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54blackhornet · 08-21-2008, 05:06 PM

Hi guy's 54blackhornet here up in Northeast Oregon looking for some help
with my 68 GMC 1500 custom wide LWB.Gold with white roof, it is a 59000 original mile survivor.
I replaced the 250 with a 89 mexico block 292 bored 30 over, but the stock 3spd just does not work well with the extra torque of the 292! Can anyone suggest what trans i should try ? I would like to keep the three on the tree so as not to cut the virgin low hump floor.Also I would like to see some more threads from the stock 6cyl fans! come on with gas around $4.00 I know you are out there!

mas09ts · 08-21-2008, 05:12 PM

My Truck has a 250 6 cyl.

Longhorn Man · 08-21-2008, 05:14 PM

how is the tranny not holding up?
If I'm not mistaken, that's the same 3 speed in the V 8 aplications

And way off topic... what is that in your avatar? You have any bigger pics of it you can post?

54blackhornet · 08-21-2008, 05:23 PM

54 Husdon Hornet stepdown. 308 flat head 6, 3spd with overdrive! the first real nascar champion! Herb Thomas & Tim Flock drove the Fabulous Hudson
Hornets to a record setting string of nascar wins from the late 40's to the end in 1954.

bad6772 · 08-21-2008, 05:38 PM

And way off topic... what is that in your avatar? You have any bigger pics of it you can post?[/QUOTE]

i am guessing that its a 54 Hudson Hornet......But i am not one to spot the obvious.......LOL...........come on.....

Riveted1 · 08-21-2008, 06:27 PM

Longhorn Man · 08-21-2008, 07:09 PM

well tony... being that he already answered this 15 min before you responded... :duh:

I don't know much about them other than what i learned in the movie Cars (sad huh?) but it's a sweet lookin sled either way.

Botietruck · 08-21-2008, 09:08 PM

I'm going with the Saginaw with overdrive. It's from a '69 truck. Here's my 250/here's my o/d trans.

PanelDeland · 08-21-2008, 09:39 PM

LHM, it's also BLACK!

I have a 250 and 3 speed in mine.You are probably wanting to reduce the rpm's while cruising.Most of the old 6's were geared for hauling and have low(higher numerically) rear gears.Taller tires will help but a gear ratio may be needed to get what you are looking for.With the 3:73's I run close to 3000 rpm at 60 .Modern drivetrains run about 2000 at 70.You are probably noticing the difference.
If you are having tranny's go bad you may have other problems.

Brad · 08-23-2008, 12:51 PM

I've got a T-5 in my truck from an '89 Camaro. It's much more fun than a stock 3 speed. They're not difficult to install but won't hold up to alot of torque from that 292.

I've also got a stock Saginaw 3 speed on the parts forum if you're interested.

67_C-30 · 08-23-2008, 03:31 PM

I've got a 250 in my shop/beater truck!

FEAR THE 6 BANGERS!!!

sameyrasmea72 · 08-23-2008, 04:12 PM

With that 292 bored over .30, you ought to get at least 1-2 MPG better than a 350. Jk

For real though, I wonder what kind of mileage you will get. I have heard that a 292 in not much better than a small V-8

67_C-30 · 08-23-2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sameyrasmea72

With that 292 bored over .30, you ought to get at least 1-2 MPG better than a 350. Jk

For real though, I wonder what kind of mileage you will get. I have heard that a 292 in not much better than a small V-8

In my experience, the 292 is worse than a small block. I've have 2, and they were both hawgs! The 250's I've had on the other hand were pretty decent.

crazy longhorn · 08-23-2008, 09:42 PM

I ran a saginaw 3spd(4 of em ) behind a .060 over 283....broke em all> Guess I shouldnt have been shiftin @ 6800!LOL! Well, the old 283 (292 sb) didnt run too damn shab , with 1.940 fuelies, a 350 hp 327 cam, & a 600 DP Holley on top. Forget about low end tork.....3200-6800, that little biochy was in the powerband. The only trans that I didnt break in that truck was an M-21 Muncie> And Im sure that 292 inline has way more tork in the low end....crazyL

**special-K** · 08-24-2008, 06:49 AM

I knew of a guy that had a 4spd car trans (BW,Saginaw,or Muncie"M") rigged to shift through the column lever.Can`t tell ya how he managed that.But,he did it.
I owned a`68 with a 396/3spd.The lack of another gear seems to stress them.We ask an aweful lot out of second gear.

PanelDeland · 08-24-2008, 08:25 PM

Spotted this on CL and thought you might want to see it.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/pts/809425862.html

Spray-Bomb · 08-24-2008, 08:56 PM

My dads truck has a 250 in it & so does his burb, but I think the burb engine is going in his truck sooner or later

What we hope to have it looking like some day (minus the windshield)

And my current project that is flying under the radar may be running a 250 also, just havent decided yet

08-21-2008, 05:06 PM	#1
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,359	Inline 6 cyl club members Hi guy's 54blackhornet here up in Northeast Oregon looking for some help with my 68 GMC 1500 custom wide LWB.Gold with white roof, it is a 59000 original mile survivor. I replaced the 250 with a 89 mexico block 292 bored 30 over, but the stock 3spd just does not work well with the extra torque of the 292! Can anyone suggest what trans i should try ? I would like to keep the three on the tree so as not to cut the virgin low hump floor.Also I would like to see some more threads from the stock 6cyl fans! come on with gas around $4.00 I know you are out there!

08-21-2008, 05:12 PM	#2
mas09ts Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gate City VA Posts: 576	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members My Truck has a 250 6 cyl. __________________ Mitch 22yrs. Young 1970 GMC Short-Step 350/TH350 Combo. . . . Sold Dec 2011 Current Project 68 Gmc "Second Chance" Go to my 68 GMC Shorty Rebuild Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...39#post6341739

08-21-2008, 05:14 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members how is the tranny not holding up? If I'm not mistaken, that's the same 3 speed in the V 8 aplications And way off topic... what is that in your avatar? You have any bigger pics of it you can post?

08-21-2008, 05:23 PM	#4
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,359	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members 54 Husdon Hornet stepdown. 308 flat head 6, 3spd with overdrive! the first real nascar champion! Herb Thomas & Tim Flock drove the Fabulous Hudson Hornets to a record setting string of nascar wins from the late 40's to the end in 1954.

08-21-2008, 05:38 PM	#5
bad6772 Official Site Guitar Shredder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,955	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members And way off topic... what is that in your avatar? You have any bigger pics of it you can post?[/QUOTE] i am guessing that its a 54 Hudson Hornet......But i am not one to spot the obvious.......LOL...........come on.....

08-21-2008, 06:27 PM	#6
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

08-21-2008, 07:09 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members well tony... being that he already answered this 15 min before you responded... :duh: I don't know much about them other than what i learned in the movie Cars (sad huh?) but it's a sweet lookin sled either way.

08-21-2008, 09:08 PM	#8
Botietruck '71 chevy s.bed/s.side Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 1,571	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members I'm going with the Saginaw with overdrive. It's from a '69 truck. Here's my 250/here's my o/d trans. __________________ STILL PLAYS WITH CARS...AND TRUCKS!! Parents! Be good to your kids...they get to choose your nursing home! 250 I-6 with a 3 speed Saginaw and Borg Warner Overdrive...She's got overdrive!

08-21-2008, 09:39 PM	#9
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members LHM, it's also BLACK! I have a 250 and 3 speed in mine.You are probably wanting to reduce the rpm's while cruising.Most of the old 6's were geared for hauling and have low(higher numerically) rear gears.Taller tires will help but a gear ratio may be needed to get what you are looking for.With the 3:73's I run close to 3000 rpm at 60 .Modern drivetrains run about 2000 at 70.You are probably noticing the difference. If you are having tranny's go bad you may have other problems. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil" Last edited by PanelDeland; 08-21-2008 at 09:44 PM.

08-23-2008, 12:51 PM	#10
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,673	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members I've got a T-5 in my truck from an '89 Camaro. It's much more fun than a stock 3 speed. They're not difficult to install but won't hold up to alot of torque from that 292. I've also got a stock Saginaw 3 speed on the parts forum if you're interested. __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

08-23-2008, 03:31 PM	#11
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members I've got a 250 in my shop/beater truck! FEAR THE 6 BANGERS!!! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

08-23-2008, 04:12 PM	#12
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members With that 292 bored over .30, you ought to get at least 1-2 MPG better than a 350. Jk For real though, I wonder what kind of mileage you will get. I have heard that a 292 in not much better than a small V-8 __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

08-23-2008, 09:42 PM	#14
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members I ran a saginaw 3spd(4 of em ) behind a .060 over 283....broke em all> Guess I shouldnt have been shiftin @ 6800!LOL! Well, the old 283 (292 sb) didnt run too damn shab , with 1.940 fuelies, a 350 hp 327 cam, & a 600 DP Holley on top. Forget about low end tork.....3200-6800, that little biochy was in the powerband. The only trans that I didnt break in that truck was an M-21 Muncie> And Im sure that 292 inline has way more tork in the low end....crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

08-24-2008, 06:49 AM	#15
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,858	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members I knew of a guy that had a 4spd car trans (BW,Saginaw,or Muncie"M") rigged to shift through the column lever.Can`t tell ya how he managed that.But,he did it. I owned a`68 with a 396/3spd.The lack of another gear seems to stress them.We ask an aweful lot out of second gear. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 08-24-2008 at 06:52 AM.

08-24-2008, 08:25 PM	#16
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members Spotted this on CL and thought you might want to see it. http://raleigh.craigslist.org/pts/809425862.html __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"



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08-24-2008, 08:56 PM	#17
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: Inline 6 cyl club members My dads truck has a 250 in it & so does his burb, but I think the burb engine is going in his truck sooner or later What we hope to have it looking like some day (minus the windshield) And my current project that is flying under the radar may be running a 250 also, just havent decided yet __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 08-24-2008 at 08:58 PM.

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