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capev86 · 01-03-2010, 09:53 PM

sport/truck: the black with flames valve covers

bobbo: camshaft gear drive

1971 gmc shorty: classic hot rod valve covers

all those with bad boy stroker small blocks (383/388/406, etc)

6d8 c10: cool engine, but a built up 2.4 would have been even hotter. no replacement for displacement, especially when you are running 4 bangers. i am planning to go to a mitsubishi 2.4 I4 or 3.8 v6 on my anemic 2.0 87 ram 50.

as for me. i have the original 74,000 mile 307 and 3 on the tree in my 72 burb 3/4 ton 2wd. plans initially call for swapping out the rochester 2 barrel for a q-jet, followed by a swap to a 406sbc that my dad bought a few years. a full roller valvetrain, camshaft gear drive and lmc magnaflow stainless x pipe dual exhaust hooked to the stock ram horns are on the drawing board. durability and low end performance will be better in my application than a high hp race motor. it also won't have the lovely bling many of you guys are running 'cause i want it to look mostly stock and need to budget some money for other projects.

01-03-2010, 09:53 PM	#71
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: Show your motor... sport/truck: the black with flames valve covers bobbo: camshaft gear drive 1971 gmc shorty: classic hot rod valve covers all those with bad boy stroker small blocks (383/388/406, etc) 6d8 c10: cool engine, but a built up 2.4 would have been even hotter. no replacement for displacement, especially when you are running 4 bangers. i am planning to go to a mitsubishi 2.4 I4 or 3.8 v6 on my anemic 2.0 87 ram 50. as for me. i have the original 74,000 mile 307 and 3 on the tree in my 72 burb 3/4 ton 2wd. plans initially call for swapping out the rochester 2 barrel for a q-jet, followed by a swap to a 406sbc that my dad bought a few years. a full roller valvetrain, camshaft gear drive and lmc magnaflow stainless x pipe dual exhaust hooked to the stock ram horns are on the drawing board. durability and low end performance will be better in my application than a high hp race motor. it also won't have the lovely bling many of you guys are running 'cause i want it to look mostly stock and need to budget some money for other projects.