Re: question re GM 4.3/5.7 Vortec in B1PW

Posted by Charlie on Monday, June 04, 2001 at 11:32PM :

In Reply to: Re: question re GM 4.3/5.7 Vortec in B1PW posted by casebro on Monday, June 04, 2001 at 10:01PM :

Length is an issue. there's only 31" radiator to firewall and the motor is about 28" back of head to front of fan clutch. Like I said, the truck will have only 36" tires, 5.83 gears, a SM420 (no overdrive, 80:1 low 1st), the motor is a '00 vortec with 205 hp and 260 ft-lb, and the top speed is 40 mph on a dirt road with 16 miles total road. I think it will work fine. I even thought about a 2.4L Toyota 22RE 4 cyl. Gearing makes up for a lot. do you have any idea how a 6000 lb truck would run with 3.42 gears and a flathead Dodge 6? Not very well.
Charlie
Charlie

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