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Texas Big Wig
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mineola, Texas
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Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
Help me guys, Im sicker than ever !!!!
I have it stuck in my head that I want a BBC in Killer now (not that I have the money ![]() So how many of you drive a big block every day ??? What is your exact set up, engine specs, trans & RPM down the highway ??? Thanks, Matt |
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PROJECT 7DEUCE
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
matt go for it I have one in my 7deuce although I have not driven it yet..
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
Its heavy on my mind, but I dont think I can afford to do it on version 1.0 of Killer
![]() Maybe version 1.6 or something ![]() I want to do a small cubes BBC ![]() Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 12-06-2008 at 09:53 PM. |
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
If your not looking for one thats when it will fall into you lap.
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The Older Generation
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Location: Montezuma, Iowa
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
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The White Truck has a stock 454 in it with a TH400 and a 3.07 rear. I don't drive it every day but I drive it a lot. I drove it to last years Midwest Board meet in Auburn, Nebraska in May and the Truck Nats in Riverside, Missouri in Sept. and averaged 12 mpg on both trips.... It drives down the road great and is easy to handle. The wife even likes to drive it... ![]() I don't have a tach so I can't help you there... LockDoc
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Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 12-06-2008 at 10:12 PM. |
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: chicago
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
got the 454 bored 2 over with a crane cam and head work, edlebrock carb and long tube headers into 3iin duals. with a worked 700 trans. oem dana 60 out back. i fin love it. need more agressive gears and a solid rear end, bigger tires and im happy.
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: DFW Texas
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
I drove a 454+.60 (468) with a 3000 stalled TH350 and 4:10 gears daily for about 7 months. Never bothered checking the mileage. I'm currently building a 396+.30 (402) with a 3000 stalled TH400 and 3:73 gears. When completed it will be my daily. Part of owning a BBC is not worrying about mileage.
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: South Florida
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
dont worry gas will be a $1.00 a gallon by the end of next week..
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va, USA
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
Spray Bomb,
If you are worried about mileage don't drive any of these trucks. None of them get good mileage. The best you would ever do is a six cylinder with a three, four, or five speed. You don't drive these thinking about mpg. You drive them because you love the look, the feel, and the fact that it is a tank that will protect you in a wreck. My two cents. Kerry
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
I know I wont get great MPG or anything, just dont wanna get less than 12 really
I know that no truck will get the 40+ HWY that my bug did & honestly I dont even drive much HWY ![]() Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 12-06-2008 at 11:04 PM. |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Buffalo MN
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
tkeduk8r drove or still drives his big block everyday up to the school he teaches at abut 45 min i belive from where he lives and he told me he usualy got about 10-12mpg if i remember right, i pretty sure his truck is an auto 3/4 ton and it has a 402bb but i dont know any other specs
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
mat, both of mine get 10 - 12 normally, although, the longhorn is starting to run kinda crappy, and MPG has gone down hill FAST.
RPMs will be the same as a small block... 2500-ish @ 60 with 3.07 gears.... 2800-ish @ 60 with 3.73, 3200-ish @ 60 with 4.10's... it's all the same regardless of the engine pushing it |
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
Well Andy I understand that, Im just trying to get a feel for what people have & how they like it
If I ever get around to getting one, it will most likely be a later roller block with fuel injection & a 4L80E that with 3:42 or 3:08 gears will keep the RPM around 2k at highway speeds & help with MPG |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Wylie TEXAS
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
Mine has the original 402 with a performer/holley 600/headers/th-400/3:07 gears. It averages 8-10 city and 13-14 highway. I have parked my Mustang and now driving her everyday with the 1.50 gas here in Texas.
I love the power and and the deep rumble from the exhaust. Put a big-block in it....
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
i highly doubt it'd be noticeable in MPG, nor seat of the pants dyno. On the strip there may be a good enough advantage... or if you were driving it 100,000 miles a year, but I doubt it'd be more than .5 MPG... there's other places to look for MPG.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Terrell, TX
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
I've got a 454 that I am about to list for sale....it's a 19k mile '81 out of a motor home that ran before they pulled it and sold it to me. It's basically a long block w/o accessories, brackets, manifold, carb, exhaust or carb. I also have the original TH400 that went behind it. Let me know if you are interested....I've got a real decent price in mind.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: DFW, Texas
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
I think a big block is a great idea
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PROJECT 7DEUCE
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
And matt there ya go a big block is offered.
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PROJECT 7DEUCE
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
ill contribute
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Re: Oh NO !!! Big Block Fever !!!
On my big block with 4.88 rears, I was pulling 8.85 mpg
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