Bonneville Flats tractor



I'm going to have to agree with everyone else, only cause it's your first ride, and it's going to be a DD

If it was a trail-rig only, I'd say go for it, and slowly put it together; but a 350 swap into a DD? I think you could do a fresh rebuild with mild hop-ups like boring, cam, header, maybe some porting to the head and intake, and be satisified, for a lot less than $2k. And it'll probably be a lot more reliable than a regular ol 350, unless you bought a brand new crate motor to drop in, but I garantee that'll put you over your budget before you even address anything else

 

Last +500hp diesel I "saw" was a 12 cylinder Detroit in an older Kenworth "wrecker" (heavy tow-truck), in the early 90's. I'm not saying they don't make them any more but... as I alluded to, most over-the-road semi's aren't even really anywhere near that: 150-300hp... and the Cummins, Navistar (International Harvester) or Duramax (Isuzu) used in the Dodge, Ford and GMC/Chevy trucks aren't pushing near 500hp either.

 

maybe he was just thinking about torque...


a lot of torque...


and he overexaggerated a little...

 

the largest truck in the world has 2000 HP. But its also 23 feet high, 41 feet wide, and has 12 foot tires...

 

actually, per Caterpillar http://www.cat.com/cda/layout/cda/la...5&x=7&f=227132 ... 2337 hp
... and an Electromotive SD90 produces in excess of 6000hp.

 

ever thought about something a little more practical..like a 4.3 chevy v6..or a buick V6??...not as much HP as a 350..but still DAMN good numbers..i know mine will be somewhere around 190-200hp..(4.3 bored, with a cam and all that, high rise intake with a 4bbl carb)

 

Really.... I was thinking more like 250, then again I was planning on a TBI.

 

yea a TBI or a CPI vortec will show much greater numbers with those mods..mines just going to have a rebuilt quadrajet 4bbl...im not looking for a high horsepower motor..it wouldnt bother me to put a rebuilt stock 4.3 in there..just as long as i got more power than that danged ole 22R i'll be happy...the only reason im even going for this 4.3 is because i know the guy that built the motor..and he knows his stuff...of course he did manage to crack both heads within no time...idk how that happened..kinda has me worried though..lol

 

a herd of 7000 horses would have... 7000 horsepower?

so just imagine medieval armies with 10000 horses... WOOT

 

only if the horses could (averaged), each lift 550 pounds one foot in one second

 

My friend Ian got pulled over in his '90 pickup the other day going 85 in a 65...the cop told him he was going 85 and he responded with "This thing can go that fast?"

Got himself out of a ticket

 

lolz
I can do 85 in mine (sometimes in 5th gear even) if:
... I have a one mile head start
and
... the ground is either flat or runnin downhill
or
... I'm drafting a semi
or
... I have no problem watching watching (yes a double take) my gas gauge needle move faster than the minute hand on my watch

 

isnt it great when your gas guage races your Tachometer to redline??

our 454 4 door dually gets a max of 10mpgs...

 

I wouldn't trade my DD 20mpg in the city 22RE for anything, unless it was strictly a trail rig!

 

If you're talking torque, then it doesn't matter how much time elapses. Torque is not dependent on time, but horsepower is.

Assuming a flat torque curve (say an electric motor), horsepower will increase with rpms, but torque will always be the same no matter the speed.

But I'm just being nitpicky

 

IF your frame needs repairs, putting a big ol heavy powerful sbc can only end badly...fix the 22re and get a k5 blazer for your big heavy chevy needs.

 

go to lc enginering all toyota hp parts u can get a big cam for the 22re for $189 and a header for around $400