Another fuel economy check with my '65 one ton

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by 66Submarine

Happy to help.



Glad to hear! I can only imagine that the performance must have left something to be desired before.



Just to be a stickler, the torque curve for a 235 is actually pretty flat from 800-2,800 (although there isn't much of it! ).

LOL! Ok...I was close enough. Yeah...195 foot pounds is on the lean side fer sure. But one must say they were one heck of a tough engine.

Originally Posted by LuckyLightning

I dunno man, doing 50-55mph seems like I'm pushing it. I don't think my 235 is healthy enough for that kind of strain.

Tomorrow I'll post the video you asked for.

My 292 in my 66 is 47 years old internally...all I've done to it is bolt on an intake, headers and 600 cfm 4 barrel and HEI...I rev the engine over 4000 like its a race engine. lol. Have done 5100 rpm with it before....and unless I saw the tach wrong...for a short second it may have bounced to 5500....but that's probably me dreaming....lol. Thanks on the video....and if you want...I posted a video of driving the truck a few posts above...that's my proof to ya.