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Boy, you did lift it back up. Looks good lifted, as well as lowered. And holy heck, that will get up and go. that is what i want to have.

And Yeah, i want to see the smoke vid also. lol. Just put the camera outside and do it yourself. lol.

Very nice man,
 

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what did you do to lift it? i was wondering because im wanting to do a smallish lift for now. I already have 275/60/r20s on it but i was wanting alittle bit more taller stance
 
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thanks guys, lifted but sporty, handles way better than stock or lowered. My front track width is 4" wider and rear 3" wider than stock. ;)

what did you do to lift it? i was wondering because im wanting to do a smallish lift for now. I already have 275/60/r20s on it but i was wanting alittle bit more taller stance

Lots of research done to get here buddy, its several different ways to achieve lift. I choose spacers and keys, and wanted to keep height under 2".
 
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New plan s

Also I lowered the truck back down with a Belltech 2/4 kit
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Got some new plans for the HOE. Not going to supercharger it, without doing it with a 2.3l or bigger charger. So plans have changed for now. But maybe later in the future I Procharge it still.

Im pulling the entire top end, to redo it with some CNCed ported racing L92 heads, 228/239 custom grind cam, FAST Truck intake, 85lb inj, with 102mm throttle body cable driven. Shooting for a 11:1 compression ratio. I also am redoing the exhaust to TRUE duals with X-pipe Xover & 2 mufflers dumped.

This combo should do over 550hp at the crank, and close to 500 at the wheels. I think I should get down a track pretty quick with those numbers, and run against other supercharged setups me being NA setup.

So instead of buying a 6.2 or expensive charger, in a nutshell my new combo should shit on a 6.2 pretty easy. The L92 heads are the truth & thats for sure. I cant wait to get this combo up and runing for the new year.
 

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How is your fuel economy with that combo?

The acceleration is wicked from those videos.

If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost total to get the performance to where it is now?
 

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HOE, what did you do for a driveshaft? Did you shorten the stocker or do custom. Specs please!!

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How is your fuel economy with that combo?

The acceleration is wicked from those videos.

If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost total to get the performance to where it is now?

thanks. MPG is not bad, I still can muster 17 hwy, maybe 13 city, and about 9 having some fun. lol

never really did a full total, cause I just like doing this stuff, I pulled the engine 1 week after getting the truck... so thats my attitude. I do the labor and worry about getting the parts.

HOE, what did you do for a driveshaft? Did you shorten the stocker or do custom. Specs please!!

Sent from my marble slab!

Same driveshaft buddy, I put a new Yoke, and some u-joints, thats all. I used the 60e drive shaft from my 2wd.

Nice update!

Thanks, Ill be updating with some new pics once I get the heads, cam, and FAST intake with TB.
 
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well I broke my driveshaft, ujoint gave loose broke the Yoke, and bent the end cap of the stock driveshaft. Truck been down for a week. Then I got my new SouthWest Speed driveshaft, I put heavy duty u-joints on it. I also pulled my old tranny and swaped in my fresh backup 80e treated with new filter and fresh fluids as the old 1 was slipping a good bit as in my previous videos where it hauled ass still.

IMO the new drivetrain is a beast, its amazing the power down to the ground with the 9.5 converter and the small shaft. equals less rotating mass. The shifts are just insane, I need to get some new video this week.. Im hauling around the old tranny and a bunch a crap, so the weight in the back is still giving me some good traction right now. I can only imagine when I off load 800 lbs of crap.
 

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Waiting for a new video. still admire your ride
 

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