Bowtie Brody's Namesake 96 454

[Supercharged111]

Nope, he's got a 6.5 in his truck

So how much **** do you give him for that?

 

[98chevy2500SS]

He finally got a visor for it! I still need to light up my 97's visor, they look so much better lighted.

 

[BNielsen]

So how much **** do you give him for that?

Some ****, but he's got plans to swap in a 12-Valve at some point.

 

[Supercharged111]

Some ****, but he's got plans to swap in a 12-Valve at some point.

Sounds like talk at this point, I wouldn't let that hold ya back.

 

[BNielsen]

Finally got my trailer brakes hooked up, going to test them out tomorrow when I get up to the trailer.
Starting to think pretty heavily on regearing to 4.10s...I'm debating on just swapping the rear for now to see how I like it; I'll just have to see what I can find.

 

[andy396]

How much total trailer weight are you looking to tow and how often? Might even want to consider 4.88s with those 285s you’ve got.

 

[BNielsen]

How much total trailer weight are you looking to tow and how often? Might even want to consider 4.88s with those 285s you’ve got.

Probably no more then 8-9K really; and it won't be a towing everyday deal, honestly I might try a few different things before regearing. I'm sure there's still some work left to be done on the tune.

 

[andy396]

4.56s would give you a 22% increase in torque. 60mph would be around 2000rpm which is about the same a 4.10s with stock tire size. That would be like going from an engine with 410 lbs-ft of torque to one with 500 lbs-ft of torque. Just sayin’ [emoji1]

 

[BNielsen]

4.56s would give you a 22% increase in torque. 60mph would be around 2000rpm which is about the same a 4.10s with stock tire size. That would be like going from an engine with 410 lbs-ft of torque to one with 500 lbs-ft of torque. Just sayin’ [emoji1]

My dad's old C3500 had 4.56s, it'd pull our camper wherever it just wasn't very happy doing it when interstate speeds were involved.

I really need to see how the truck behaves loaded down before I make any decisions,

 

[letitsnow]

Are you planning to tow in OD?