The max power numbers weren't impressive but where it made power was.
My original guess of 148 hp was a little off. Cough. Cough. It is what it is. The dyno rated the truck at 94.94 hp (Mike quickly pointed out that we could round it up to 95 hp which sounds so much better than 94) at about 2,750 rpm. The graph shows the truck made 50hp at 1,250 rpm. At 2,000 rpm it was at 80 hp. Quite flat.
Max torque in fifth gear was 233 lb-ft. What's cool is it made this peak torque when the dyno started registering power at 1,250 rpm! No turbo lag here. We don't have a turbo yet.
To put this into a real world application there is a very steep hill that leads out of the under ground parking structure of this building. In first gear I can drop the clutch and idle up the hill without taxing the engine. I am wondering if I put the truck up against a wall what would happen first 1. the engine killing or 2. the tires start spinning?
You can tell these old engines were made for work. Think about it. Getting a load started is the hardest part but once you break that initial resistance and get some momentum you really don't need that much to keep it going. Also there are no electronics to short out and fail. Also it is completely mechanical with no belts to replace. Real work trucks don't have timing belts.
Check out the rattle can tailgate update. Not bad from a distance.