I'm thinking of cutting out where the spare tire goes and riveting or bolting down aluminum in the whole truck area, also a lightweight /small battery should cut down on some lbs.

I have a cart full of stuff but don't want to use paypal, I want to put it on my credit card so, I'll give you a call monday. I'm looking forward to removing my ABS.

gears, If you're going with aftermarket cams, I'd go with adjustable cam gears so that you can degree your cams.( when selecting a cam gear look for one with the advance/retard marks clearly marked, and one where the bolts to lock it down can be securely fastened as you don't want those...

Quick and dirty GM clutch fan tool.Did the job on the wifes, TB.

Welcome, the avatar selection will certainly be advantageous for a punctual response regarding future tech questions.

While everything is apart you may also want to think about what you are going to do with or about the oil pump. Oem should add a couple hundred to the budget, You may also want to research porting it depending on what you want as far as oil pressure.

Glad to see that the whole issue was just something as simple as a bad battery! Thanks for coming back and updating your thread so that others might be able to learn from it.

I have seen this on a couple Dsm's before and even a few at this years shootout. Image Search "hood spacer" on Google and you'll see several other car styles using this method. For the moment a good picture of a dsm using this method eludes me.Others have used longer bolts and washers on the...

+1 for boost creep.I went through boost creep issues with my 16g & 3" free flowing exhaust. Some people say they can cure it with porting. I ended up switching to an external w/g set up.Here is a link to a relevant thread...