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$3,000 tax return... what should I do?

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Old 02-27-2009, 12:46 PM
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Has anyone even mentioned "Hookers and blow"? Three grand will buy much of both.

lol. Or you could give it all to charity.
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 12:54 PM
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lol. Or you could give it all to charity.
lol guys im starting a charity for my truck, if you want to throw money this way to get my truck built, its going to be an awesome charity if interested pm me "jk"
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 01:09 PM
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lol. Or you could give it all to charity.
There are a lot of college girls and single mothers dancing at the local titty bar in need of support.
 
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Agreed!
 
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yall are funny... I think I will be adding HS roller rockers to my list
 
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okay here's what I'm doing.

Harland Sharp 1.7's: Southeastperformance
HAWK PowerSlot Kit w/HDpads: KRC Performance
Fastmand 52mm TB: You know where
Superchips 3815: Ebay
Edlebrock 14x3 hairhat: Autozone
Shocks: NAPA
Rear Drums/Pads: NAPA
Driver Door Pins: NAPA
New Plugs: NAPA
Alignment:
Fix Vac Leak
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 09:11 PM
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what about that trans. If you going to add power got to fix that. Don't want to be on the side of the road?
 
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I'm going to firt see if by using the superchips to reset my tire size will change my shifting pattern.. if that doesn't work, I'll try a filter and fluid change along with adjusting the bands.. if that doesn't work.. then another rebuild/ new tranny.. depending on my funding at that point... I'll have a little money left over from the mods I want to do now... so we'll see
 

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Old 02-27-2009, 10:03 PM
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Firstly, as some have already pointed out; if the truck isn't paid off, put the money towards that.

If it is paid off....check into that transmission. The last thing you want to do is dump tons of money into your truck, then your tranny starts to go as you have no money left. Figure out what's going on with your transmission.

If it's in good shape, invest in a transmission + transfer case service, as well as a heavy duty cooler (if you don't already have a cooler). Then after the transmission is squared away for sure, I'd invest my money into a set of 4.10 gearing. To me, this is the ultimate performance and maintainence upgrade. It's going to give your truck true ***** around town, and it will prevent much less strain on your transmission. With 285s, 4.10s would be a very nice gear ratio.

At the end of the day, your transmission will be up to par, your truck will be a stump puller with the 4.10s, and you'll probably still have money left over to put towards the brakes and shocks.
 
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What if he put a 3.90's in it? he would still get ok mpg's and the trans wont be killed eathier.
 


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