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1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)
- Thread starter Babaganoosh
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It has one but this truck belongs in the dirt.Ehh.. put one of these on and send it.
It'll stop squirrels and nun chunks from getting in there at least.
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Anyway to make a new bracket to move the SC out enough to clear, or it's way too far?
Yes, it will just have to extend out to the passenger fender roughly 5 inches to mount a air filter next to the radiator.
So with saving money from not buying that expensive bracket, I should get some new rocker arms.
What rocker arm ratio you choose with that cam depends on your cylinder heads....
So he should buy a matching set, right?What rocker arm ratio you choose with that cam depends on your cylinder heads....
I wish I could swing it right now, but I literally just put the heads back on and have 10 mins of run time on it.So he should buy a matching set, right?
What do you recommend?What rocker arm ratio you choose with that cam depends on your cylinder heads....
For the factory heads, 1.7 rockers, Harland Sharp, Howards, Comp Cams, are all good.
Although with stock heads to be honest I think I would just wait until you can do both.
Although with stock heads to be honest I think I would just wait until you can do both.
It would have to go in closer and it already hits my big ass trans cooler.I vote modify the rad support to push the rad out far enough for a tight elbow. Keep the SC belt as short as possible.
Wouldn't think it'd be too hard
I'll add, unless you have zero plans to upgrade heads, then upgrade the rocker arms. But if you might upgrade the heads some day, then I would wait.
I want to upgrade the heads, I'm just leery of the factory rocker arm bearings.
The problem is the supercharger spins ccw not cw like the engine so brackets are limited.
Do I need to upgrade rockers?
We discussed that and heads a while back and then since the intake was the only thing left to upgrade to LS3 rect port it snowballed and then you decided to just hold off, no problem.
It certainly can only help reduce friction and deflection to upgrade rockers but it isn't mandatory for your application. Another option is the trunnion upgrade for piece of mind. With factory cathedral heads with steel guides the full roller rocker arms don't give you as much benefit. But with rect port heads or aftermarket heads or bronze guides the roller tip can reduce friction and wear and increase HP. Especially if you have heads that can benefit from more lift such as a 1.8 rocker ratio.
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I’m not really nice to this engine so I’m concerned with how high it’s been known to spin.
Sorry, I just skimmed through. I thought the bracket was just putting it backwards, but you were trying it intentionally.
I'm not sure what the belt wrap looks like on that, but can it be put on the driver side and flipped backwards?
