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Ziegelsteinfaust · 02-12-2017, 11:15 PM

Years ago I had a 75 C10 rcsb. I built a strong torquey 350 with 2.43 gears for DD mpg. I also lowered the truck 4/6 or 5/7. I drove a lot of hwy back then for work at odd times, and OD trans were to expensive for me back then. So pep off the line was not as important as it had none to speak of.

It would run 110 for quite awhile as I took it to Vegas a couple of times, and ran 90-110 most of the way. At 110 with my motor it was running out of steam to keep moving the air, and turned gas into noise faster then speed after 100. It was perfectly stable at 100, but you have to have a well sorted out suspension with stuff shocks.

02-12-2017, 11:15 PM	#6
Ziegelsteinfaust Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Temple City Posts: 3,561	Re: Top speed? Years ago I had a 75 C10 rcsb. I built a strong torquey 350 with 2.43 gears for DD mpg. I also lowered the truck 4/6 or 5/7. I drove a lot of hwy back then for work at odd times, and OD trans were to expensive for me back then. So pep off the line was not as important as it had none to speak of. It would run 110 for quite awhile as I took it to Vegas a couple of times, and ran 90-110 most of the way. At 110 with my motor it was running out of steam to keep moving the air, and turned gas into noise faster then speed after 100. It was perfectly stable at 100, but you have to have a well sorted out suspension with stuff shocks.