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Old 11-28-2020, 02:44 PM   #31
chevy71super
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Re: Performance Lacking in a 383 Build.

I experienced the same phenomenon as i82much pointed out. When my sb350 was first built it could spin the 28ish tires over with relative ease with a turbo 350 and 3:07 gears. Fast forward to today with 35 in tires (Goodyear MT/R) and a 4:10 rear end it can barely get them to spin (Detroit locker) with less than adequate acceleration. Braking distance was also drastically increased. The price you pay for off road capability. . .

With that said a 383 the truck should behave more like it would if it had a big block so something is amiss. With big tires I would focus on how much torque the motor makes and when. As Carrol Shelby famously said “horsepower sells cars, torque wins races.” Or something like that. I also like this one:

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