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Old Nov 17, 2024 | 10:00 AM
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[img alt="Here is my 87 model 3/4 ton camper special. It has a 454/400 setup with a 14 bolt rear with 4.10 gears. It pulls ok but i plan on getting more power out the truck. I plan on keeping the truck big block powered as it will serve me as a tow rig to pull my car whenever and anywhere i want to go. Reason why i plan on building a better well thought out big block for the truck is because thia truck have one of the weakest 454s GM ever produced at 230hp/330TQ.



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Here is my 87 model 3/4 ton camper special. It has a 454/400 setup with a 14 bolt rear with 4.10 gears. It pulls ok but i plan on getting more power out the truck. I plan on keeping the truck big block powered as it will serve me as a tow rig to pull my car whenever and anywhere i want to go. Reason why i plan on building a better well thought out big block for the truck is because thia truck have one of the weakest 454s GM ever produced at 230hp/330TQ.
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Old Nov 17, 2024 | 03:06 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2024 | 06:22 PM
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A different camshaft, heads, intake and that thing will make lots of power.

Looks like a fun truck.
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Old Nov 20, 2024 | 08:36 AM
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Cool truck. I like it.

220HP is pretty low by today's standards, even with that amount of tq. I wonder how much you can gain by doing mods to it? 100HP more? 🤔🤷 You would need aftermarket heads to get more airflow and HP, no?

That's a TBI setup, right? Are you keeping that?
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Old Nov 20, 2024 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by strutaeng
Cool truck. I like it.


That's a TBI setup, right? Are you keeping that?
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Glass headlights.. I think That'd have an OE QuadraJet carb.
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