Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!

[Spray-Bomb]

Help me guys, Im sicker than ever !!!!

I have it stuck in my head that I want a BBC in Killer now (not that I have the money )

So how many of you drive a big block every day ???
What is your exact set up, engine specs, trans & RPM down the highway ???

Thanks, Matt

[FRENCHBLUE72]

matt go for it I have one in my 7deuce although I have not driven it yet..

[Spray-Bomb]

Its heavy on my mind, but I dont think I can afford to do it on version 1.0 of Killer
Maybe version 1.6 or something

I want to do a small cubes BBC

[FRENCHBLUE72]

If your not looking for one thats when it will fall into you lap.

[Spray-Bomb]

I have one in mind, just dont have the money

[LockDoc]

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The White Truck has a stock 454 in it with a TH400 and a 3.07 rear. I don't drive it every day but I drive it a lot. I drove it to last years Midwest Board meet in Auburn, Nebraska in May and the Truck Nats in Riverside, Missouri in Sept. and averaged 12 mpg on both trips.... It drives down the road great and is easy to handle. The wife even likes to drive it...

I don't have a tach so I can't help you there...

LockDoc

[ratrod67]

I drove a 454+.60 (468) with a 3000 stalled TH350 and 4:10 gears daily for about 7 months. Never bothered checking the mileage. I'm currently building a 396+.30 (402) with a 3000 stalled TH400 and 3:73 gears. When completed it will be my daily. Part of owning a BBC is not worrying about mileage.

[Spray-Bomb]

Thanks

[akinaspeedstars1]

got the 454 bored 2 over with a crane cam and head work, edlebrock carb and long tube headers into 3iin duals. with a worked 700 trans. oem dana 60 out back. i fin love it. need more agressive gears and a solid rear end, bigger tires and im happy.

[Spray-Bomb]

Thanks guys

Well I have to worry about MPG some

[big_al_71]

dont worry gas will be a $1.00 a gallon by the end of next week..

[Wootdog]

Spray Bomb,
If you are worried about mileage don't drive any of these trucks. None of them get good mileage. The best you would ever do is a six cylinder with a three, four, or five speed. You don't drive these thinking about mpg. You drive them because you love the look, the feel, and the fact that it is a tank that will protect you in a wreck. My two cents.
Kerry

[Spray-Bomb]

I know I wont get great MPG or anything, just dont wanna get less than 12 really

I know that no truck will get the 40+ HWY that my bug did & honestly I dont even drive much HWY

[drivethechevy]

tkeduk8r drove or still drives his big block everyday up to the school he teaches at abut 45 min i belive from where he lives and he told me he usualy got about 10-12mpg if i remember right, i pretty sure his truck is an auto 3/4 ton and it has a 402bb but i dont know any other specs

[Longhorn Man]

mat, both of mine get 10 - 12 normally, although, the longhorn is starting to run kinda crappy, and MPG has gone down hill FAST.
RPMs will be the same as a small block... 2500-ish @ 60 with 3.07 gears.... 2800-ish @ 60 with 3.73, 3200-ish @ 60 with 4.10's... it's all the same regardless of the engine pushing it

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

mat, both of mine get 10 - 12 normally, although, the longhorn is starting to run kinda crappy, and MPG has gone down hill FAST.
RPMs will be the same as a small block... 2500-ish @ 60 with 3.07 gears.... 2800-ish @ 60 with 3.73, 3200-ish @ 60 with 4.10's... it's all the same regardless of the engine pushing it

Andy,, What do you think about the 350th vrs the 400th as for any gas mileage difference? None that one would notice or a lot ? papa

[Spray-Bomb]

Well Andy I understand that, Im just trying to get a feel for what people have & how they like it

If I ever get around to getting one, it will most likely be a later roller block with fuel injection & a 4L80E
that with 3:42 or 3:08 gears will keep the RPM around 2k at highway speeds & help with MPG

[Gray Ghost]

I've got a 454 that I am about to list for sale....it's a 19k mile '81 out of a motor home that ran before they pulled it and sold it to me. It's basically a long block w/o accessories, brackets, manifold, carb, exhaust or carb. I also have the original TH400 that went behind it. Let me know if you are interested....I've got a real decent price in mind.

[8mpg]

I think a big block is a great idea

[BHRS]

Mine has the original 402 with a performer/holley 600/headers/th-400/3:07 gears. It averages 8-10 city and 13-14 highway. I have parked my Mustang and now driving her everyday with the 1.50 gas here in Texas.

I love the power and and the deep rumble from the exhaust.

Put a big-block in it....

[Longhorn Man]

i highly doubt it'd be noticeable in MPG, nor seat of the pants dyno. On the strip there may be a good enough advantage... or if you were driving it 100,000 miles a year, but I doubt it'd be more than .5 MPG... there's other places to look for MPG.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

And matt there ya go a big block is offered.

[8mpg]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

And matt there ya go a big block is offered.

I have been trying to convince him to buy my 396 for a couple weeks

[FRENCHBLUE72]

YouTube - 454 fired up

ill contribute

[MrBeast]

On my big block with 4.88 rears, I was pulling 8.85 mpg