Tried to build a 360 horsepower 360 for a '96 2whl drive pickup. We haven't yet set the dyno up to run the stock/modified computer, so just to break the 360 in we used a modified/stock '74 distributor and the 850 cfm Mighty Demon (yeah, I know) we had laying around.
Hughes/Edelbrock FI Air Gap intake manifold
Stock rockers
Stock lifters
Comp XR265HR-14 Roller
Mildly ported stock Magnum heads 255 cfm @ .500"
forged pistons 9.3:1 compression
After break in and a coupla' pulls,
RPM..........TQ/HP
2500........350/166
2600........354/175
2700........351/180
2800........352/188
2900........362/200
3000........380/217
3100........390/230
3200........294/240
3300........400/251
3400........407/264
3500........414/276
3600........417/286
3700........421/297
3800........422/305
3900........427/317
4000........431/328
4100........431/336
4200........436/348
4300........433/355
4400........430/360
Well, we made it! Might as well wind it a few more RPM.
4500........427/366
4600........423/371
4700........424/379
4800........419/382
4900........408/381
5000........407/387
5100........400/388
5200........392/388
5300........389/392
5400........378/389
5500........377/394
The owner will be here tomorrow to see it run. He said, "Does it have a nice lope?"
Ah, nope, it's got a real mellow idle. It's meek, that is, strength under control!
What is it with the lopey crap? If you don't need the lope, why bother? You think it makes you look tough? Buncha cars lope that can't spin the tires. How cool is that? It's like buying yourself a trophy to put on the mantle.
We're gonna hafta put a raunchy exhaust on it for him. Make it sound like it lopes.