5.7L Hemi, 1968 Barracuda.. Opinions.

I agree with all the stuff Tin and Gary say about the Hemi, new tech, very reliable...

I will also say, that for me at least, if you want the full benefit of new tech in a motor, you gotta throw that carb in the trash (or set it on a shelf with your extended spring shackles) and use the EFI, the initial payout may be bigger, and the learning curve is steep, But, the payoff for fine-tuning, power, driveability, startup, EVERYTHING is HUGE.

I cant see the $ into a Hemi swap then just throwing a carb on top...

JOE
I know my upcoming budget will be 2 thousand, for 2013. So I wanted to go fuel injected, or overdrive trans, Until I found out that fuel injection cost big dollars. ( at least to me ) I thought about using a factory truck intake, and computer, but I was afraid of the limitations of a closed loop system. A "program it yourself" deal is fine, but those deals that are basically, more like a E-Carb, aren't they just closed loop. I certainly don't have the know how, or money to set a car up on a dyno, or even explain to somebody what I want. ( Can you see how my internal thinking is asking, " What's the bang for the buck factor ? " ) Same with the Transmission. I'm asking what's involved, Wiring, torque converter, internal parts, cutting welding, drive shaft. ( For a 518.) So anyway I'm at Ray Barton's shop investigating the eagle head deal, thinking maybe I can do that ? Meanwhile he's explaining how people are not understanding the ignition curves, and fuel injection values when they are setting up the new hemi. So most people are not see the potential these engine have. So he asks me, " Where is your timing at right now, and why ? To which I basically replied " Duh !" what ever sounded good on MSD's little CD set up, and I don't know why. Because the engine started, and ran smooth. So I guess my reply is " I'm going to work on placing the rear tires in the fender wells properly this year:oops::oops: