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    What should I do?

    Oh also while Im rambling, I almost gave up this truck to drive a 52 6400 2 1/2 ton chevy truck as my daily driver. To bad I couldnt get a title for it and it needed more work than this one does. :( Now theres slow and underpowered for ya. LOL
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    Oh and if I could get the compression up in that 350 Id consider running propane in it. Our propane dealer was offering contracts for fuel this winter at 1.38 a gallon for home use. Thats mighty tempting even if it goes up to 1.75 or so for road use, and the 25% hit in mpg.
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    Im not against sticking a 4 speed stick in it either if it needs it. I believe all trucks should have stickshifts in em. Im building my 67 F-100 with the 240 six cyl with the T-18 tranny and 3.70 gears. I know she wont be a speed demon, but she will be a truck and should get somewhat decent...
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    i know it would never be as quick as a new truck, Ive lived round these old beaters all my life. I do however know that this truck is weak, as is it isnt even as good as the 79 it replaced that had 200,00 miles on it. I would love to be able to at least have more take off than an early...
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    No EGR on it. There is no provision on the intake for it.
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    Nice sounding shift there. I had been told that I should be getting at least 12 with my truck, but noone had a clue on how to get it. I even went so far as to research TBI fuel injection and how to hack those 1st gen ecu's Hopefully with the new gears it will start to wake up. In...
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    Ive driven GM and Ford cars and I always thought the fords would stop on a dime and rusted less. Although if someone were to sell me a 78-88 Monte Carlo................ The ford trucks also seemed to hold up better here I thought. Most of the chevys here looked like swiss cheese. The...
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    I have tried to spray starting fluid around the intake to detect leaks but nothing ever seemed to be out of place. Ill have to try the propane thing.
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    No pinging that ive ever heard. I guess Ive never come across any engine that states 4 degrees adv timing. Always been 6-8 min with it going all the way up to 10. Plugs looked clean as well there was nothing to indicate pinging either. I know its harder to read plugs these days with...
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    Oh I wouldnt hesitate to crush a ford if it pissed me off as well. Ive just had much much better luck with Fords than chevy's. My dad was also a ford man in the cars, but for trucks he thought chevy's were better. I thought they rode like lumber wagons and had the brakes to match.
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    What should I do?

    I was always told that to swap vortec heads on you needed the proper intake and exhaust manifolds. Also that on some swaps the heads and exhaust manifolds cause clearance issues with things like steering gears and shafts. Dont think that applies for these trucks, but I could be wrong...
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    What should I do?

    Found this link that shows the engine I purchased. http://sdparts.com/details/gm-goodwrench-replacement-engines/10067353 Hope it helps. If not let me know and Ill try and get more specs from the local GM dealer. They should have it I think..
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    What should I do?

    The engine I purchased was the basic GM replacement 350 engine. I knew it wasnt going to be a barn burner, but was hoping for more than its delivered. I would have to see a major reason to change to those Vortec heads. 2100 rpm for a TH350 is within the range of rpms. I am going to change...
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    What should I do?

    Stock size of 235 75 15 So are you saying I should set the timing at 4 degrees or I should follow what the factory spec on the emissions sticker says? i dont even set my old Allis Chalmers tractor that low in timing and that only has about 6:1 compression.
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    What should I do?

    4 degrees timing??? The stock sticker shows 10 and Ive been told to push it to 12. The vac gauge shows a nice 15-17 when running constant. Drops to 10 without much effort from the pedal. Will idle at 17 warm, hits 20 on cold fast idle. That reminds me, the dizzy is an accell dizzy I bought...
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