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71 | 47.33% |
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79 | 52.67% |
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#26 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Ontario, Kali
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Do you want your truck to save gas or kick a$$?
HMM...what would I rather do; 1) sit around with my truck buds bar-b-q some red meat pound some brewskis and compare horsepower, cams, carbs, time slips etc. or 2) sip tea, needlepoint and do MPG comparisons. I choose #1 You've got to pay, if you want to play! ![]()
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#27 |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cheyenne, WY
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Rat
Roger Schlump sais "Cubic inches work!"
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#28 |
the green machine
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: marysville washington
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gas aint no thang.... i only drive to school about half the time because its all i can afford. i have to bum rides the rest of the time. and you know what? theres no way in hell i'll be trading my truck in any time soon.
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#29 |
its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
Posts: 2,693
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I'll take the frame twisting power of a big block any day.
Did the cammed out small block thing....no thanks. Big blocks get you off the line in a hustle, and with out many mods. You can build an engine to make mega horse power at 7000 RPM, but you're never at 7000. |
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#30 |
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Join Date: May 2005
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I have the 454 in my 85 C20 with the 3.21 and 4 speed manual. I get 15-16 mpg and can pull anything I want. My first BB in a truck and with the fuel mileage I can't complain.
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#31 |
Tonawanda 454
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Liquid Sunshine State
Posts: 2,755
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wow almost 50/50 with 120+ votes
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#32 |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: west texas
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I've seen up to a 472 inch small block so why bother with a big block?
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#33 |
More trusty Less rusty
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Lakewood,Colorado
Posts: 152
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I vote for BB.I have a mildly tricked out 350 and a bone stock 396 in my other truck you can tell the difference.I haven't watched it closely(afraid to)but didn't notice to much difference in mileage between the two.Going up hills I don't have to push on the accelerator as much with the 396.While gas is a concern I wouldn't mind somethin with a 454 in the future.
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#34 |
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: WV
Posts: 92
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read my handle
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#35 |
Old and wrinkled
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Belton, Mo
Posts: 299
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Um... does that mean that my balanced .060 over 350 is a bad or a good thing? There's just something about hitting 6500-7000 RPM with a small block that makes me think of wood... err..... trees....
Just wonderin' punkin
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#36 |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,224
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Make mine a big block please.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 13,826
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It would be fun to see two people build 500 horse powerplants...one being a big block and the other being a small block. I would like to see the build cost, and how each performes in one of our trucks. The small vs. big debate will go on forever. ![]()
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#38 |
Born a Chevy Man
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Navarre, Florida
Posts: 10,221
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I like the big blocks. Had a 55' Chevy 1/2 Ton Short Bed once and it had a Hemi in it with push buttons on the dash for the transmission. Boy, could that thing run. Talk about burn outs. I always loved it when I went for gas and always had the guy pop the hood to check the oil and always got a -"WOW". Yes, they use to put the gas in for you and check your oil. The cost (if I remember right) at the time was around .45 cents a gallon. This was in the early 60's. Before a lot of you guys were even born. That was the fasest truck I ever had.
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#39 |
Tonawanda 454
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Liquid Sunshine State
Posts: 2,755
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this is like coke versus pepsi, it is all a matter of personal opinion.
thats why i drink Mt Dew
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More trusty Less rusty
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Lakewood,Colorado
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the green machine
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: marysville washington
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mt dew is by far the best beverage in the history of the world. lol. i'm drinking one right now actually
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Medford, Or.
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#43 |
Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
Posts: 4,925
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I have a 350 4 speed in my truck,and dad has a 454 4 speed,ad the BB gets better mileage,so with this info,I went and bought a truck with a BB.I figure it's gonna do as good as my SB,and not work as hard,it's a no brainer.
Camed SB are fun,and run good,but a moderate BB is an awesome thing.
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Web Wheeler
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: BC, Canada, eh?
Posts: 388
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![]() Big-block stuff seems to cost an absolute mint - even for used/abused hard parts. I think I'd build a big-inch smallblock. 400's had good torque, but its hard to find a buildable core. 383 seems like a large investment only to get a slightly better 350. 415-454ci Motown-based SBC is attractive when you look at the price & variety of aftermarket parts for SBC vs. BBC. I like the i6 idea also. Somewhere along the lines of a 4V or EFI 292 - just to be different.
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#45 |
Tonawanda 454
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Liquid Sunshine State
Posts: 2,755
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wooohooo 147 votes and big block is winning by 7...
i would have figured a bigger lead though... sorry u2 I'm hooked on my burb now and a i6 or 292 or even 350 just wont cut it for a big body beast. still wont go diesel unless i needed constant pulling power.. i can get my inconstant pulling power whenever with my 454.
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