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RE: FE Swap To Small Block
By Will - 01/01/2002 12:22:31 AM; IP 24.162.167.61
If it's fuel economy you're looking for, you may want to look at swapping in a 5.0 with fuel injection along with a 5-speed manual or automatic overdrive.

I doubt the 351C would give much better fuel economy than the 428. I've seen several modern 5.0's putting out 20+ mpg, though.

Another thing to consider is the final drive ratio. The modern cars get a lot of their fuel economy with overdrive tranny's. If you were to swap your trans for an automagic overdrive, you'd probably get 3 or 4 mpg from that. If you did a Tremec, you may get 5 mpg, especially if you went with taller rearend gears (the Tremec has a pretty low first gear).

The standard Tremec is about $1400, and I think it has the same input shaft as a small input toploader.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10322&Reply=10322><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10322" onclick="return false;">FE Swap To Small Block</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rollie H, <i>12/31/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10322', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10322') }); </script>  FE Swap To Small Block -- Rollie H, 12/31/2001
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 RE: FE Swap To Small Block -- richard, 12/31/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10338&Reply=10322><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10338" onclick="return false;">RE: FE Swap To Small Block</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rollie H, <i>01/01/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10338', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10338') }); </script>  RE: FE Swap To Small Block -- Rollie H, 01/01/2002
 RE: FE Swap To Small Block -- Will, 01/02/2002
Collapse <b>RE: FE Swap To Small Block</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Will, <i>01/01/2002</i></font>RE: FE Swap To Small Block -- Will, 01/01/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10339&Reply=10322><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10339" onclick="return false;">RE: FE Swap To Small Block</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rollie H, <i>01/01/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10339', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10339') }); </script>  RE: FE Swap To Small Block -- Rollie H, 01/01/2002
 RE: FE Swap To Small Block -- Chuck, 01/01/2002
 RE: FE Swap To Small Block -- Will, 01/01/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10370&Reply=10322><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10370" onclick="return false;">RE: All Ready has a Load to haul!</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>R Shannon, <i>01/02/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10370', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10370') }); </script>  RE: All Ready has a Load to haul! -- R Shannon, 01/02/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10371&Reply=10322><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10371" onclick="return false;">RE: I'd do some tuning and!</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>RC Moser, <i>01/02/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10371', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10371') }); </script>  RE: I'd do some tuning and! -- RC Moser, 01/02/2002
 RE: I'd do some tuning and! -- Rollie H, 01/03/2002
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