pretty sure that's a stroker motor and has a custom intake and fuel injection. the psi may be reasonable, but the turbo and the intake can push a large amount of air and the custom injection can apparently match it. .
nah, I'll need just a tooth for use as a hood ornament. my dad has always loved fossils but I can't afford anything bigger than a Megalodon tooth. (which, if you don't have one yet, is about the coolest thing ever)
is the rod pushing on the hi-beam switch on the steering column? it can get out of adjustment. (the lever that you pull on the column pushes on a steel rod that runs down the column to the actual hi-beam switch)
since we've got more than one author on CC now, maybe a thread could be started that has all the names/links in the first post? then we could share that link out i the world at large
if that is true (only a rule of thumb at best of course) it would make sense since those types of rides would be what's on the road and what's available for purchase to a kid when you first start to drive. lord knows my first cars/trucks weren't new.
I would try dropping the pan, replacing the filter and fluid, and see what happens. a loss of fluid in the TC would definitely cause drive-ability issues. but I'm not an expert on the automatics.
longer bumpstops are key to preventing rubbing. even with stiffer springs it's the bumpstops that prevent damage once the physics of motion come into play.
I would do an AAL if the springs are saggy. or get new packs.
take note of what you have in the truck while you're driving around, and then imagine it flying out when you turn a corner. going doorless requires dedication to the cause. but as I always say, being cool requires sacrifice.