Safe HP for the G360

[ihredneck]

...real trucks don't have spark plugs I think that pretty much sums up this side topic

But on the other hand, is mostly everyone in the same boat that a reliable HP to have with these trucks is at least 400HP and still be able to use it as a truck?

[Mark Nixon]

...real trucks don't have spark plugs I think that pretty much sums up this side topic

But on the other hand, is mostly everyone in the same boat that a reliable HP to have with these trucks is at least 400HP and still be able to use it as a truck?

While I realize that 90% of people are afflicted with the "more is better" syndrome, with regard to horsepower, personally I prefer a truck that doesn't smoke (ergo attract attention) and at some point I intend to chase that down and still have 300HP.
I figure you can attain both with conservative tuning and a set of compounds.

Until then, it's going to remain as stock as possible for me.

Mark.

[DodgeFreak]

Until then, it's going to remain as stock as possible for me.

Mark.

Everyone says that.....I'm going to make a 1000hp truck and leave it as stock as possible.....See that one bolt right there....Its stock lol..

[oldestof11]

I love my nearly stock truck, for use as a truck.

Now I don't need it as a truck.

[Mark Nixon]

Everyone says that.....I'm going to make a 1000hp truck and leave it as stock as possible.....See that one bolt right there....Its stock lol..

Whatever floats yer boat.
Just because I don't want to blow the tires loose and roll coal, doesn't mean I should be ridiculed for it.
I like stuff stock-ish and I certainly don't enjoy rolling smoke.

Mark.

[ihredneck]

I like stuff stock-ish and I certainly don't enjoy rolling smoke.

Mark.

It's possible to do a clean tune, just takes more time to tweak all the goodies. I'm around 250+ with my 95 and there isn't much smoke that comes from it. If I wanted to roll coal...it isn't going to happen. Granted I've only spent money on gauges and done free mods.

[DodgeFreak]

Whatever floats yer boat.
Just because I don't want to blow the tires loose and roll coal, doesn't mean I should be ridiculed for it.
I like stuff stock-ish and I certainly don't enjoy rolling smoke.

Mark.

No need to get all butthurt I wasn't really directing it towards you....I was just stating what i've seen else where. I don't know how many posts I've seen that said their engine is stock and are making tons of hp, and not much is stock, or I want a stock engine but I want to make XXX hp. I really don't care if you want to leave your truck stock or not its what ever you want to do.

[Mark Nixon]

...I really don't care if you want to leave your truck stock or not its what ever you want to do.

Whew!
I'm so glad I'm not going against anyone's wishes on this one!

Mark.

[DodgeFreak]

...I really don't care if you want to leave your truck stock or not its what ever you want to do.

Whew!
I'm so glad I'm not going against anyone's wishes on this one!

Mark.

My only wish is to see you put that 4bt in a dak with a standard...with a hood stack wheelie bars..... just kiddin on the wheelie bars......and i suppose the hood stack.

[ellis93]

In a Dakota?
What a horrid waste of a good motor

[DodgeFreak]

Be better than a D50...Which I think would be neat also...lol

[Mark Nixon]

My only wish is to see you put that 4bt in a dak with a standard...with a hood stack wheelie bars..... just kiddin on the wheelie bars......and i suppose the hood stack.

You must have been reading my comments on here from a month ago.
I'm actually in the planning stages of a 4bt into a shortbed standard cab Dakota with a 5 speed.
I have already bought the adapter to put the AX15 behind the Ford set-up from a Stepvan.
No, it wouldn't have a hoodstack, nor wheelie bars.

I've seen a D-50 or 2 with 383s shoehorned in, they actually fit V-8s better than the Dakota does.

My one regret is that I can't weasel a 1983 Turbodiesel D-50 from a farmer I know in SD.
He has delusions of using the engine on an implement of some sort.

Mark.

[DodgeFreak]

I'm tring to weasel a D-50 from my cousin that my uncle set up for a big block but never finished. I had dreams of putting a 4bt in my 4x4 dakota but I ended up trading it for a 4x4 half tons...I have lots of dreams and Ideas but not enough time or money.