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Old 03-21-2008, 06:51 PM
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would i be commiting the ultimate sin by putting a sbc in my truck somethin like a 383 stroker?? with an old school blower
Old 03-21-2008, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jkwalkercchs
would i be commiting the ultimate sin by putting a sbc in my truck somethin like a 383 stroker?? with an old school blower
what year truck? IF you are talkin about a 99-current truck, yeah its a sin.
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ahhh just an 03

ok no blower a naturally aspirated sbc with some dart 23degree heads and high rise intake
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You will think its a sin when a LS based motor walks you.
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lol im not doing it for power or anything its just by the time i do a tube frame and such i dont want all the wires and such makin everything complicated and if i just go with a ford 9inch what am i gonna do about the abs and such??
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man don't do that, you have more off the wall ideas than i do, **** the tube chassis its an avy, leave an LS motor

If you want a tube chassis and a small block go buy an S-10 and build a drag truck and leave the poor avy alone
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yea i know i do but i wanna build a tube chassis so i can do a nice long travel bag setup
so a 9inch or a beefed up gm 12/14?? bolt out rear
th400 tranny and a nice small block i bet i can have some fun
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Dont do it, you will get worse gas mileage and you will never live it down.
now if you were doing a 502 merlin or something of that nature i would say go for it
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or that nice crate 572
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I am debating if you have more time or money to play with. LOLOL.


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