Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I just wanted to give you guys a heads up on two great things I did to my truck last week, along with a lot of other things.
My truck was down for a week and a half for BOMBing.
I installed new hinge bushings on the driver's door, I did some custom work (green paint on the valve covers, intake horn, and heater lines) on the engine, rebuilt the starter, and had my exhaust manifold bead blasted and ported, and my boost elbow and intake horn ported as well. I also took care of a few other gremlins that have been nagging me for a while (like a vacuum leak, some electrical issues etc. ) I also just installed a 3200rpm governer spring (which was a real PITA... mostly my fault though), but I have not driven the truck since. I'll give you guys an update on that tomorrow.
I rebuilt my starter because I bought the Larry B starter kit, and I thought that while it was all opened up, I might as well turn the armature and get new brushes. I must say, the Larry B starter kit is the BEST $32 I've spent in a long time. You would NOT BELIEVE how fast my truck starts now.
Also, I had porting work done by Dave Miller (hdm48). His porting work is absolutely TOP NOTCH. My EGTs are down, spoolup is GREATLY improved, and my truck cools down way faster when I get to my destination.
The one thing that is bugging me now, is that I have this high pitched squeek in my dash in front of me that I believe may be the dreaded cowl crack... I'll have to look into that. I hope the TSB patches are still available.
Well guys, I'm much happier with my truck now!
And run out and buy the Larry B starter kit and get ahold of Dave for some porting work!
My truck was down for a week and a half for BOMBing.
I installed new hinge bushings on the driver's door, I did some custom work (green paint on the valve covers, intake horn, and heater lines) on the engine, rebuilt the starter, and had my exhaust manifold bead blasted and ported, and my boost elbow and intake horn ported as well. I also took care of a few other gremlins that have been nagging me for a while (like a vacuum leak, some electrical issues etc. ) I also just installed a 3200rpm governer spring (which was a real PITA... mostly my fault though), but I have not driven the truck since. I'll give you guys an update on that tomorrow.
I rebuilt my starter because I bought the Larry B starter kit, and I thought that while it was all opened up, I might as well turn the armature and get new brushes. I must say, the Larry B starter kit is the BEST $32 I've spent in a long time. You would NOT BELIEVE how fast my truck starts now.
Also, I had porting work done by Dave Miller (hdm48). His porting work is absolutely TOP NOTCH. My EGTs are down, spoolup is GREATLY improved, and my truck cools down way faster when I get to my destination.
The one thing that is bugging me now, is that I have this high pitched squeek in my dash in front of me that I believe may be the dreaded cowl crack... I'll have to look into that. I hope the TSB patches are still available.
Well guys, I'm much happier with my truck now!
And run out and buy the Larry B starter kit and get ahold of Dave for some porting work!
GREEN paint on the valve covers?!?!
I also found that the turbo came up faster and easier, runs cooler,cools faster at shut down. Dave has been doing this sort of thing for more than 20 years and really knows what and how to do this the right way. BTW Just a VERY HAPPY customer.
