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Old 11-12-2008, 10:20 AM   #12
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Re: Straight Six Question Too

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ROTFLMAO...........My K-20 actually had a pre-smog 454 in it when I bought it, I thought WOW, what a great trailer puller..............Boy was I wrong, it didn't impress me at all in that application with the SM465, never had the right gear I needed..........And empty it only got 10 mpg! Since we owned alot of inline powered trucks over the years and had a spare engine or two I went and dropped in a 250. They aren't a hp motor, but torquey beasts and better on fuel and I will take mine anyday over the 454 I pulled out!
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'72 K-20 EFI'ed 250 Inline/4spd stake body, Farm Truck
'71 C-20 Cummins Diesel Powered, In storage thanks to $5.00 diesel!
'69 3500 GMC 305V-6/4spd, Still under reconstruction..........

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