veiws on using the 283?

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Originally Posted by special-K

I have this pipe dream of a Stepside shortbed with blueprinted/balanced 283 fuel injected & overdrive for the ideal interstate road trip classic. Not looking for speed,looking for go go go go go...with great effeciency

That's what I was going to say. 283 with Tuned Port fuel injection would be really cool. TPI was designed around a 305 so they have plenty of flow for a 283. Lots of low end torque. Couple that with a 700R4 with a deep first gear and you have a great combo.

Bear in mind todays V8 truck engines are 4.8, 5.3, and 6.0 Liters so in cubic inches that's 292, 323, and 366. You can get a good bit of power from a small package with fuel injection. You don't have to have a dual carb 454 to make good power.