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Ziegelsteinfaust · 04-05-2014, 05:17 PM

My friend from back in the day had a 468 BBC, comp 268 cam, roller rockers, ideal headers for his engine, closed chamber O port heads, Weiand Stealth manifold, and full MSD ignition. I think the compression was just under 9-1, and the short block was a detailed rebuild. My guess was about 425hp, and 500 tq.

He put it in a 72 C10 swb, and settled on 3.08 gears. It would flat out run, and wasn't to bad on gas either when driven right.

If you never ran a big block before there is nothing like the torque they produce. I even thought of using a 455 Buick in my C20 before I went 4x4.

04-05-2014, 05:17 PM	#9
Ziegelsteinfaust Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Temple City Posts: 3,562	Re: Another 489bbc question My friend from back in the day had a 468 BBC, comp 268 cam, roller rockers, ideal headers for his engine, closed chamber O port heads, Weiand Stealth manifold, and full MSD ignition. I think the compression was just under 9-1, and the short block was a detailed rebuild. My guess was about 425hp, and 500 tq. He put it in a 72 C10 swb, and settled on 3.08 gears. It would flat out run, and wasn't to bad on gas either when driven right. If you never ran a big block before there is nothing like the torque they produce. I even thought of using a 455 Buick in my C20 before I went 4x4.