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crazy longhorn · 03-18-2011, 06:21 AM

My Oldsy loved me.....mid 90's I ran a 461 in my longhorn. .030 over,TRW pistons, polished & peened rods,arp bolts....a hard sot after forged crank, nice balance job, nice street/strip Engle cam,Torker intake/800 DP holley,big valve C casting heads(all the blend work done by a fat man with a beard

) the old truck ran a set of hedmans(a body, & the rails still wear the scars from the fit on the tubes.She ran a hy volume pump, main restrictors,& all the chit that Mondello reccomended......Man did that lill bioch run! 400 turbo/24-2500 stall, 3.40 gears......at 125mph, the ? was always, will it ever quit pulling! Dont ever underestimate an Olds, but if you start building,be ready to lay some coin down

crazyL

03-18-2011, 06:21 AM	#15
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Re: Olds powered 72 GMC My Oldsy loved me.....mid 90's I ran a 461 in my longhorn. .030 over,TRW pistons, polished & peened rods,arp bolts....a hard sot after forged crank, nice balance job, nice street/strip Engle cam,Torker intake/800 DP holley,big valve C casting heads(all the blend work done by a fat man with a beard) the old truck ran a set of hedmans(a body, & the rails still wear the scars from the fit on the tubes.She ran a hy volume pump, main restrictors,& all the chit that Mondello reccomended......Man did that lill bioch run! 400 turbo/24-2500 stall, 3.40 gears......at 125mph, the ? was always, will it ever quit pulling! Dont ever underestimate an Olds, but if you start building,be ready to lay some coin downcrazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....