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09-19-2002, 04:48 PM
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 Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Raleigh, NC USA
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Hi,
I have a stock L-6 in my 1970 Custom / 10 with 39k original miles. When I pulled it out of a tobacco barn, it had the original tires and dated spark plug wires. After a major tuneup - it runs like new. Keeping the six! Just about to put it back on the road. Mine has a tall gear as well - need to drop it down to a 3:xx or so. Frank
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09-19-2002, 05:20 PM
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Young Gun wth Fast Inline
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Idaho
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I6's have gobs of power if your do it right
My 292 has plenty of power, specs are in my sign. I really wish that I could have got a ring and pinion 3.07 in my rear before I come up to college, but thats life. A 5 speed would be idea cause I would retain the 4th for really big loads. I would say it would pull almost anything in 4th. The i6 design is really good. Why do you think that cummins is able to get 560 ft/lbs. at 1400 rpm. Thats the kind of torque these things put out. Maybe 450 from a 292 if you do it extreme. Thats why im wanting to build a jeep with a cummins 12 valve, 5 speed and transfer case from a 90 dodge. of course it will get a tune up and garennted it will climb any mountain you through at it.
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1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!! |
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09-19-2002, 08:24 PM
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Not the nightly winner
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: CHARLEMONT MA.USA
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WELL,I think with all the replys we have here its time for THE START OF THE 6 BANGER CLUB!!
anybody want to be the PREZ? LOL
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09-20-2002, 05:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
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I'm about to rebuild the L-6 292 that was in my truck when I bought it.
In '77, I pulled it and stored it when I had just finished rebuilding a '67 292 .030-over, w/forged TRW pistons, all the rest stock and heavy duty. Offy 4Bbl intake, Clifford Research headers, Mallory coil, Holley 4160. Ran like a beast until this summer. Then after a tankful of wallyworld's cheapest gas, it started to go sour. It wouldn't tune up. I've been on it since late July. Turns out, the harmonic balancer went bad and ground into the timing gear_cover. After a new HB, I changed out distributor, and all ignition components, rebuilt the 390 Holley but it still wouldn't run right. Now I've sunscoped it and the shop guys found cyls 3 + 4 were dead. I will troubleshoot for mice, rags, FOD in the intake, then check out valve springs and lifters on all cylinders, but it may be cheaper in the long run to build up my spare block and head and start fresh. After only 250,000 miles and 25 years! Is that gratitude? (LOL)
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09-20-2002, 08:19 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
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Still got my 250 too.................. Any bodt looking for a set of headers
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71 GMC Stepside 250/350 Turbo better known as "Fred Sanford 77 240 Mercedes Benz 92 300E Mercedes Benz 70 Firebird 400 85 600 Ninja |
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09-20-2002, 09:07 AM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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how much for those headers?? any pics? what make are they and will they clear the column shift linkages?
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