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My extra weight, wind resistance and tire keep me from breaking into 20 mpg I think.I think guys are doing a little better mpg with the 261C.
Hi helipilot77,Yeah.. I agree we can get a little crazy with the subject of tweaking more power out of 22. I've read thousands of posts over the years on the subject. I've done engine swaps in my past and they were a lot of work and required fabricating adapter parts. If I were going to get real serious about swapping an engine in this truck, I would become a sinner and build a 1963 Buick 215 aluminum block V-8 - IF I could get it to pass emissions. For this rebuild I think the machining of the block and head at the machine shop, it probably would not cost much more to bore it to .060" over, deck the head a few thousandths, and buy an adjustable timing gear.I DO think the gain torque would be worth it.... but it's all speculation right now.It's all fun.Gnarls.
What is the ballpark cost for a basic Dyno run? No tuning just to see what power your putting down.
I had that 215 in a hand-me down 1980 Toyota with cat sized rust holes in it. It was a pretty cool engine, I have to say. The carb didn't like angles at all but it got 16-17 mpg highway and was not lacking for power at all. I ran it with stock gears and 33s.
As I remember this truck is 3250 with a full tank of fuel and me sitting in it.... I'm 195 lbs.Gnarls.
It's heavier than that...........An 86 XtraCab has a 5080 GVW and a 1400 payload (as I look at my 86 brochure)That leaves an empty weight of 3680 lbs without anybody or anything in it (but full tank) Gas is 6.2lbs / gallon * 19.3 gallons = 119.7 lbsor 3560.3 lbs as you run out of gas (not including you)
My nephew who is Mopar expert has a friend who has a good number of these 215 aluminum block engines and would build one for me for my truck. I have always wanted to do a swap in my trucks. Back in my sand duning days, my good friend and ex-drag racer Steve Korney, raced a sand rail with a 215 with two bottles on it, one nitrous and one propane... guess what the propane was for??It was EXTREMELY quick on the sand!Gnarls.
There was one for sale for $500 over here last year. I looked into it but the 215 is not an economical engine to rebuild.
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Hi redneckcustoms13,Sorry I hven't been back on this thread in a while. I have ran numerous header options on 20r and 22r engines. I ran the dougy and lce both on the same engine in the the same truck. Could be that it was not a stock truck on 29" tires, but I felt zero difference between the two. Either is an upgrade over factory cracked manifold. Both would be an excellent choice in my opinion. I re-read your post. Are you saying that you could NOT tell any difference between the LCE and DT, or that you could not tell any difference between the LCE & DT and the stock exhaust manifold?Thanks,Gnarls.
I have also had a guy ride in my '85 and when I tac'd it to 5,000 RPM in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears, the guy says I'm going to blow up my engine! ...and says he never tacs his engine over 4,000 RPM!! Gnarls.
Pinesol works wonders on carbs.
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