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barry1982 · 03-30-2016, 11:39 PM

I have owned two six bangers. a 74 with a 250/ 3-speed STD, and a 76 with the same combo. They ran well enough, but fuel misers they were not. I believe they both probably had fairly low geared diffs. I pulled the 6 out of the 74, and installed a 283 V8 out of a 65 Impala. Bolted it right to the 3-speed. Believe it or not, my fuel mileage actually increased.

03-30-2016, 11:39 PM	#23
barry1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Waskatenau, Alberta Posts: 259	Re: where are all the 6 bangers? I have owned two six bangers. a 74 with a 250/ 3-speed STD, and a 76 with the same combo. They ran well enough, but fuel misers they were not. I believe they both probably had fairly low geared diffs. I pulled the 6 out of the 74, and installed a 283 V8 out of a 65 Impala. Bolted it right to the 3-speed. Believe it or not, my fuel mileage actually increased.