[i82much]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Great post but I think things have been derailed. We're now on the "who has the best tow vehicle" part ...but I'm seeing things the same way you are.

I say instead of talking about transplanting LS engines from trucks into Pontiacs, we talk about transplanting Pontiacs into trucks!

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by i82much

I say instead of talking about transplanting LS engines from trucks into Pontiacs, we talk about transplanting Pontiacs into trucks!

A 455 would make a heck of a tow engine! TH400 and a 3:08 gear with no need for over drive... We would need to start a thread to determine the best compression ratio and whether a 041 w/ Rhoades lifters should be used or an OF cam.

[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

A 455 would make a heck of a tow engine! TH400 and a 3:08 gear with no need for over drive... We would need to start a thread to determine the best compression ratio and whether a 041 w/ Rhoades lifters should be used or an OF cam.

1973 Jeep J4000 (3/4 ton) 1972 455 from a GP, 068 cam, reworked 3 tube headers headers to clear the front driveshaft on right side, reworked OJet, T 400 transmission, shift kit, 4.10 axles. Towed, pulled, plowed until 1999 with it when the rear frame rail succumbed to rust near the shackle mount.

I sometimes wished I hadn't scrapped it, but at the time I was divorcing, so didn't have the means, to keep it, nor a place to fix it.

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by Sirrotica

1973 Jeep J4000 (3/4 ton) 1972 455 from a GP, 068 cam, reworked 3 tube headers headers to clear the front driveshaft on right side, reworked OJet, T 400 transmission, shift kit, 4.10 axles. Towed, pulled, plowed until 1999 with it when the rear frame rail succumbed to rust near the shackle mount.

I sometimes wished I hadn't scrapped it, but at the time I was divorcing, so didn't have the means, to keep it, nor a place to fix it.

Bad Azz! Job well done

[i82much]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

A 455 would make a heck of a tow engine! TH400 and a 3:08 gear with no need for over drive... We would need to start a thread to determine the best compression ratio and whether a 041 w/ Rhoades lifters should be used or an OF cam.

290B and an 850 double pumper on a Victor with E-heads, 4.56 gears and a loose converter. Everyone knows that's how you tow! How long you think those rear mud tires will last????

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by i82much

290B and an 850 double pumper on a Victor with E-heads, 4.56 gears and a loose converter. Everyone knows that's how you tow! How long you think those rear mud tires will last????

No no no....you got it all wrong! OF cam hy'brid set-up, advanced four degrees, iron intake manifold with RPM plenum, Q-jet, TSP wiz bang tight converter with a Continental stator and 3:08 gears.... With an overdrive tranny..... The 290B would have too much stinky smell.

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[i82much]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

No no no....you got it all wrong! OF cam hy'brid set-up, advanced four degrees, iron intake manifold with RPM plenum, Q-jet, TSP wiz bang tight converter with a Continental stator and 3:08 gears.... With an overdrive tranny..... The 290B would have too much stinky smell.

The secret to running a big cam is to date a girl that smells worse than your car!

[3fastgtos]

Originally Posted by i82much

I say instead of talking about transplanting LS engines from trucks into Pontiacs, we talk about transplanting Pontiacs into trucks!

Doing it now. Putting a 614 headed 428 into my ‘69 C10. With a tunnel ram, hydraulic roller and a T56.

[i82much]

Originally Posted by 3fastgtos

Doing it now. Putting a 614 headed 428 into my ‘69 C10. With a tunnel ram, hydraulic roller and a T56.

That's pretty cool. I have a 72 K10 that I plow with and I'd like to restore, and I've given some thought to a mild Pontiac 400 for the truck. But I already have a 396 with all the brackets and everything and I can't see starting from scratch on another Pontiac.

There is a lot of $ involved in doing an engine swap from scratch when you don't have any parts at all. Things like alternator and PS brackets, pulleys, timing cover, oil pan, oil filter adapter, stuff that you'd reuse if you had to rebuild your engine but you have to pay out of pocket for the first time you do a build.