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cstew47

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you can put a carb on them but you need the computer to do ignition, they have no distributor hole. There's an ~$800 kit to make a distrib mount in the timing cover but that's rich for my blood. The auto trans that came with them have computers too.

Here's a couple pages out of a book I have, ours is from '64 so it's the 10.5:1, but they even made 11:1 heads
Wow, I can add that to my knowledge base. Thanks. I should have known. That was back when you could get Sunoco high octane gas (105?) for .35 - .45/gal. $1.00 would carry you all night.
Not tooting my own horn here, but I am more than intelligent enough to do an LS swap. I have built and tuned some modern vehicles, currently have a turbocharged 4 banger j@p car in the driveway putting out a little over 300awhp. It's down at the moment being made even faster. Just because I technically know how to mess around with newer tech, doesn't mean I want shat sh!t in my square. I don't drive a 30something year old rectangle on 15" wheels and analogue gauges because I'm too stupid to figure out an LS, I just like the truck for what it is, sorry you hated yours so much that you had to ruin it to make yourself feel better. Personally I couldn't think of a worse thing to do to a square than swap in an LS, but it's all personal preference I don't care that you stole the heart and soul out of yours for the sake of perceived "driveability", snd I wouldn't blatantly call you dumb for doing so (but now that you mention it, what a stupid f-ing thing to do. What's wrong, couldn't figure out how to swap in a brand new 'vette engine?). If I'm that concerned I'll go hop in the '08 2500 with a 6.0L, but the square SHOULD have an old school small block in it, or maybe even a big block. But not some ******* LS with a plastic intake and computers and 8 coils and all that crap. Pretty nice having something you can fix with a leatherman on the side of the road.
Agreed, I have owned many classics which I have resto-modded, including my current K5, but never went the computerized route. I like that classic period, but, I guess that's why there are so many flavors of ice cream.
 

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Apparently you didn't read my follow up post? But wait, you liked it? I said I'm sorry for the rant to the community. Mocking the LS craze is one thing, insulting someone's intelligence is another. I was joking, but not everyone perceives things the same way. Again, I apologize. Moving on.
I clearly did seeing as how I "liked" it. But also seeing how it's a follow up post I obviously didn't read that till after replying ;)

No harm done man, I'm not mad. I too may have been in that same "a couple beers too many" boat when I posted, sorry I was kind of a jerk too. But yeah I'm over it, no worries.
 

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