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Jackie Mac · 05-08-2011, 01:17 PM

Thanks tucsonjwt and Old Rusty C10 for Reply. I will be using this truck for pulling a mowing trailer, a potential heavy load. I am thinking 454. I have never rebuilt an engine, but I want to do this myself. Would the Old 3 speed trans. hold up with the torque of a 454. What would be a good, preforably, auto. trans to put in the truck. Would truck need any frame/cutting mods to accept the 454 or just maybe an adapter kit? The simpler the betterfor me. Would anyof the parts offmy 305 adapt to the 454? (altenator, AC compressor ect.) Thank you guys so much for any info!

05-08-2011, 01:17 PM	#4
Jackie Mac Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lebanon Tn Posts: 39	Re: Need Engine/Trans 86 c-10 Thanks tucsonjwt and Old Rusty C10 for Reply. I will be using this truck for pulling a mowing trailer, a potential heavy load. I am thinking 454. I have never rebuilt an engine, but I want to do this myself. Would the Old 3 speed trans. hold up with the torque of a 454. What would be a good, preforably, auto. trans to put in the truck. Would truck need any frame/cutting mods to accept the 454 or just maybe an adapter kit? The simpler the betterfor me. Would anyof the parts offmy 305 adapt to the 454? (altenator, AC compressor ect.) Thank you guys so much for any info!