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Originally Posted by Lee
If you want great torque from off-idle to highway cruising, then forget about HP. Look at the International Harverster V-8's, used in school buses and dump trucks. HP is blah, but they can pull HEAVY loads from a dead stop with no problem. They used reversed split, exhaust about 10 degrees smaller than the intake duration. Something like the old Comp 260 would probably work very well for what you are talking about.
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You’re talking about the 549. The block alone weighs nearly as much as a complete Pontiac engine. Not overly powerful, either. IH never had one that was rated over 250hp. Parts are difficult to find on a good day.