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colbythekid

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What is the function of the two vent holes on the front bumper?

I always thought they were put there only to tell if it is a diesel or not. :nonod:

You can't tell me when you see a GM towing a trailer you don't look in the cab for pillar gauges and at the front bumper for two holes on the side of the license plate. Then when you realize its not a diesel mumble under your breath "puss**"

Colby
 
Yeha ask BigT spelling has never been my strong suit. I think really ment winch. The blonde one I have now does not have enough power to pull me out of a mud pit.

Colby
 
Its not just for radiator cooling, the air that goes to the air filter comes in on the passenger side hole, and travels up into the fender from there. There are plastic pieces to direct the air that way. So you would want a plan to get the air flow into the fender some other way if changing it. So you can maintain slight positive pressure in the fender and the coolest possible air.
 
buddy said:
Its not just for radiator cooling, the air that goes to the air filter comes in on the passenger side hole, and travels up into the fender from there. There are plastic pieces to direct the air that way. So you would want a plan to get the air flow into the fender some other way if changing it. So you can maintain slight positive pressure in the fender and the coolest possible air.
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Well on the subject of getting cooler air to the air filter I was hoping to find a way to make a cold air intake for the truck. That involves moving the passenger battery to where the spare tire is and the spare tire to the back bumper. With the battery out of the way I was hoping to drop a pipe down to cool fresh air.

Are you still working on a cold air intake one for your truck?


Colby
 
colbythekid said:
Well on the subject of getting cooler air to the air filter I was hoping to find a way to make a cold air intake for the truck. That involves moving the passenger battery to where the spare tire is and the spare tire to the back bumper. With the battery out of the way I was hoping to drop a pipe down to cool fresh air.

Are you still working on a cold air intake one for your truck?

Colby
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I have not completed it, so I guess you could say I am still working on my air intake setup. My intention was as you say, to relocate the battery(ies), which is most of the work that has kept me from working on it. The air filter I was just going to have right behind the headlights as low as it can go after removing the battery tray. Maybe later enclosing it if IATs or EGTs are an issue. I notice a lot of fanwash is in that direction, so at least blocking/deflecting fan air would be appropriate even if I don't enclose it totally. Enclosing the filter as much as possible may be beneficial to create a positive pressure in the area from air pushing in at high speeds. The primary path for air would still be through the bumper hole, and some through the headlight area. Blocking the hole may be OK if you open up another path on the front grill area or up from below the bumper somehow.
 
colbythekid said:
You can't tell me when you see a GM towing a trailer you don't look in the cab for pillar gauges and at the front bumper for two holes on the side of the license plate. Then when you realize its not a diesel mumble under your breath "puss**"
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Honestly, I take quite a bit of offense to that statement. While I may not be fortunate enough to own a 6.5L or other diesel truck (which I honestly am looking into getting by the end of the year), I can assure you my truck is anything far from "puss*." I have spent quite a bit of time giving my own input where I can on this forum, and seriously it brings me great displeasure to hear another member say something like that. I do a literal ton of things with my truck. It's a DD, offroading toy, hunting rig and tow vehicle.

3500GMC said:
Footholds.

Fog light locatons...

Yeah yeah that's it.

:rolleyes5:
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I have a TD bumper on my truck, and since it's a gas motor installed some spotlights into the intake openings. It's also a much better place to run/store the block heater cord (it's where mine is at).

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88gmctruck said:
Honestly, I take quite a bit of offense to that statement. While I may not be fortunate enough to own a 6.5L or other diesel truck (which I honestly am looking into getting by the end of the year), I can assure you my truck is anything far from "puss*." I have spent quite a bit of time giving my own input where I can on this forum, and seriously it brings me great displeasure to hear another member say something like that. I do a literal ton of things with my truck. It's a DD, offroading toy, hunting rig and tow vehicle.



I have a TD bumper on my truck, and since it's a gas motor installed some spotlights into the intake openings. It's also a much better place to run/store the block heater cord (it's where mine is at).

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thats a nice truck you have there...diesel or no.... i have a serious love affair with these trucks.... that GMC grille is so mean..... by the way, was it a lot of work to do your front end D44 conversion?
 
turbonator said:
thats a nice truck you have there...diesel or no.... i have a serious love affair with these trucks.... that GMC grille is so mean..... by the way, was it a lot of work to do your front end D44 conversion?
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Thanks. I personally like the 88-93 GMC grilles the best, more if they have the 88-89 quad headlights. The SAS wasn't too difficult, but it took a bit of time and hard work. Here is a link to the build thread. http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?18361-Tech-88GMCtruck-s-SAS-Dana-44-Build-(no-56k)
 
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