spartman
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What should I do?
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Well that's a plus. 
I don't know bro, crate motor, no major problems you can find except the gear ratio, I just think comparing that truck to a 20 year newer one with a smaller motor blowing your doors off pulling a trailer is just a fact of life.
Is the trans shifting fine? It downshifts right for the hill climb? Oh, you 3 speed right?
I don't know bro, crate motor, no major problems you can find except the gear ratio, I just think comparing that truck to a 20 year newer one with a smaller motor blowing your doors off pulling a trailer is just a fact of life.
Is the trans shifting fine? It downshifts right for the hill climb? Oh, you 3 speed right?
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Well that's a plus.
I don't know bro, crate motor, no major problems you can find except the gear ratio, I just think comparing that truck to a 20 year newer one with a smaller motor blowing your doors off pulling a trailer is just a fact of life.
Is the trans shifting fine? It downshifts right for the hill climb? Oh, you 3 speed right?
i know it would never be as quick as a new truck, Ive lived round these old beaters all my life.
I do however know that this truck is weak, as is it isnt even as good as the 79 it replaced that had 200,00 miles on it.
I would love to be able to at least have more take off than an early 80's 6.2 diesel with an auto.
My cousin had one and it barely beat a metro on take off.
That was a sad sad night.
If I can at least get this truck to functional power with a reasonable mpg between 10-15 Id be happier than a cowboy in a w)(&&house on freebie friday.
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Im not against sticking a 4 speed stick in it either if it needs it.
I believe all trucks should have stickshifts in em.
Im building my 67 F-100 with the 240 six cyl with the T-18 tranny and 3.70 gears. I know she wont be a speed demon, but she will be a truck and should get somewhat decent mileage according to the fellers on fordsix.com
I believe all trucks should have stickshifts in em.
Im building my 67 F-100 with the 240 six cyl with the T-18 tranny and 3.70 gears. I know she wont be a speed demon, but she will be a truck and should get somewhat decent mileage according to the fellers on fordsix.com
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Oh and if I could get the compression up in that 350 Id consider running propane in it.
Our propane dealer was offering contracts for fuel this winter at 1.38 a gallon for home use.
Thats mighty tempting even if it goes up to 1.75 or so for road use, and the 25% hit in mpg.
Our propane dealer was offering contracts for fuel this winter at 1.38 a gallon for home use.
Thats mighty tempting even if it goes up to 1.75 or so for road use, and the 25% hit in mpg.
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Oh also while Im rambling, I almost gave up this truck to drive a 52 6400 2 1/2 ton chevy truck as my daily driver.
To bad I couldnt get a title for it and it needed more work than this one does.
Now theres slow and underpowered for ya. LOL
To bad I couldnt get a title for it and it needed more work than this one does.
Now theres slow and underpowered for ya. LOL
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After ready all the things you've typed I'm also going to side on the vaccuum issue side. My gears are a weak 3.08 but my truck is actually pretty quick even with those gears in and I, too, have a 350 crate motor. It's got a 650 cfm Holley on it and is rated at 330hp (flywheel) and my tranny is just a built th350 with B&M shift kit. Nothing special but the truck will get up an go when you hit the skinny pedal. Once I get better gears in it I'll be excited to see what it does.
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Sorry I'm so late, thanks for the info on modding intakes for Vortec heads, good to know. I went from 3.73s in my truck to 5.13s and it felt like someone dropped a new motor in it when I wasn't looking.
