79 360 cam selection
Thats the whole goal here, to see exactly what we can get this thing to do cheap. My money is going into the numbers 340 i have for the car, so while that gets built i have a stock 360 in the car to drive now, and i have the one we are currently talking about. For rumblefish, to get a better feel for the car, its a 73 dart sport 340. has a 727 to a posi 8 1/4 with 3.21 gears (so the tag says on the rear) with 26 inch tall mickey t's out back. weighs in about 3200 with me in it. running msd ignition. Another goal here is to stomp on my one friends mustang and my other friends evo with basically junkyard motor....... so i think you can see the importance lol. by the way rumblefish did you have a shop up near rt17?
almost forgot, has a stock converter at the moment. we can go bigger if need be
No, I never lived in Jersey, but have broken down on Rt 17 half a dozen times easy. I have family in the area.
Back street racer without concern for the future of it since a 340 is coming?
Ya wanna try something weird? Cheap?
Mill the heads down a good bit with the pocket porting and valve work done. (Back cut valves with race prep'd angles under them.)
Use Rhoades lifters on a XE275HL (
http://www.compcams.com/Company/CC/cam-specs/Details.aspx?csid=631&sb=2 )
The gears are a difficult issue to work around. The Stang has an advantage with it being F.I., computer comtolled, roller cam'd and better gear multiplcation through the trans.
You bennifit is lighter weight (Through a basic diet, even better for sure) and a stronger and bigger engine. More cubes via stroke, same bore size as the Ford.
Your engine is going to out torque his. The Rhoades lifters will "Trick" the engine into thinking/acting like the cam is smaller until about 3,000 rpm's when the lifters pump up. The cam really begins to sing around that RPM and the car should really pick up well.
On your rear leaf springs, cut the rear clamps off and clamp down on the front segment. Loose the front bumper and lie about it, put it on later. Theres a lot of wieght up front on those things. Battery to the back unless your restoring it.
Are you useing the 727 behind the 360?
Stock Converter?
You'll need a B&M flex plate to work with the internal balance converter and external balnced engine.
If the 340's 727 stock converter is used, it should be a high stall unit, stalling around 2500 or IIRC. That'll work fine.
