Pa to Denver 454
I haven't been out west and was looking at going either route 70 or 80 and was wondering if there are any hard hills for an RV on these roads? Looking at going out in June. If there are mountains, is ...
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Ken the 8.1L version seemed to be the apex of big block engineering in the USA then it got taken out by more advanced and lighter engines I guess. The heads on the 8.1 I think could move more air through the intake so that would have helped with cooling. Ours will kiss the red on hard low speed pulls in 1st gear but never did overheat. I expect you are correct on the water pump flow rate. I could not ask for a better engine for our use than our 1992 454 TBI engine but the house is showing its age.
