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Old May 27, 2013 | 07:39 PM
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It pulls HARD. Then again, with camper special tall gears, any engine would pull a house off its frame. Its not real quick off the line and its got kinda crappy acceleration, but it can pull like nothing I've ever driven.
 
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Old May 27, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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I won't be swapping one for my 390 then any time soon, but just in case I ran across one. I actually turned down a 74 Elite with a 400 just because of the lore them engines have
 
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Old May 27, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Yeah I've been looking for a nice 460 to replace it since I'm not a real fan of that engine either.
 
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Old May 27, 2013 | 09:33 PM
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.Ok I just uploaded a bunch of pics of my exhaust on my photobucket sideshow thingy at the beginning of my thread. My YouTube video is still uploading so ill post a link once its uploaded
 
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Nice work.

Are you talking about the dome lights up front that are switched? Or the one towards the back? If you mean the ones on the switch, I remember that they were wired weird. I believe that in order for them to work, the headlights have to be on. That, or the door has to be open so the other dome light is on. Try playing around with it, cause they definitely both worked when I had it.
 
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Old May 28, 2013 | 07:19 AM
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I was having issues with the dome light in the center. I ended up rewiring it a bit and reattaching it to the roof since it was falling down. 2 hours and some wall anchors later, it looks like it actually came from the factory with that light
 
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Old May 28, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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Exhaust looks good, Where did you get it?
 
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Old May 28, 2013 | 09:55 PM
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The exhaust is made out of those repair pipe sections you can buy at Autozone. The mufflers are from NAPA. Over all, the system seems to have cost me about $120.
 
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Old May 28, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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Hey you never posted that link from the youtubes! And is that 120 really cheaper than just getting it done at a muffler shop?
 
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haha I'm still trying to get the dang video uploaded... :/

and yes, up here I am looking at at least $200 to have a reputable shop bend up a full exhaust system.
 
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Alright. I havent priced mine, but i'm only looking at a cab exit (nascar style!)
 
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nice thats similar to how mine is done. Your truck i believe is a standard acb so your exhaust will fortunately be a bit shorter
 
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Old May 28, 2013 | 10:40 PM
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Yep, off the headers it would only be less than 4 foot of tubing
 
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get a nice long glasspack and you'll only need 2 feet of tubing
 
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That was the plan. I was going to run it with no muffler, but the local patrol officers would probably not like a straight piped 390
 
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