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Old 09-24-2010, 08:47 AM   #137 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sarguy01 View Post
I went from 1 to 14. Took a minute.

Might I suggest Megasquirt and/or milling the head a bit? It might be a cheap (compared to some other things mentioned thus far) option to squeeze some more power and gas mileage out of it.
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The next (same) engine that goes into this truck will be the same engine, but rebuilt to OE specifications (unless I can find some 240ci rods), and boosted <10psi with no intercooler.

I'd actually hope to use propane at that point, instead of gasoline, but I don't see myself being able to take it quite that far, because with propane, I'd want to mill the head and block, and install longer rods to increase the compression from 8:1 to something like 11:1.

Tell me THAT wouldn't make more power... LOL.
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