Thanks a bunch for all of the responses so far. I also was wanting to go
with a turbo 350 auto transmission or if not that, then at leas some kind of
auto trans. I forgot to mention that when I first posted.
----- Original Message -----
From: David Krucas <kruc@worldnet.att.net>
To: Andy Johns <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] ' 79 305 and S-10 motor mounts
> Andy,
> Yes, that guy is off his rocker. Your truck probably came with a 216
> originally. Mine came with a 265 or 283 and my first '57 came with a 235.
> Gas mileage comes from a matched package of parts, not purely cubic
inches.
> A stock motor with an overdrive transmission and a mild rear end ratio
will
> be best. Overdrive is to keep the revolutions down in the motor at
cruising
> speed. Original 3 or 4 speed transmission had a 1 to 1 high gear,
overdrive
> such as 700R4 or a modern manual with overdrive will have about a .70 to 1
> high gear, which keeps the rpms at 22-2400 on the highway. 700R4 also has
an
> electric lockup torque converter, which avoids slippage when it's locked.
> If you buy a used running engine, hear it run first before agreeing to
buy
> it. Bring along someone that knows more about engines than you do. And try
> to ask if you can do a compression test on it first. My truck ran a little
> rough when I bought it, previous owner claimed it was because it had been
> sitting undriven for months. Actual reason was that one cylinder was
100psi
> below the other 7. A compression test would have found that, and probably
> lowered the price. Locally, the rebuilders charge about $650 for a rebuilt
> 350 using parts that came from who-knows-where, along with a rebuildable
> core. The Chevy dealer sells brand new 350 made in Mexico long blocks for
> $1375 that have a 3 year guarantee on them. Things can get expensive in a
> hurry, depending on which way you go. Just keep asking questions on the
> list. At least it's free.
> Dave '57 short step in San Diego
> 350/700R4/Ford 9" 3.70/MII front end/ididit column/power
> brakes/VintageAir/etc...
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >I was recently told that anything less than a 327 would have to work so
> hard
> >to move the truck, that there wouldn't be much difference in Gas mileage.
> I
> >have heard of much smaller engines in the AD's though. Is this guy off
his
> >rocker?
> >The junk yards around here say $500 for a sound 350, and a 305 would be
> >$375. That is another reason I chose the smaller engine.
>
>
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