Originally Posted by wmdj5

It sometimes amazes me what they put those poor little 318s into! help
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Grain trucks were geared pretty low and just lumbered along. Consider, also, that a lot of grain country is relatively flat.

We had an old Ford truck with a 292, 4 speed and a 2 speed rear axle. I was pretty adept at getting a run at the 1 hill I had to climb on the way into town and downshifting without losing speed. grin

'63 Dodge 330
11.19 @ 121 mph
Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.
10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.