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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man
You need to figure what gearing you have.
A smaller engine would help, but not as much as better gearing. Regardless of the engine, you'll still be reving 3000+ RPMs on the road, and still getting passed by socker moms left and right.
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Right on. I had a '63 (maybe it was a '65) back in about '83. It was a half-ton stepper with a 4-speed granny 1st. I changed the carb, coil, distributor, plugs, and almost everything that "screwed" that was engine related.
On a good day, I got nine.
But it could climb mountains.