Finally getting to it!!! 1970 Duster 340
SHE'S ALIVE!!!!
Today was a big day for me and the Duster. It was finally time to run the engine on the dyno. I've been anxiously waiting to see how the 340 performed with the rebuild. All-in-all the day was relatively uneventful:
One exhaust manifold stud needed to be repaired because of a coolant leak.
A Pertronix glitch required the use of another distributor.
A minor pesky coolant leak was detected at the front right corner of the intake manifold.
When all was said and done, the little 340 produced 312 hp and 324 lbfoot of torque. I'm very happy with those numbers. This was basically a stock build with factory carb, intake and exhaust manifolds. The only upgrades were a Lunati Voodoo cam and Comp roller lifters.
Start-up:
PICT2649 - YouTube
Final run:
PICT2653 - YouTube
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SHE'S ALIVE!!!!
Today was a big day for me and the Duster. It was finally time to run the engine on the dyno. I've been anxiously waiting to see how the 340 performed with the rebuild. All-in-all the day was relatively uneventful:
One exhaust manifold stud needed to be repaired because of a coolant leak.
A Pertronix glitch required the use of another distributor.
A minor pesky coolant leak was detected at the front right corner of the intake manifold.
When all was said and done, the little 340 produced 312 hp and 324 lbfoot of torque. I'm very happy with those numbers. This was basically a stock build with factory carb, intake and exhaust manifolds. The only upgrades were a Lunati Voodoo cam and Comp roller lifters.
Start-up:
PICT2649 - YouTube
Final run:
PICT2653 - YouTube
View attachment PICT2655.jpg
View attachment PICT2657.jpg