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Re: New Guy - Real busy, lots of projects
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Originally Posted by Super73Cheyenne
Hello, I'm working on a 1973 Cheyenne super10 . I took out the 454. It needs rebuilding. I'm building a 427 tall deck. I have read how this is a dead horse being kicked around here. I'm keeping mine stock for cost efficiency for now. Its a 4bolt main/marine truck.block. I have read that stock tall decks don't like going over 4,ooorpm. I plan on doing road course & street use. Pics upon request.
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Hey Super Cheyenne,
I don't think this is the best spot to get advice on that setup, but you kind of answered it yourself with running a heavy, low RPM big block motor, you might not get the performance you want when running a road course. A cammed Aluminum headed SBC would likely yield similar HP but over a greater RPM range more suitable for a road course vehicle, not to mention the few hundred pound savings up front.
My C50 came with the 292 so I can't attest to the tall deck 427, but do a quick search on Finnegan and Freiburger and his take on the C40/C50 dump truck with the tall deck 427s.
Best of luck!
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