Not shore if this is the right place to post this but what do you guys know about the the 8.1 496 BBC truck motors? I'm thinking of using one in one of my non g-body projects. My idea is to use a bone stock 8.1 with the dart carb intake and an hei distributor. Some of the things I'm wondering is how well do those bottom ends hold up under work truck conditions? Would I be better off with an old used 454? The reasons I ask is the truck I'm thinking of putting it in is a heavy work truck about 11000 lb with a th400 4;10 gears and 31" tires and needs to do 80 mph at times not often but when it dose it will be about 20 minutes at a time yet I need torque because it will almost always be towing. Before you say it no I'm not going to change the transmission it's not in the cards to do an aod at the moment. Besides plowing with an 11000 pound truck and an automatic I don't trust a 4l80 or a 700r4 and during the summer I don't want to sit in Jersey traffic with a stick. So what is the screamability of a carbed 8.1? Thanks guys