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Old 11-04-2020, 10:45 PM   #5
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Re: 350 crate engine questions

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If you have no idea of how many miles it has on it, run a compression and leak-down test. You could also bore scope the cylinders to see what their condition is. And if you want a quick and cheap check of the bottom end, use Plastigauge.

If you don't want a street monster, why go with headers? For that matter, with a stock crate motor an aluminum intake might not gain you enough to make it worthwhile.
My thought on headers was to let the engine breath a little easier and possibly squeeze out a little more mpg's? Not expecting 30 mpg by any stretch of imagination, but would not like to have to tow a gasoline station behind the truck to keep tank full. Lol
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