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Jim_PA · 08-18-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mclairmo

I was wondering why your wideband was so low priced and now I know. Unfortunately, I am not good with soldering anything. I guess I am stuck paying $400 for one. you should start making these and sell them here.

You can get an LC1 for about $200, and that's almost what I'd charge for one like I use in complete, ready to plug in form.

The LC1 has less features, and you wouldn't have a display, but at least you'd have a warranty, and some kind of reliable support. With an LC1, you'd need to hook it up to a laptop to see the AFR (or you could add on your own gauge to it...)

I wouldn't trash the idea of me building and testing them for people, but I wouldn't want anything to do with "hey, it stopped working, what now??" types of things. I wouldn't have the time or resources to support it after it passed my QC and testing. After that, it would have to be up to you...

mclairmo · 08-18-2009, 05:13 PM

Yeah, dealing with the after the sale stuff can be a full time job.

JoeKan · 08-18-2009, 10:18 PM

The truck that has this 402 in it is in almost perfect shape. It is a beautiful sky blue and white 2 tone, with very very little rust. The inside of cab is awesome with everything original. It has 89,000 original miles. Good tires, hub caps all around. It is a camper special with tilt wheel, factory sliding window with all the paper work. I can get her for $4000. I'm really leaning towards buying her and making it my daily driver.

**70cst** · 08-18-2009, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeKan

The truck that has this 402 in it is in almost perfect shape. It is a beautiful sky blue and white 2 tone, with very very little rust. The inside of cab is awesome with everything original. It has 89,000 original miles. Good tires, hub caps all around. It is a camper special with tilt wheel, factory sliding window with all the paper work. I can get her for $4000. I'm really leaning towards buying her and making it my daily driver.

Sounds like a great truck...what year and oh yes...:

JoeKan · 08-19-2009, 09:17 PM

I've opted out of buying because of the poor gas mileage and seeing it would be my daily driver. So here's the ad: http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/1294448306.html.

Thanks for all the help. I'm still looking though.

Longhorn Man · 08-19-2009, 10:04 PM

he's been trying to sell that rusted thing for months.
you did notice the lower third of the cab was missing, right?

**leddzepp** · 08-19-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeKan

I've opted out of buying because of the poor gas mileage and seeing it would be my daily driver. So here's the ad: http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/1294448306.html.

Thanks for all the help. I'm still looking though.

You made the right choice. Keep looking, they are out there.

'72customdeluxe · 08-19-2009, 10:12 PM

With the stock motor and Q-jet, along with 3.73's that help me out around town, maybe 14mpg if i'm driving nice. Running 3000 rpm at 70, not so much. Getting rid of my ramhorns and downpipes crimped to 1.5" or so each should help it breath alot better at speed. Going to Hooker long tubes and a 3" otl single with an xr-1. Along with my summit velocity stack look cotton gauze air cleaner in the mail to replace the stocker snorkel. I really want to get a wide band to get it "just so". But as much as I like my q-jet, a coworker of my dad's is giving me a free thunder avs and they're 1000X easier to tune.

**70cst** · 08-20-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

he's been trying to sell that rusted thing for months.
you did notice the lower third of the cab was missing, right?

WOW...I missed all that rust. I wonder what the frame and sheet metal underneath looks like?

Longhorn Man · 08-20-2009, 01:56 PM

its a beautiful truck, but WAY too much rot for the price he is asking.

JoeKan · 08-20-2009, 07:22 PM

Man! I missed that too. Thanks for pointing that out to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

he's been trying to sell that rusted thing for months.
you did notice the lower third of the cab was missing, right?

08-18-2009, 05:13 PM	#52
mclairmo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Take Off Posts: 1,908	Re: MPG for a 402 Yeah, dealing with the after the sale stuff can be a full time job.

08-18-2009, 10:18 PM	#53
JoeKan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 707	Re: MPG for a 402 The truck that has this 402 in it is in almost perfect shape. It is a beautiful sky blue and white 2 tone, with very very little rust. The inside of cab is awesome with everything original. It has 89,000 original miles. Good tires, hub caps all around. It is a camper special with tilt wheel, factory sliding window with all the paper work. I can get her for $4000. I'm really leaning towards buying her and making it my daily driver.

08-19-2009, 09:17 PM	#55
JoeKan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 707	Re: MPG for a 402 I've opted out of buying because of the poor gas mileage and seeing it would be my daily driver. So here's the ad: http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/1294448306.html. Thanks for all the help. I'm still looking though.

08-19-2009, 10:04 PM	#56
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: MPG for a 402 he's been trying to sell that rusted thing for months. you did notice the lower third of the cab was missing, right?

08-19-2009, 10:12 PM	#58
'72customdeluxe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tejas Posts: 691	Re: MPG for a 402 With the stock motor and Q-jet, along with 3.73's that help me out around town, maybe 14mpg if i'm driving nice. Running 3000 rpm at 70, not so much. Getting rid of my ramhorns and downpipes crimped to 1.5" or so each should help it breath alot better at speed. Going to Hooker long tubes and a 3" otl single with an xr-1. Along with my summit velocity stack look cotton gauze air cleaner in the mail to replace the stocker snorkel. I really want to get a wide band to get it "just so". But as much as I like my q-jet, a coworker of my dad's is giving me a free thunder avs and they're 1000X easier to tune. __________________ '72 cheyenne super step, '05 long bed gmc

08-20-2009, 01:56 PM	#60
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: MPG for a 402 its a beautiful truck, but WAY too much rot for the price he is asking.



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