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Old 11-17-2006, 11:00 AM   #34
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Re: It's finally time - a new engine

Hey Billla,
I'm sorry, but I disagree on one point. I bought a 350 H.O. Deluxe in 2000 and put it in my '71 2 wheel drive longbed with a T.H. 400 and a 12 bolt w/ 3:73 gears and that truck was very reliable and would haul ass down the road. Last year I put the motor in my '71 Shortbed 4X4 with a T.H. 350 and a 12 bolt w/ 4:11 gears and that truck runs just as good as the longbed does. 380 ft/lbs of torque works great in these trucks. As for building one, if you get a good reliable person to build up a shortblock and know everything in it, all one needs to do is call Summit Racing and talk to a tech and tell him what you have and that you need: heads, intake, carb, distributer and what ever else it will take to get it going and they will reserch and get you all the matching components you need to finish the motor. I've done this a couple times and have not been disapointed with the outcome. I'm not writing this to start an argument, I'm just stating my experiances I've had in the past.
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