[67 twins]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Nostalgia is great but that doesn't mean it makes sense.

We are talking about trucks so the additional crank stroke & cubes of a 350 w/the right choice in heads = more torque. Additional torque is a difference maker when doing truck stuff. There's absolutely nothing wrong w/a 283. If his current engine was in a good state of repair, I wouldn't swap a 350 just to have a 350. But if it's worn & wounded, upsizing to the 350 makes sense here.

He can continue to utilize what's currently there while building the next power-plant. If he's buying an extra sbc to build, building for increased torque makes more sense than the nostalgia of being able to say "It's a 283".

First off apologies to the OP for derailing this thread.

I know you'll probably give me huff for this post as well but here goes. I also know not everyone has this option. If I need more for doing truck stuff as you put it, I'll get my 3/4 ton with 292, 4 speed & 4.57 rear gears. Use that torque multiplication and the better torque curve of that six to get the job done.