View Single Post
Old 11-13-2003, 04:00 PM   #9
lukecp
Formerly yellow72custom
 
lukecp's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 7,531
One of my friends had a '67 with points....the truck didn't have very much power (283/2bbl), and when he would go over 20mph in first gear, it would start back firing and sputterign really bad. One day it would barely run at all....$30 and one junkyard HEI later the truck ran great. It made that little 283 come alive...he had no problem keeing up with a 318 Dodge Ram, and before a VW rabbit proably could have whipped it. Not to mention that the truck got better MPG, started better, and it even quieted down the exhaust!
__________________
'72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride.
'70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck.
'97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg
lukecp is offline   Reply With Quote