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  1. treepete

    how to improve your MPG?

    I think the volant is a dry filter.
  2. treepete

    Slowly Losing Coolant

    yeah I wanted to do that as well. I guess you can put in a "marine" intake or possibly replace the plastic upper intake with a metal one.... but thats adding steps.. its the lower intake manifold gasket thats leaks on these things. I didnt research adding bling at the time, but I should have. I...
  3. treepete

    Cam up grade Question.

    Cripes. Summit has loads of them. I guess it all depends what you want... Comp Cams xtreme RPM maybe... maybe start here?
  4. treepete

    Cam up grade Question.

    this is an awesome question, and welcome to the forum. Lots of people ask this question, and I dont see a bunch of answers.. someone will have a recommendation for you though, hang in there. Click around on the sponsors while you wait.
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    Building My Own Engine Thread

    right??? One sec, I gotta go rub one out real fast. sheesh, Del. :D OK. Im gonna go shower up and think about what you've said. I cant just apply your disorder like that, for chrissakes....:) I need to teach myself and save my DD, ... AND get that 83 somehow.. thats my goal... did I...
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    Newbie needs tips for McGaughy's 3/5 install

    welcome to the forum. the mcg's drop 3/5 is the spindles and springs, right>?
  7. treepete

    99 tahoe fuel gauge

    yeah look around at the top of the tank for a ground strap that bolts to the frame. It may be a braided-looking wire. I still havent done it.... :)
  8. treepete

    Quick question about motor swaps!!! hurry

    how long do you think it will take you? get 50$ an hour.
  9. treepete

    how to improve your MPG?

    I have a volant CAI, headers, cats, and flomaster exhaust. MSD ignition and I have noticed MGP increases. maybe 50 miles per tank. Black Bear is at the top left of this page as a supporting sponsor.
  10. treepete

    not trying to be racist but...

    hahaha Family Guy. awesome.. yeah being offended just to do it. Im not actually offended. Im starting a group. P.O.O.P. People Offended by Offended People. whos in?
  11. treepete

    Slowly Losing Coolant

    heres that link with a pic of the leaky area.. http://www.tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=6663
  12. treepete

    Slowly Losing Coolant

    man... take a look between the alternator and the AC compressor. see if you have signs of a leak there. not wet, just discolored... like it leaked and evaporated right away. if you cant see the leak, and are not getting smokey exhaust, maybe you still have time. the rate of coolant loss...
  13. treepete

    Just cant find it!

    muffler shops do that kind of thing all the time. walk in there, tell them your budget, and then let them do their thing.
  14. treepete

    Building My Own Engine Thread

    yeah.. if I did that, how does all that electronics business transfer over? would a BB even fit in there without a shoehorn? I think I just need an excuse to tinker in my garage. I have an 83 chevy stepside Im eyeballing. maybe thats the ticket to keep me out of the tavern.
  15. treepete

    doing some interior work any ideas?

    I used the 3M aerosol can for my sub box carpet. It worked well for that. maybe your local hardware store sells a bulk adhesive you could brush on or use in a sprayer.
  16. treepete

    Where can I buy

    www.oehq.com maybe?
  17. treepete

    CB radios

    Cobra is the name for CBs. I'm not into it, but my trucker buddy Bill is, and he drive OTR all the time.
  18. treepete

    Paint codes?

    I think this explains the RPO codes the colors are at the top of the list. http://www.c2e.info/rpocodes/gmrpocodes0through4.html q8, umm.. if not in the glove box, maybe the door jamb? or engine bay somewhere? not sure...
  19. treepete

    '99 Yukon stalls & cuts out intermittently

    sounds electrical. Check around the engine bay for harnesses or cables that are loose. If you have a wire that rubs through and shorts on the chassis or body etc. that may cause electrical problems. has any work been done to it lately that you can remember, or the first time it has happened...
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