[YoungPup1977]

Originally Posted by ironangel

"no replacement for displacement" i built a 72 350 knowing i was going to tow with it, that was just about 5 years and roughly 35k miles ago. I put a 3;73 posi in it, a built 350 turbo, a lunati voodoo cam that made low end power nothing radical and 10 ply 275/75-16's. That truck still pulls like a train, 3rd gear, up hill on interstate 70 mph, mouse screamin @ 3200 and lovin it! Motor runs cool and only recently does the oil pressure drop south of 40 at idle. I tow a 2000lb 20' tandem tilt with another 4000lb + 72 c/10 that has a 425hp bbc in it...the small block gets way better mileage towing than that bbc can sitting on the trailer, with the key in my pocket. I own these trucks because i love them and all they represent from an era most folks will never know. The new rigs are making unimaginable power compared to 1972. But they cant hold a candle to belle & sally, especially when i get a run on em gong up them hills...

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