. The IAT in the stock system is a fueling sensor, and has no bearing on the cooling system at any level. The rest of the mods most definately help though, and I'll be following 99% of the recipe in a year or two when the stock stuff no longe...

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Thats messed up....I'll have to look at mine at lunchtime.

I might leave the door closed, while the piece is sitting in my garage....Think that will help?

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Mine says amount unknown.......Can it be negative? like a bill collector trying to find me?!?!?

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Steve's got it right. I'm referring to the plastic piece you have to reach through to get to the oil filter. So far as I can tell thats the only body work difference between the 2wd, and the 4wd trucks. The other big difference is the front diff up there soaking up, and re-radiating heat. Although I...

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You called it!!!! Towed the boat to the lake last night. Had to make one steep pull up a hill for ~5 minutes or so of hard pulling. Temp easily climbed right past 210 with the ambiant only in the 85* range. Once I let out of the gas at the top of the hill, the fan on high quickly brought it back in ...

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Did we ever know your first name? Anyway, I don't think you're gonna be happy with the results of your work tonite. My first go round with flushing was with installing the flush kit and draining the radiator. I flushed the h_ll out of it with the engine running and rad cap off and then let it drain...

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Flushed and filled the truck this evening. I didn't install one of those "kits" I just took the hoses loose, and ran the garden hose through them. Started the truck for a second, and let it pump all the red sludgy type crap outta there. I then re-hooked all the hoses, and started the fill process. B...

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Sounds like I'll be picking up a flush/fill kit on the way home, with some Water Wetter, and some AntiFreeze. We'll see how that does. Supposed be to a high of 93* Wednesday, and I have a lake trip planned. We'll see if it stays cool with the boat behind it!

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I thought water wetter was designed to be used without coolant at all, as it had some lubricants in it for pump life reasons....No matter, I doubt I'll go to those extents for the daily unless you guys think it's worth it.

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I was thinking 75% water, 25% anti-freeze...I just re-read what I posted. I'm an idiot and wrote my ratios backwards. I meant 75% water......Run that for the summer, and then back to 50/50 for the winter. I don't mind doing the flush/fill a couple times a year if it will help keep me cooler in the s...

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Yes, the stock shroud is still on there. And I'll be doing a flush and fill one night this week and refilling with a 75/25 mix of Antifreeze/Water with Water Wetter going in first.

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I had not done much towing in the last 6 months so I didn't have any real updates, however, last week I picked up a 5 x 10 enclosed trailer. This weekend I loaded it down pretty heavy and drove 100 miles or so. I like the shift pattern with a good heavy load in Tow mode. It holds each gear quite a ...

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Quick report on this issue. Drove to S-series Nationals this weekend in St Louis. Temps while driving were in the mid-upper 90's the entire way. The truck BARELY stays cool with my current setup. With the fan on high I had some issues with the breaker blowing. So it looks like I need to do some more...

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Last tank got 15.99mpg. Mostly around town driving. One trip to the lake at 24 miles round trip, and one short 20 mile drive on the highway at ~55mph cruise speed. The other 200 miles were all city/stop light driving.

It's getting closer to the 18mpg goal.....Not sure if I'll ever get there though.

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I've been tracking mileage like a hawk recently while debating on going to a fullsize or not. I averaged 14.8mpg over 5 tanks driving around town. Thats with the FIPK installed, and no other mods. I added an electric fan, transmission cooler and low temp thermostat. I've averaged the mpg's over the ...

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I've got on my list of stuff to buy for the truck one of those AeroforceTech gauges. The only real differences are the form factor, the price, and the ability to read trans temp.

I can see both being some VERY handy gadgets!

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Transmission cooler is in :D I'm not terribly enthused about using hose clamps on it, however for the price I can't really complain. The cooler, lines, clamps, and mounting hardware was given to me for free. The fittings were ~$25 total. SO I have VERY little money tied up in it. If I ever have prob...

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WOW, thats alot of reading, but it came at a perfect time. I noticed last night while driving with my KC lights, eFan on high, and high beams on that the voltage is dropping a bit. My previous roomate had a 4.3/4L60E combo that had the same issue. We simply added a larger wire to his, however I'm th...

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Hand't thought of removing the stock jack, and fabbing new brackets to go there. That would free up a little space. Good idea!

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I know most of you guys with subs have the tube style that will fit behind the rear seat. Is there any other mounting options? I've currently got my jumper cables, drawbar, bottle jack, folding 4-way lug wrench, gloves, and a small 12V light back there. I'd much rather have this stuff with me than t...

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Got a pic of the cooler uploaded. It's fairly large. Seemed alot bigger in person (isn't that how it alwasys works out?)

Trans Cooler Almost Installed

2kwik4u

I thought I had read in another thread where you had exceeded the coolant temp fairly easily. Good info to have if nothing else. I too am considering a fullsize. It's being a tough job for me to decide how long I want to keep this boat. Just a few more upgrades, and I'll be doing fine with CC pullin...

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Well regardless of which line I tap, I've bumped into a small issue....The fitting that came in the "kit" from Yank (Cooler came from a friend who bought a yank convertor for his truck, and they tossed the cooler in for free) doesn't fit :( Anyone happen to know the size of the fitting that goes int...

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Not pointless, but I can see we are headed towards an agree to disagree point...... In all reality it's not a right/wrong scenario, it's a preference based scenario. My finishing thought is that if GM engineers are always correct then why do we modify any point on our vehicles? Surely they must know...

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Here's the response from George at Prime Gears If it's a 60e, it just dumps back into the pan. The fluid will "normalize" in the pan.I would run it to the stock cooler first. The liquid to liquid cooler will be MUCH more efficient than the liquid to air. Notice how small the stock coolers are and ho...

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Yea, I've read that several times, and from several different places. I totally accept the theory, and the idea, however I don't think it's ideal in performance oriented applications where heavy loading is the norm not the exception. Heavy loading in my case is a 4k lb trailer with a boat on it, ave...

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Thats not nearly as bad as I expected. I thought I read somewhere that the radiator itself was near $250?!?! Guess I read wrong!

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I thought of this thread last night in the AutoZone parking lot. Two ZR2's, and two ZR5's there at one time. One ZR2 looked to be the original made, at least a 95 model, and I can't even verify the stickers are correct. The other was a nice '98+ unit with what looked like a mild lift. The ZR5's (min...

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I found last weekend while towing the boat with 3 other people in the truck through some hilly backroads that I couldn't run the A/C while towing in those conditions. It would slowly climb past the 210* mark which is where I foreced everyone to just deal with the windows being down. I'm guessing I'l...

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So about 3 years ago I installed a nice Ford Taurus fan on my roomates '02 4.3/4L60E Xtreme. He decided a few months ago to trade the truck for something else so I bought all the mods off of it including the fan. I installed the fan last night, only to find that the electric thermostat is DOA. So I ...

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I've been towing the boat in 3rd. It's ~4k lbs with gear, and fuel (estimated, I still need to get it weighed). The crew does a decent job. Just enough truck there to tow it, not enough to set any land speed records, but it will maintain 65mph on the expressway without unlocking the converter. If/Wh...

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Looks like corvette seats and steering wheel to me. Otherwise pretty stock interior (assuming you don't count that cage in there)

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If you like the ride, but want sway control......get a weight distributing hitch. That will reduce most if not all of the swaying, as well as level the truck back out from the tongue weight. Easily worth the $200-$300 to get setup completely with one. Do a google search, and you'll find a ton of goo...

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I tow my boat thats ~4k lbs fully loaded quite a bit. Truck does OK, but not great. I've towed my Xtreme on a trailer behind the ZR5 as well, and it wasn't happy with that. It did OK, but not great. I've found I'm doing enough towing this summer, I'm considering a fullsize seriously. If this is goin...

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I was misinformed.....NAPA did not have a low temp stat, nor did they have a stainless one. I'll be checking at AutoZone this afternoon for one. Hopefully with better luck.

I still have an eFan sitting around, and need to grab a tranny cooler as well.....Maybe I can get all that done this weekend?

2kwik4u

I want Auto-Up and Auto-Down on all my windows!

I hate having to sit around and wait and wait and wait for all these dang windows to go up. (Yes this is my first 4dr vehicle).

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I've not put one back on lately. It's been a few years. however the best I can recall we didn't use any special tools at all. Put the control arm back on the torsion bar, then push/wedge/bang the control arm back into the pockets, reinstall the control arm bolts, then use a floor jack to rotate the ...

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I've been thinking the same thing lately. I've already got "two-foot-itis" with the new boat. Might as well get a truck capable of towing my next 4 boats when I upgrade this time. The ZR5 is right on the edge of capable with this one, so I'll need a new truck before I can get that new boat

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Don't know.....to be honest I'm not terribly concerned if it does or doesn't. There are pros and cons to both. I'll let you know how it works out.

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I'll be picking one up myself on the way home....well not a jet but a stainless 180* from NAPA

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If you were closer I'd do the lowers for a case of beer, and someone standing around to hand me tools. I've torn about quite a few 4wd s-series to install coilover kits. You don't need any special tools. Put the truck on stands. Unbolt the control arm. Use a prybar to get it to drop out of the frame...

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I've never seen one of those before....kinda cool....Ford, and Toyota (and now Chevy with the Colorado) have been doing the 4wd look with 2wd trucks. Ford has the "trailhead" package, Toyota has the "PreRunner", and Now GM has the Z71 available in 2wd. Not sure to the benefits aside from asthetics t...

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I really want some rotors with aluminum hubs. Reduce some rotating mass, and eliminate the dissimilar metal problem altogether :D I believe Baer makes 2 piece aluminum/iron rotors called eradi-speed-plus? or something like that, however you might need to upgrade to C5 calipers in order to use them....

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Split topic-HJ That was my thinking. Seems to be working fine. The only corrosion I had was the voids on the back of the 'vette wheels leave small areas on the spacer, and likewise between the rotors, and the spacers. In the end it's not bad at all. I really want some rotors with aluminum hubs. Red...

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I sprayed mine with WD40 before installing them. No problems at this time.

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ROFL.....high speed friction wear....thats great

I don't think dissimilar metals will cause wheel vibrations. Perhaps the wheel not seating properly because of a buildup of corrosion?!?! I dunno.

Otherwise I concur with all the concepts/ideas listed above in Killian's post.

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Barch hit the nail on the head. The bearing is designed with the stock mounting dimensions in mind. If you move the centerline of the wheel either out or in, you will be changing the load applied to the bearings. Moving the wheel out (by adding spacers, or increasing backspacing) increases the force...

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Seems I've seen a ton of pictures of guys using heim joints instead of any bushings....I can't think Delrin would be any worse.

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I had those on my first truck. 1984 Bronco II. Bought the truck from my grandparents who had them installed at the dealership when the truck was brand new. They held up fine until I sold the truck in 1999.

Looked like ass, but held up just fine.

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Only time I've ever heard a belt screech on a 1-2 shift was on a lightning with a built trans and running double stock boost. Trans would shift faster, pull the motor down faster than the blower could slow down......Truly odd sound, and a very unique situation. I wouldn't expect the engine belt to b...

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First check for mine. Bought the truck at 26k miles, now has 46k miles.....what a shame to have to check these so often

.....And to think oil changes used to be easy

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Cool....Thanks again.

I'll get some pics of it sitting in the driveway on 4 stands. Should make a nice "redneck driveway" type picture

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Thats all I need to know. Didn't want to make a "puller" for them if they were threaded in there. I noticed one side pulled out just fine, but the boot stopped it. I'll probably pull the assembly off, and bring it into the machine shop to work on it. I hate trying to fashion tools with it attached t...

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SO I tore into the back of the ZR5 this weekend to inspect the parking brake. I DID NOT like having the boat drag my truck backwards down the ramp with the pedal fully depressed. I adjusted both parking drums out a bit and it worked better, but I need more. Guess I'll start looking at the cables.......

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I'll second the pullies as well. I've got them on the Xtreme (ASP, not March). They were the best bang for the buck mod to date. I'd STRONGLY suggest you get aluminum pullies, and not steel. Underdriving is only about 25% of the gains from what I've read. The other 75% of the gains come from reducin...

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GT35R with Sy/Ty manifolds will get you full boost (~15lbs) and about 400ft-lbs as early as 2500rpm. That enough torque?

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Yea, I DESPISE that huge "clunk" that you get when you park an auto on a hill and don't use the parking break. I typically put the truck in neutral, set the brake, release the normal brakes to check for roll (how I found it wasn't holding), then put in park and shut off engine. She thinks I'm parano...

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Thanks for the tip.

The GF seems to think I overuse the parking brake (Is everytime the trucks in park too much?) Any idea if I'm actually using it too much?

I'll tear into it tonight. I don't have much else going on anyway

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Well, It was much to to-do about nothing. Went down there yesterday afternoon to pickup the boat. Aside from having to use 4wd to get out of the guys gravel covered road subdivision (Super steep drive in gravel), everything went well. I found on the ramp that my emergency brake isn't nearly as stron...

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They should be a pretty easy replacement. Remove the two bolts holding the control arm to the frame. Remove the upper balljoint. Then you can pull out the arm (might have to remove clips holding ABS sensor, and brake line from the arm as well. I've found when doing coilover conversions, the best way...

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Grunto wrote:Towing should be done in 3rd, or D.

UM....D=4th 3=3rd.

I think you mean all towing should be done in "3".....As most cars come with OD, D, 2, 1.....ours has D, 3, 2, 1.....I've made the same mistake in the past when asking similar questions.

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A WDH does not change the tongue weight. It redistributes it through the vehicle, however that same amount is still focused through the hitch mount points. The hitch was on the truck when I bought it, and the previous owner said it came from the dealership he purchased it at that way. i can crawl un...

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I've had ~5,200lbs on the back of mine, and it did just fine. I certainly don't think GM would put one back there that wasn't intended to be used for the entire capacity of the truck. BTW, I don't think I'll ever tow that much again with this truck without a weight distributing hitch. It did OK, but...

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Looks like Checkmate is the only one left :(.....Either that or I need to find an upholstery shop to repair the access cover I have that I was supposed to ship to HJ about 4 months ago. The stylin concept product is no longer available per a note on that link :( Buying the boat has made me put a new...

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