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    Headlight Options (Housing, HID, LED)

    Like most trucks of this age, our truck's headlights have become almost completely ineffective. The housings are a dark yellow, and the halogen bulbs from yesteryear just don't cut it. Are there any non-hideous housings for this body style that can receive an HID or LED retrofit properly? Or...
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    Info: DFW Area folks

    Figured 90% of the members probably don't look here, but had the best odds to be seen here vs the regional or racing-only forums. Mods, feel free to move at will. Parking will be $10 per carload. Here's a free ticket to the Promod race at the Texas Motorplex next weekend. We'll be there...
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    Water pump Replacement: Tube into Stat housing?

    Dad and I succesfully completed the water pump and housing replacement in 6 hours including lunch. The metal tube going from the upward face of the housing to the thermostat housing (correct?) sure made it a royal B to get the assembly in and out. However, it was also very wobbly loose in...
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    NHRDA World Finals Photos

    Congrats to the winners. Drags: http://magnethead494.com/photos/2015-10-03_Texas_Motorplex_Drags/ Sleds: http://magnethead494.com/photos/2015-10-02_Texas_Motorplex_Sleds/
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    Info: NHRDA Texas Photos

    TNT: http://magnethead494.com/photos/2015-04-10_Texas_Motorplex_TNT Drags: http://magnethead494.com/photos/2015-04-11_Texas_Motorplex_Drags Sleds: http://magnethead494.com/photos/2015-04-11_Texas_Motorplex_Sleds I work 12 hour days now M-F and bracket racing on weekends, I'll work on what...
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    Info: NHRDA World Finals Photos

    Splitting this off so it will be easier found on the main pages: I have photos posted on my website for use on social media and similar. Not for use in printed form. All photos and their copyrights belong to NHRDA and myself. Friday: http://magnethead494.com/photos/2014-10-03_Texas_Motorplex/...
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    oil drain plug torque

    took truck in for it's first-to-us oil change. PO worked at dealership, all servicings occurred there as well. Took it to our preferred place, the guy couldn't get the plug out with a wrench or ratchet, had to use a 3 ft breaker bar to get the plug off. Said the threads looked fine, did...
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    recaptcha not working

    I'm on OSX 10.6 / Safari 5 and found out that the reason i keep getting browser out of date notices is that apple no longer updates 10.6 . I'm switching everything over to chrome, but i've forgotten my password. I keep trying to reset it, but recaptcha won't let me pass. I've tried using...
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    hey JoshH, you're big time

    http://powernationtv.com/post/sleeper-van-the-dumpster-shows-its-anything-but-garbage
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    Well, what have we here?

    1. NHRDA and I are about to start negot's about me shooting world finals like i did the spring race. 2. We (Dad and I) kinda did something….BIG.
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    Fuel Pump Relay & Kill Switch?

    First: Why do our trucks have a fuel pump relay? Second: What are about 4 good power wires to interrupt with kill switches and where can they be accessed?
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    cargo light wire?

    Is there anywhere under the truck or even in the truck to tap the cargo light wire somewhat uninvasively for the 2001 model year (pre-2003 redesign)? I want to add a pair of LED lights to the rear bumper of the truck pointing out at a 45 degree angle, and have them come on with the cargo lamp...
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    Info: Nhrda ennis photos

    I have the photos put up on my website at http://magnethead494.com/photos/2014-04-12_Texas_Motorplex/ I shot 2800 photos for the weekend and made sure to get every truck at least 2 or 3 (or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7) times.
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    Towing MPG?

    We raced in Temple, Tx yesterday. 272 miles round trip and used 30.6 gallons- 8.8 MPG. We ran the GM process of injector cleaner 2 weekends ago, running it for 45 minutes off the milk jug. Would have gone longer but the jug's contents started looking more and more like dirty oil/fuel and less...
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    exhaust in cab, exhaust cloud at idle/load

    Whenever our truck is idling, the cab is overwhelmed with exhaust/diesel smell. Exhaust leak maybe? Also, the smoking at speed, no load, warmed up is still minimal-to-none. But at cold off-idle in gear/driving it looks like a locomotive with like a blueish-whitish combination smoke just...
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    Info: for those in/around California

    Long thread -> http://drr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/75460652/m/2117045256/p/1 and here -> http://www.heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/43231-Major-change-to-California-Dually-(DRW)-and-HDT-truck-laws (Hopefully they wont mind that I didn't clear names)
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    LB7: best injectors

    I don't see a FAQ section of any sort, so I will ask. What are the best source/brands of injectors? How can we tell if we have stock flow injectors or overs/what % overseas if so?
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    hidden amp?

    Whilst hunting down the trailer brake interface, i noticed 2 speaker's worth of speaker wires running down from the head unit area, to the center console, past the cup holders, to where I can't see. I also found a small blue wire running down the firewall to behind the driver side kick panel...
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    no spam question

    I kept getting tripped up on the question "if a duramax is not a Chevy, what is it?". I kept putting Isuzu. It didn't Don on me till the question changed, that the answer was GMC. Might want to clarify that you don't mean who builds the motor.
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    DFW EFI Live?

    Have a topic going over in LB7 hard parts forum. Blue smoke at idle but clears up off idle. Wondering if it has been chipped or tuned, was told EFI live can check balance rates and stock/otherwise tune? Injectors have 36,000 on them. Looking for somebody in DFW area tjhat could scan our truck.
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