Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chevydog66 · 08-20-2010, 07:48 PM

I have installed the DT 324y on my 6.0 and the header instructions say to use the Lokar ed-5008 oil dipstick tube. OK well where would you mount it at?

Shon · 08-30-2010, 02:41 PM

I used stocker one and made a bracket. you probably can do the same.

chevydog66 · 08-31-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Shon

I used stocker one and made a bracket. you probably can do the same.

I might just do that since I've seen that other guys have done the same. I'm just slightly upset that DT instructions said to use it but didn't give an explanation as to where to mount it. I got the impression from the instructions that it would mount somewhere close to the stock location. 2 weeks ago I just wasnt in the mood for custom fab work, but now that it's in and running, I've calmed down and am looking at other options of making the stock stick work like you guys have suggested. Thanks!

Shon · 08-31-2010, 10:08 AM

What has ever been plug and play!?!?! Nearly everything has to be done in a work around fashion....and if the Lokar unit mounts like all the other Lokar units I have seen, its too close to the header tubes or flanges and therefore is not useful unless its a show car that never sees operating temps.

chevydog66 · 08-31-2010, 10:12 AM

yep that's true!! Here is where mine is currently mounted, on the frame rail just behind the engine tower. It works for now, it might change later, especially if I install the a/c compressor up top.

Shon · 08-31-2010, 10:19 AM

FYI: bend those plug end boots upward off the header!!!

chevydog66 · 08-31-2010, 10:33 AM

yep, I returned those wires for these. Here is a current pic.

**Hart_Rod** · 08-31-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by chevydog66

yep that's true!! Here is where mine is currently mounted, on the frame rail just behind the engine tower. It works for now, it might change later, especially if I install the a/c compressor up top.

It needs to be about 6" longer to work correctly. I'm going to call Lokar and see what they can do.

chevydog66 · 08-31-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

It needs to be about 6" longer to work correctly. I'm going to call Lokar and see what they can do.

Or call Doug Thorley and tell them not to recommend using the Lokar ed-5008.

**Hart_Rod** · 08-31-2010, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by chevydog66

Or call Doug Thorley and tell them not to recommend using the Lokar ed-5008.

I'd rather just fix the problem,

.

chevydog66 · 08-31-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

I'd rather just fix the problem,

.

I agree!!

Super73 · 09-01-2010, 12:49 PM

By calling Throlley, you could be fixing the problem for others in the future.

**Hart_Rod** · 09-01-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Super73

By calling Throlley, you could be fixing the problem for others in the future.

I'm talking to Lokar as we speak. Hopefully we'll have a solution soon,

.

R

chevydog66 · 09-01-2010, 09:38 PM

I left a message at DT last week with no response.

**Hart_Rod** · 09-01-2010, 09:51 PM

They are mocking up a longer one. I should know something by tomorrow.

Puglia10 · 09-02-2010, 12:14 PM

so the lokar cable wont work with headers right now?

67C10BUB · 09-15-2010, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by chevydog66

yep, I returned those wires for these. Here is a current pic.

Can you get me the part number on those? Are they MSD 32819? The DT instructions say that "some" truck wires will work, but mine don't fit. Guess I'm not "some".

Shon · 09-15-2010, 01:41 PM

make sure you have bent the spark plug end boot, it is not rigid, I have a few guys contact me say theirs are too short and not realize the boot is bendable.

If that is still your issue, let me know, I ship the wires for $70.

chevydog66 · 09-15-2010, 02:52 PM

Msd 32813
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Shon · 09-15-2010, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 67C10BUB

MSD 32819

these are RED

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Originally Posted by chevydog66

Msd 32813

these are BLACK

But both are the same wire.

67C10BUB · 09-15-2010, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Shon

these are RED

these are BLACK

But both are the same wire.

Thanks. I saw that the headers went on sale for $45 cheaper than I paid the day after I bought them. Any chance I could put that towards the wires?

Shon · 09-15-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 67c10bub

thanks. I saw that the headers went on sale for $45 cheaper than i paid the day after i bought them. Any chance i could put that towards the wires?

huh?

mac72 · 09-15-2010, 10:12 PM

You guys having ign.wire probs. You can just purchase a set of universal wires & a lt1 end kit & make a set any length you want.I'm gonna use 135 deg. taylor spiro pro's [the ends are small].It helps to have a crimping tool,summit has them for 12.00 part no. TAY-43390

Shon · 09-15-2010, 10:40 PM

I dont understand where the issue is....you are taking a production truck motor that manufactures make wires for and putting them on there....The headers offer more room than manifolds, the aftermarket wires bend unlike stockers.

chevydog66 · 09-15-2010, 10:57 PM

I have no problem with the wires it's the dipstick that DT recommends.

08-20-2010, 07:48 PM	#1
chevydog66 GM ONLY BABY!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN. Posts: 1,998	Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 I have installed the DT 324y on my 6.0 and the header instructions say to use the Lokar ed-5008 oil dipstick tube. OK well where would you mount it at? __________________ 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. 66 Chevelle Malibu 406ci, 573hp, 10.99@121mph 96 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 GMC 1500 Super Custom LS 6.0/4L65 on airride http://www.cardomain.com/ride/707879...mc-c-k-pick-up

08-30-2010, 02:41 PM	#2
Shon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: sc Posts: 1,203	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 I used stocker one and made a bracket. you probably can do the same. __________________ 71 Cheyenne C10 LWB cam'd 6.0/T56 Swap

08-31-2010, 10:08 AM	#4
Shon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: sc Posts: 1,203	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 What has ever been plug and play!?!?! Nearly everything has to be done in a work around fashion....and if the Lokar unit mounts like all the other Lokar units I have seen, its too close to the header tubes or flanges and therefore is not useful unless its a show car that never sees operating temps. __________________ 71 Cheyenne C10 LWB cam'd 6.0/T56 Swap

08-31-2010, 10:12 AM	#5
chevydog66 GM ONLY BABY!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN. Posts: 1,998	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 yep that's true!! Here is where mine is currently mounted, on the frame rail just behind the engine tower. It works for now, it might change later, especially if I install the a/c compressor up top. Attached Images __________________ 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. 66 Chevelle Malibu 406ci, 573hp, 10.99@121mph 96 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 GMC 1500 Super Custom LS 6.0/4L65 on airride http://www.cardomain.com/ride/707879...mc-c-k-pick-up

08-31-2010, 10:19 AM	#6
Shon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: sc Posts: 1,203	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 FYI: bend those plug end boots upward off the header!!! __________________ 71 Cheyenne C10 LWB cam'd 6.0/T56 Swap

08-31-2010, 10:33 AM	#7
chevydog66 GM ONLY BABY!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN. Posts: 1,998	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 yep, I returned those wires for these. Here is a current pic. Attached Images __________________ 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. 66 Chevelle Malibu 406ci, 573hp, 10.99@121mph 96 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 GMC 1500 Super Custom LS 6.0/4L65 on airride http://www.cardomain.com/ride/707879...mc-c-k-pick-up

09-01-2010, 12:49 PM	#12
Super73 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 2,841	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 By calling Throlley, you could be fixing the problem for others in the future. __________________ ------Motor---------------Bottle 60'---1.53---------------1.41 1/8---6.58 @ 105.92----5.87 @ 118.41 1/4---10.38 @ 126.97----9.24 @ 142.49

09-01-2010, 09:38 PM	#14
chevydog66 GM ONLY BABY!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN. Posts: 1,998	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 I left a message at DT last week with no response. __________________ 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. 66 Chevelle Malibu 406ci, 573hp, 10.99@121mph 96 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 GMC 1500 Super Custom LS 6.0/4L65 on airride http://www.cardomain.com/ride/707879...mc-c-k-pick-up

09-01-2010, 09:51 PM	#15
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,858	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 They are mocking up a longer one. I should know something by tomorrow. __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

09-02-2010, 12:14 PM	#16
Puglia10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston MA Posts: 389	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 so the lokar cable wont work with headers right now? __________________ 1979 c30 3+3 dually 1946 GMC

09-15-2010, 01:41 PM	#18
Shon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: sc Posts: 1,203	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 make sure you have bent the spark plug end boot, it is not rigid, I have a few guys contact me say theirs are too short and not realize the boot is bendable. If that is still your issue, let me know, I ship the wires for $70. __________________ 71 Cheyenne C10 LWB cam'd 6.0/T56 Swap Last edited by Shon; 09-18-2010 at 03:35 PM.

09-15-2010, 02:52 PM	#19
chevydog66 GM ONLY BABY!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN. Posts: 1,998	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 Msd 32813 Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. 66 Chevelle Malibu 406ci, 573hp, 10.99@121mph 96 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 GMC 1500 Super Custom LS 6.0/4L65 on airride http://www.cardomain.com/ride/707879...mc-c-k-pick-up

09-15-2010, 10:12 PM	#23
mac72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: port charlotte,florida Posts: 384	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 You guys having ign.wire probs. You can just purchase a set of universal wires & a lt1 end kit & make a set any length you want.I'm gonna use 135 deg. taylor spiro pro's [the ends are small].It helps to have a crimping tool,summit has them for 12.00 part no. TAY-43390

09-15-2010, 10:40 PM	#24
Shon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: sc Posts: 1,203	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 I dont understand where the issue is....you are taking a production truck motor that manufactures make wires for and putting them on there....The headers offer more room than manifolds, the aftermarket wires bend unlike stockers. __________________ 71 Cheyenne C10 LWB cam'd 6.0/T56 Swap

09-15-2010, 10:57 PM	#25
chevydog66 GM ONLY BABY!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN. Posts: 1,998	Re: Doug Thorley 324y and Lokar ed-5008 I have no problem with the wires it's the dipstick that DT recommends. __________________ 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. 66 Chevelle Malibu 406ci, 573hp, 10.99@121mph 96 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 GMC 1500 Super Custom LS 6.0/4L65 on airride http://www.cardomain.com/ride/707879...mc-c-k-pick-up



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