Between the cracked center support, cracked frame, cracked water pump, cracked bolts, hose clamp....this things got more cracks than a _________....you can fill in the rest, lol.
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All other things being equal, the 350 will be better on fuel, that's for sure. Double check that 88. 4L80E wasn't available in the trucks until '93, I think. Chances are the 88 has a TH400 3 speed (no OD) or someone has done some kind of swap. Assuming it's the 88 that has the 350, if it...
Is there a chance that the Gen5 engine has an aftermarket timing chain? If so, swapping back to the OEM style might help.
Another idea is to just put a carbureted intake on, HEI ignition and just run it that way for a while until you can get the Gen6 rebuilt.
I would think it’ll take some...
What was that like? I can’t imagine it got up and going very quickly? How’d it do once things got rolling? Most I’ve ever towed so far was just under 10k and was pleasantly surprised, but it was also flat ground.
The differences between the two cooling systems is pretty subtle. I wonder if it’s just the fact that the gen VI big blocks make more mechanical use of the fuels energy rather than so much wasted to heat.
So far so good. They’re all built like this. The fel pro was too long. This one fit better. Make sure you do something to fix up around the coolant ports. I filled the eroded parts with epoxy and smoothed it out before reinstalling the new gasket.
Have you considered one of these bezels?
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I’ve always wondered how the quality, functionality and long term reliability is on those BOSS units. Let us know your thoughts as you get more use out of it.
I just cut mine off on the way out and replaced them with new bolts. I put them back in backwards. No problems so far. This was about 6 years ago or so.