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Allowing the engine to use less power to operate will change the amount of power you have on tap, but it won't change the rpm, because the valve...
Yes, I agree with that statement, but if you look at the specs, the 300hp engine's power peaks happen at a higher rpm. This is due to a cam...
So you're saying you're in agreement with me?
Yeah, sorry about that. Didn't notice until you pointed it out....Of course, you coulda just posted your stats, but whatever. Interesting. I...
Any time you see comparitive HP & torque ratings and one peaks at a higher rpm than the other, you can bet the farm there's a hotter cam involved...
Thank you.
Ah yes. Had to look it up. The old SM318/326 tranny's. Forgot about those. Thanks for the reminder. Would you happen to know or remember the ratio...
My dad had a 1960 Chevy Apache 10. Short and narrow, it originally had a 235, but it threw a rod right after he bought it (used in '61), so he...
Since its a Chrysler, how about an NP435? You hardly ever use granny low anyway, (and most of the time you do use it, its only for you and your...
How about one of the old Atlas engines? Namely GM Vortec 2900. 185 HP stock. Keep it "old skool" by going with a Chevy 181 or the Pontiac...
Nice denbob! Very clean installation. I bet it'll go like stink, too! :)
...wait...a straight...12?
My dad had a '60 Apache 10 with a 261 and Overdrive. I had a '65 GMC with a 305 bent six and a granny 4-speed. I miss both of those trucks, too....
Thanks. I didn't have an answer for him.
NICE! No more classic race engine than a 302 GMC modified by Kay Sissell. (from the Sissell Automotive website's history page) In the mid 1980’s...
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