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Synthetic Oil
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I would say the Penatstar engines need good quality oil for timing chain wear & components.
Yesterday at 11:49 AM
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You say you're on a budget,so just do OEM lifters,they don't make an mds Johnson lifter. If you go back with stock OEM cam and...
Tuesday at 7:55 PM
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this is the best price i've found for OEM non-mds...
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Awright glad you're back up and running. Don't worry you're not the first one who's missed properly installing the spiders :waytogo...
Tuesday at 12:35 PM
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You would not be the first person to do it and you won't be the last. Just a couple of weeks ago a customer brought his truck to me on...
Tuesday at 12:34 PM
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That was it. I took everything back apart today, and both the top and bottom spider gears were laying in the bottom of the diff. I...
Tuesday at 12:34 PM
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I've been doing a lot of searching and see that any threads on this have fizzled out with no follow-up. I pickled up a TRX console...
Tuesday at 12:33 PM
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They'd already be a kit if it worked. And SGA would of had it for the 8 speed swap guys.
Tuesday at 12:32 PM
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Haven't seen anybody use the TRX shifter yet,but the Charger / Challenger and Jeep 8HP70 console shifters are fairly common.I can't see...
Tuesday at 12:32 PM
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I don't think the GT package was available on the Gen4 (DS) body trucks. The Gen5 trucks use the 8HP75 transmission. There maybe CANbus...
Tuesday at 12:31 PM
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I've spent a lot of time reviewing. The trx uses a 8hp90 , vs our 8 speed trucks use the 8hp70, so will be some difference. The ram...
Tuesday at 12:31 PM
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Piston slap for 3 secs????? That wasn't piston slap.
Tuesday at 9:22 AM
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I hate to state the obvious, but have you checked that the ASD relay is activating and that there is a, Click, when you turn on the...
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I don't fully agree with this guy,as the stock shift points are 5600 rpm,not the 6,000 he's using,but still a decent article on gearing
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#1 I hope this post will help to end the debate with facts and not opinions, and become THE post people refer to those who are having a...
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The thing AlfaOBD can do that other apps, such as FCA Diags can't do is add factory options and settings to the BCM. The active...
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