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12-10-2010, 09:36 PM
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TRKFRMR1
 Join Date: Oct 2002
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283 build magazine feature
A few years ago Hot Rod Magazine featured a 283 build that got 20+mpg and plenty of pep that they put in a Chevelle.I am wanting to try that setup in my 67 C20.Anyone got that issue in their stash?I would like to know month/year so I can buy one.Thanks
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12-10-2010, 11:21 PM
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
No sir, I missed that issue.....but I have a virgin 64 , 283 block, 2 steel cranks, a set of sj 327 rods & a pair of powerpac heads (packed in grease for the past 20 yrs). I really want to build a lite A-bone rod
 If that "pooch83" finds its way into my truck.....its gonna need a big blower to make that 4200 lb sled "rock"
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12-10-2010, 11:45 PM
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
I remember that . I will try to look tomorrow in my old hot rods. Jim
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12-10-2010, 11:46 PM
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Location: washington
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
try and go to the library see what they have sounds like a fun build I have one sitting out back with 12to1 comp waiting for the right parts
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12-11-2010, 08:17 AM
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I am a Referee of life.
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Location: Greensboro N.C.
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
I remember the engine.I don't remember much about it except that it also had good power.The other thing I "THINK" I remember was that the car had a 5 sp OD and decent rear gears.Keep in mind that the engine is only part of the milage equation and that weight,gearing,tires and many other fatcoirs will have an effect on the MPG.Not trying to rain on your parade but keep in mind the truck will have about 1000#'s extra to move.
You mioght try searching thru the online sites to see if you can find the build article. I took a quick search and think this is the article.Although it is a larger displacement. http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/3...ild/index.html
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12-11-2010, 07:29 PM
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
was the 283 build in "Street Rodder"? I remember seeing it somewhere
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12-13-2010, 02:03 PM
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Location: San Francisco, CA USA
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
In the "rain on your parade" department, it's not only the weight which affects fuel mileage. A Chevelle has a lot less air resistance than one of our trucks.
Ray
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12-14-2010, 02:12 AM
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Location: washington
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
another fun build would be a 302 small journal 327 block and a 283 crank more known as the dz302
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12-14-2010, 02:51 AM
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
you can get 20+ from a tpi 350 in one of our trucks
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12-14-2010, 10:36 AM
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Re: 283 build magazine feature
I have built a number of 355 ci motors that get 20 mpg. Trans, gear, carb selection make more differance than cubic inches.
Good luck with your project. I've always wanted to build a 283.
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