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Old 05-19-2010, 06:20 PM   #23
panhandler62
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Re: 283 heads on 350

Not special plugs... It came with heads like these:



No real performance or milaege difference, just a different look. Tune her up properly and don't expect technology to beat physics. It takes a lot of power to move a 2 ton shoe box.

I have heard of trucks with modern engines and 4 or 5 speed modern transmissions getting very high teens reliably, but that's so much money that you should look at the improved milage as a side benefit because you'll never recoup that cost in saved gas.
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