Ok, I've been hummin and hawin about this for quite some time now, thought I'd run it by you guys to gather opinions. My 61 Apache 10 has its original 235 six, it runs flawlessly, doesn't hardly use oil. It's in great shape for being original to the truck. I was gonna replace this with a 350 but not so sure anymore. What I plan to use the truck for is pretty much all kinds of driving, will still be using it as a truck. But, I would like it to be able to cruise the highways and be able to get up highway hills without bogging right down...and eventually i want to pull a small camper with it. I like the six because it's unique...everyone has a 350 it seems. But the six is so friggin slow. It's all I can do to keep up with highway traffic as it is now. A 350 would give it more juice, but it would not be original and not near as interesting. But I do hear it's much cheaper to rebuild a 350 than a 235.
What are your experiences with both engines? Can the six be made to be more powerful, maybe I need to change out the transmission to get more out of it? I currently have the 4 speed, SM420 I think it's called....the one with the super low 1st gear that I can't use unless I want to pull my house.
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
Adam
