just wondering...
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just wondering...
i think my truck is an anomaly.... (1988 Pickup shortbed)
my truck can -easily- hit 70 - 75 mph without even trying. it accelerates uphill in 5th gear. i don't need to downshift on an uphill...depending on grade mostly. i hit 75mph in 5th at 3000 (which probably indicates a stock gear ratio).
i have no problems outrunning other people on the highway, and my truck twists on takeoffs from red lights.
the PO said he had gone through the motor after a headgasket blow, and rebuilt the engine. just wanting to know how normal my engine is for a 22RE...just gauging my engine with other 22RE owners here...
(i have stock 225 75/15 tires btw.)
reason why i am asking, is because i plan on long tubes and a cam for my motor...kinda wanting to know if the PO actually has done something to the engine.
my truck can -easily- hit 70 - 75 mph without even trying. it accelerates uphill in 5th gear. i don't need to downshift on an uphill...depending on grade mostly. i hit 75mph in 5th at 3000 (which probably indicates a stock gear ratio).
i have no problems outrunning other people on the highway, and my truck twists on takeoffs from red lights.
the PO said he had gone through the motor after a headgasket blow, and rebuilt the engine. just wanting to know how normal my engine is for a 22RE...just gauging my engine with other 22RE owners here...
(i have stock 225 75/15 tires btw.)
reason why i am asking, is because i plan on long tubes and a cam for my motor...kinda wanting to know if the PO actually has done something to the engine.
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i have a 91 2wd auto with 86000 that will hit 90mph like its nobodys business, but then i have a 87 4wd 5speed with 164000 that wont go more than 45 up a slight grade in 3rd or 4th gear. i have no idea. i think they all just have a personality. haha. i can also bring my front tires of the ground about 3-4inches by pumping the gas like 2-3 times in my 4x4 and it has 33s
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Sounds normal. I can kinda accelerate up a decent grade in 5th in my Truggy. Which is as aerodynamic as a brick on 37s. 5.29. Carbureted. I say kinda because it depends on the weather. ;-p
Cruising speed is 68mph.
Cruising speed is 68mph.
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it means i have a fresh 22RE engine ready for a long life.
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