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In the beginning of this thread you indicated you were going to offer it for sale. Would you tell me what range you think asking price would be in? Most impressive, great work, exactly as it should be done. Thanks for sharing this build and the pictures. :beer:

In the beginning of this thread you indicated you were going to offer it for sale. Would you tell me what range your asking price would be in? Most impressive, great work, exactly as it should be done. Thanks for sharing this build and the pictures.

There's no difference between adding taller tires or numerically lower gear rations. The 4.90:1 is equal to a 0.73 overdrive when compared to to the 6.72:1. Most OEM OD's are in the 0.73 to 0.76 range. I think the original tires (9.00 x 20) are 39" in diameter that would mean a 52" tire...

There's no difference between adding taller tires or numerically lower gear rations. The 4.90:1 is equal to a 0.73 overdrive when compared to to the 6.72:1. Most OEM OD's are in the 0.73 to 0.76 range. I think the original tires (9.00 x 20) are 39" in diameter that would mean a 52" tire...

Once again Great Job and Great Post! Thanks for your time.

Thank you for this post. What a fine job. The pictures are really appreciated. I would be interested to know what the actual performance gain is. What would you expect w/inner cooler connected? Is it really worth the trouble? Thanks

I had always heard that the 6.2L block was based on the the old 348/409 truck block. This block was a good foundation base (not in hind sight) for the new diesel and GM still owned all of the tooling for the block (this was the real reason) so they handed off the original blue prints to...

I had always heard that the 6.2L block was based on the the old 348/409 truck block. This block was a good foundation base (not in hind sight) for the new diesel and GM still owned all of the tooling for the block (this was the real reason) so they handed off the original blue prints to...

Jimmcld & Oddshot Thank you! Being a newbie myself I was initially shocked by the responses this member was getting. After reading your posts I realized I may need to thicken my skin a little. (Initiation Rights, Hazing, etc..) In the end Cowboy21 got exactly what he needed from Steel...