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[mud.man.rj]

My last truck was an 81 1 ton with a 530hp 468 sm465/std trans w a 205 tcase. Ran 40" Nitto Mud grapplers with a 3:73 ratio. was just about perfect for a daily driver, any more would be getting to finnicky to drive and enjoy, used 781 large oval port heads, ported them and intake myself, pulled 6 grand easy but with the 4wd just found I didn't need the Rpm, the bottom end was just so great having all the torque, the big 40's felt more like 35's, would cook on command right off idle, so aim for torque, it is what moves you and the 496 would be beautiful, so much more to move the weight of the truck, should really enjoy it. I sure did.