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Old 12-05-2009, 10:45 PM
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oh crap he'* starting to catch on
Old 12-05-2009, 11:12 PM
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Ya, kind of like that carrot on a stick in front of the horse.
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So the first thing I would like to do is put in the HD stuff in my trans then a shuft kit before i start the top swap... so i have the 3.05 FDR i think... am i gonna need a reluctor wheel?
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Originally Posted by PaladineSLE
Its never just a lil more eh? You get it nice and finish something on it and then you want "just a little more" after you got just a lil more
You've got a disease that there is no cure for. You might as well accept that it'* terminal and enjoy it!
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Lmao nice... Sadly i tell myself "Little by little you will get her just right after 2 or 3 more K then paint with the trans am hood scoop" but then again I bet i am gonna want to go faster after that -.- lol
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So yeah what do you guys think? Should i just put the differential in or am i going to need the reluctor wheel?
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top swap is complete and the car is running fine with the n* TB and the lq4 maf now i want to put the 4.2 pulley but the one 3800 performance sent is missing a nut these guys are shady hmmm and still did not install the differential and shift kit... sorry boost so embarrassing
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You wont need the reluctor wheel unless you don't have access to tuning software. To install that you would need to pull the transmission and open the side cover. I do recall that changing the diff will change your gear ratio. But Bill will better answer that.
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