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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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Can a 300 I6 w/4:11 handle a 7500 lbs trailer at highway speed? Can it pull the rockies? If so will it bolt to a c6? A have a 79' f-250. It has a 400 in it. the 400 is giving up the ghost. A few years back I bought a 460 block & heads, My last buy was to be a stroker crank, to build a replacement. Gas prices are killing me. So now I am praying to the ford 6 cyl god's for an answer.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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It will more than likely pull that trailer with no problems pretty much no matter what ya throw at it. Just make sure your brakes are up to snuff and i wouldn't worry about much, ya aren't gonna kill a healthy six pulling some mountains. As a side note, it will not bolt to the c6 from the 400, youll have to go find one from a 302/351w to bolt it to.

My half dead one in my half ton has been pulling me around up here in the Tn mountains, no sweat.
 
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