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ok well i need to set my tach, so what does a 2.9 v6 redline at? what rpm?
 


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5500 i believe
 

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i'm not at home where i could look at my b2, guessing from memory, why wouldnt it be that low? it's a small v6.....the tach only goes to like 7000 or so, but i could be wrong
 

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i have a different cam in mine, but at about 5k i feel like mines gonna explode!

just run it back and forth and learn when you get max power. no need to redline it between stop lights.
 

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ok, yea i was thinkin it was our big ass v8 in out dodge lol, idk why, but yea that sounds right. there probly wont be too much work on my truck this weekend, because we think my dog is dying :(
 

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sorry to hear man i know how that goes
 

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yea idk hes not moving, eating, and can barely walk. he tried to walk up the stairs earlier and made it halfway and he fell down the stairs :( i think the hardest thing was coming around the corner and seeing his face and the look in his eyes as he fell down the staris :(
 

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yea idk hes not moving, eating, and can barely walk. he tried to walk up the stairs earlier and made it halfway and he fell down the stairs :( i think the hardest thing was coming around the corner and seeing his face and the look in his eyes as he fell down the staris :(
thats how my GFs familys Dog was right before we all decided its time to take him to the vet it was hard very hard. stay strong man
 

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yea were taking him in tommorrow, but enough of my venting, im probly gonna take my sway bars off as soon as i can. my buddy with the red 4 runner took off his front tonight and he got a lot more flex
 

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sorry to hear man.. i lost around 5 dogs in the past. its horrible but youll get over it
 

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yea, but this is the first dog that has died on me, hopefullly the two others last longer
 

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yea, but this is the first dog that has died on me, hopefullly the two others last longer
sorry to hear but remember hes now not in any pain. keep yourself busy helps ease the pain.
 

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hes not dead yet, just very close :( were taking him to the vet today
 

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well we too him to the vet, and he had cancer, so we had to put him down :( so im pretty bummed, so idk when ill get back to work on my truck
 

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