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Thread: Motor blew up Saturday night. Rebuild the 6 or swap in a V8?
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10-15-2007, 09:33 AM   #4 (permalink)
Mikes66
 
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Re: Motor blew up Saturday night. Rebuild the 6 or swap in a V8?
I have never heard of a straight 6 that did not crack a head. Seems in the life of a straight 6, it will happen at least once. Not sure why, they have more bolts per cylindar then an 8.

I was told the Straight 6 weighs 75 pounds MORE then the V8. I always thought it was less, but someone on this site set me straight last year.

If it does weigh more, the front will sit just a tiny bit lower, and that actually looks cooler then being up where it is now...right?

If you have a 7.7 rearend... it will be junk very quickly with a V8.
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