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12-20-2009, 01:49 AM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
Here is a few that might put a smile on your faces!!
  Wonder what the reserve is on these.  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/961-962-9...=item5ad5be9999 67 Nova Boy 
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#12
12-20-2009, 04:12 AM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
what plant produced the special order stuff like 502s, and 572s? will they still be around?
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So when the 455 came out with the MarkIV Ram Air, A beefed lower end, And a carter high riser set up, I was online! 390 HP. 500! Foot lbs of torque. Whatever that is.
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#13
12-23-2009, 09:16 PM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
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#14
12-23-2009, 10:13 PM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
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They are obsolete. Drive a Duramax or strong LS engine and you will see why nobody needs the old big blocks anymore. [/ QUOTE ] I drive a new 6.0 powered 3/4 ton Chevy every day at my job, and I have to say it's stronger than any older 454 truck I've ever been around.
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#15
12-23-2009, 11:44 PM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
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They are obsolete. Drive a Duramax or strong LS engine and you will see why nobody needs the old big blocks anymore. [/ QUOTE ] LOL...true to a point, but the Dmax is terribly complex/expensive, and the LS engine in the HD series won't pull with the big block...my opinion, the 8.1L was *the best* bang for the buck for a no-nonsense HD/towing application. No, you won't have the unloaded fuel mileage of a Dmax (loaded they're nearly identical), but the 496 is 10x easier to maintain or diagnose than it's diesel counterpart. And, last I knew, the 8.1L carried the highest *legal* GVW in the 3500 chassis (before they axed the engine option)...  Not to mention the added initial cost, added maintenance costs, etc...don't get me wrong, we own 2 Dmax trucks and love them, but we also own 2 8.1L trucks...and I hated seeing the 8.1L option go.
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#16
12-23-2009, 11:59 PM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
 I love my 8.1 and the 6.0 doesn't compare when pulling trailers. I can't offer an opinion on a 6.2 with the variable cam phasing. I'm sorry to see the 8.1 go, especially with how the newer diesel are less mod friendly and super complicated.
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12-24-2009, 08:32 PM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
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I love my 8.1 and the 6.0 doesn't compare when pulling trailers.[/ QUOTE ] Ditto...everyone around here I've talked to that had the 6.0 wished they'd gotten the 8.1L...except for *1* guy, who swears he's getting 18+ mpg from his 6.0!  Anyway, every one of the 6.0 guys say it's the same gas hog the 8.1L is, minus the extra grunt...and you're stuck with either the 5-speed manual or the 4L80/85e, versus the 6-speed or Allison if you go 8.1L.
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#19
12-24-2009, 09:51 PM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
Rob
Do you happen to know what the last model year was that Chevy offered the 8.1 gas motor? And I have heard the same thing on the mileage, around 10 when towing with both  Your working the 6.0 harder with less tranny. JMO
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#20
12-24-2009, 10:27 PM
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Re: No more Big Blocks....R.I.P.
I have an '04 2500 Extended cab 4x4 with the Allison and 4.10 Posi. It pulls anything I put on it and has never ever let me down. The Duramax is a great engine but I move my truck almost every day out of the shop and would have gummed up a duramax long ago. Unless your non stop towing the 8.1 is the perfect truck. I ordered it new and will keep it forever. JMO. Ed
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