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Old 05-16-2012, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by thatIRISHtruck

I actually have a programmer (EDGE), but I don't have a custom tune. Although my gas mileage isn't too bad, it's between 12-13 in the city, and up to 15 on the highway. The worst I'll get is 11's. However, when I didn't have any engine mods on my truck I was getting 9 MPG (yeah, I know). Will a custom tune help out any on MPG, even just a little bit?
Was meaning to ask you a while back did you have E Fans and did you have a sound clip of your exhaust..
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Originally Posted by KingRanch4Life
Was meaning to ask you a while back did you have E Fans and did you have a sound clip of your exhaust..
No, I don't have e-fans. I read about it in a thread a while ago, and thought about getting it done to my truck, but didn't (still may if I run out of ideas for my truck). No, on the sound clip as well. I can make one if you wanted me to, but I haven't had a reason to do so thus far. Thinking of getting a Flowmaster exhaust (the greatest exhaust in America)?

PS: Sorry, if you already had an exhaust.
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did you ever figure out the deal with the pinion angle being wrong because of the 5in blocks? did you end up getting a shim kit?
Old 06-01-2012, 06:21 PM
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did you ever figure out the deal with the pinion angle being wrong because of the 5in blocks? did you end up getting a shim kit?
No not yet...I know that it isnt 100% right. The driveshaft is pulled out of the t-case about an extra inch more than normal. It leaked when we put on the lift (doing the rear portion) and then it stopped. Almost like it re-sealed itself and I havent noticed a problem since. I am going to have my mechanic look at it in like a month when I have my fluids changed (both pumpkins and tranny).

I do know I need some shims...I just dont know how many for each side or what the angle should be relative to how many inches in shims it is.
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cool man keep us posted when you figure it out, i dont want to run into this problem when my kit gets here, i am going to run atlas 6in leafs though so hopefully shims wont be necessary. not sure how i would deal with fluid leaking out t-case ahaha sort of sketchy! have you thrown her in 4hi 4lo yet to see if it all works? also did you clock your front drive shaft by chance?



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