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    Big Blocks-Fuel Mileage-What Are Your Numbers?

    I've only owned one big block Chevy, actually two. 10 years ago I bought a 1988 Suburban 454 2 wheel drive, it was a rust bucket, and I sold it for parts. But I drove it a 125 miles to the new owners house, and the fuel mileage was probably under 10, even though I was driving a gentle 55 with...
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    Time To Buy My Childhood Dream... Big HP-Solid Lifters!

    Now that's the answer I was looking for! Thank you Tom. to expand a little further... What happened to the 23hp from the 327 350 to the 350-350? A friend of mine runs an (almost) strictly MOPAR shop. I asked him about dyno tests of various engines, what's underated, what's overated... He said...
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    Time To Buy My Childhood Dream... Big HP-Solid Lifters!

    I would tend to agree with you Tuna and Toms. I care much more about driving enjoyment than original looking, . Number matching date code correct is nice, but I'd rather not pay for it. I've always lusted over a bigblock, specifically a 396 425 or 427 435, but I drove a '69 Impala SS427...
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    Time To Buy My Childhood Dream... Big HP-Solid Lifters!

    What engine replaced the 327 365? And what similarities does a 365 horsepower have to LT1? So what was used in 68 69 with solid lifters? If I'm correct the 350 horse was hydraulic lifter L 79
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    Time To Buy My Childhood Dream... Big HP-Solid Lifters!

    Hi Tuna, I'm aware of the LT1. When I was a teenager, before I got my driver's license in 1976, there was a kid around the block whose father owned a lot of real estate and a landscaping business. He bought him a red LT1 Camaro, used to beat the shoot out of it, running up and down the local...
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    Time To Buy My Childhood Dream... Big HP-Solid Lifters!

    I've been lusting for a C2 or 3, and at 58 the time has come! I pumped gas in 1972-12 years old, and the pump jockey-mechanic had a green-saddle '66, I think. Factory sidepioes and a small block, I was bitten! The C2 are too pricey, I would only want a 365hp or 396-425, I don't like the...
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