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#17097 10/31/2002 9:37 PM | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1 | I have a 1986 C20 with a 305 in it. I was wondering if a 292 out of a 76 1 ton would make a good replacement. I figure the six would be better on gas, run smoother, and should have as much torque and power as the gutless 305. I will of course be rebuilding the 292 and perhaps put a cam and 4bbl set-up on it. The truck has a granny four speed in it and I was wondering if the swap would be do-able without too much trouble. The 76 has the same trans. | | |
#17098 10/31/2002 10:25 PM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 72 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 72 |  howziit guy! JMO, you'd be better off with a stock sbc 400; a bit more HP...and TONS more TORQUE to push your heavy truck. Orrr, maybe a stock BBC454 from a truck/suburban...7.9cr, runs on 87 octane, a bit more HP, and even MORE TQ. Naaah, just stick with a stock sbc 350 or 400; it'll bolt right in.(make sure the 400 has its original balancer/flexplate). 
Myron
1956 chevy 3100 stepside, Pro-Street stance, mild 454 BBC/350/9"/13" M/T'S, daily driver, aka THE PINK LADY
1957 Bel-Air coupe, 500 HP blown sbc in progress, aka LANI
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#17099 10/31/2002 10:33 PM | Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 33 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 33 | 292 big enough? Absolutely. Significantly better fuel economy than a 305? Doubtful, especially if you 4bbl it. Cheaper than a 350? Really don't think so. Worth doing? Depends on how crazy you are about inliners ... maybe. | | |
#17100 10/31/2002 10:44 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 687 | double1968.
I'm 5 mins up the road from you in Douglasville. Talk about a small world!
Do you currently have a 292? I'm working on one for my 1966 stepside that will have a 4 bbl and probably won't be as good on gas as a 305 v8.
If you are looking for a 292 there are a couple places nearby that will have 'em. Austin's Truck parts is one. He has a 292 in an old LP gas truck just as you turn into the lot. George Alsobrooks up towards Hiram also has several. He has 2 or 3 long blocks in an old covered trailer that he'll probably let go for a hundred and a quarter or so.
I need a good resource for precision machine work in the area so if you know of any good places in the Douglas County area please let me know.
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