imdangerous is right...everybody thinks they need the v8 in they're truck, but what they dont know is when you put a v8 in one of those old trucks, it drops the value of it,I swapped out my old 216 in my 46 1/2 ton for a 235, kept the inline 6 kept the value of the truck.....BUT, I built my 235 up to have 350 hp and backed it with a T-5 5 speed and a s-10 posi from a 4wd truck, I also kept the torque tube rear/driveshaft and 3 spd trans setup which I could easily reinstall on a saturday if I was to sell it,my truck is super quick and puts alot of those talkers to shame....just my thoughts on the subject