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urmyboyblue · 03-27-2017, 08:01 AM

This is a subjective question. Some folks think a 292 is all you need in one of these trucks. Others like me haven't found how much is too much (mine is a nitroused 489 that has run 11.40@121 on a VERY crappy pass).

I would think around 500 HP on a totally stock truck would be a lot of fun. I think that at that HP you are risking killing the rear end, at least.

03-27-2017, 08:01 AM	#2
urmyboyblue Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Montevallo, AL Posts: 272	Re: How much power is too much? This is a subjective question. Some folks think a 292 is all you need in one of these trucks. Others like me haven't found how much is too much (mine is a nitroused 489 that has run 11.40@121 on a VERY crappy pass). I would think around 500 HP on a totally stock truck would be a lot of fun. I think that at that HP you are risking killing the rear end, at least.