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Mackie

05-10-2017 10:56 PM

Real Truckin

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Put my 63 shorty to some real work last weekend towing a rental loader/backhoe. The L'il Torquey 305 did the job but here in hill country North Carolina I confess to wishing for a big block once or twice. A granny 4spd would have been better than the Camaro T5, too!

chevylookin

05-10-2017 11:02 PM

Re: Real Truckin

You towed that with a T5?! Wow, you are the man! How fast?

TJ's Chevy

05-11-2017 11:17 AM

Re: Real Truckin

I'd be cringing towing that with a t5. lol Man it'd be fun to put your 305 v8 against my 305 v6 towing the same load.

jchav62

05-11-2017 11:41 AM

Re: Real Truckin

Nice!! Back in the 80's my '62 belonged to my brother and he towed bobcat everyday for the construction company he worked for.

GMDad

05-11-2017 04:30 PM

Re: Real Truckin

No problem towing with a T5. I towed my race car and trailer with the 292 and T5. Just don't abuse it and make sure you keep the fluid level correct.

Mackie

05-12-2017 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GMDad (Post 7940323)

No problem towing with a T5. I towed my race car and trailer with the 292 and T5. Just don't abuse it and make sure you keep the fluid level correct.

Don't abuse is the secret. I have a long history of baby-ing vehicles. Mostly because I always drove old sketchy stuff.

Only about 15 miles and I never got above 3rd gear or 40 mph on secondary roads. The best thing I did was to install the Slam 7 air bags in the rear beforehand. The OG springs had been "torch lowered" -no Bueno.

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