i like those plates. i was thinking of getting the dirty dingos but those are half the price and seem just as good. thanks for the link. a

and Ian, i have a similar book "How to Swap GM LS-Series Engines into (Almost) Anything". ill look into the one you mentioned tho. the more literature the better. thanks. and i just realized yesterday i have a buddy who has an 03 escalade!! well his wife does... i cant belive i had forgot. so im going to go check under the hood/chassis and see what the setup is and copy it. if she lets me near it that is... lol maybe ill bust a secret mission at 3am....shhh... she might be missing parts the next day tho...