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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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i put them like that because once the weight get on them theyll swing back a bit right
 
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Hopefully.

How goes the project?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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the suspensions all done but we had to pull it out last night because the old man needed the garage for his race truck so im just gunna build the motor while im waiting for him to get that done
 
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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What are you doing with the motor?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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its efi right now so im gunna pull the heads off and put on another set i just redid with new valves and springs and put the intake and everything on it so i can just put it right in. next year im gunna build a motor for it. dont really have the money for it this year
 
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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Are you keeping it fuel injected or are you going with a carb?
 
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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gunna switch it over to carb. too many little sensors to mess up. one stupid sensor can make for a real crappy day if it gets wet
 
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 02:51 AM
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I've never had problems with EFI getting wet.. seriously, i've had more problems just sucking up water and mud then actually getting something to wet to work. For the most part any electrical connections can just be greased up and never have a problem.

However, when its something not water... EFI can be a bitch.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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ya ive had problems with my other truck before so i want to avoid that. and besides i plan to build a motor anyways and i cant really do much with an efi set up
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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You can do a lot with an EFI setup, it will just cost a bit more than with a carb lol.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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haha true but i dont wanna buy all the progammers and all that because with my luck first trip out i'd end up in a hole that looked like a puddle and ends up being over the roof and ruin it all
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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Di-electric grease and duct tape.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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that stuff does work wonders but im junt gunna go with the carb set up less to worry about.
 
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What are the plans for the project?

If a mud truck, then yeah go for the carb setup if you plan to build a performance motor.

But, if you plan to have this thing on any sort of angle offroad I would stick with the EFI setup, like prozon says dielectric grease is your friend!
 
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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this is gunna be a full out mud truck. im building a motor next winter that'll probably have like 450-500 horse. i plan to someday put rockwells under it someday with tractor tires and a four link set up on air bags or coil overs
 
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