Dyno'ed My 360..it's a pig..what next?
It sounds like you were happy with the performance until you strapped it to a dyno and didn't see the numbers you "thought" you would see. If you want higher numbers, first of all get the tune right, then take it to a different dyno.....BOOM now your happy.
This^^
And/or start with getting the
Dcr up in the 8 to 8.5 range.Until the cylinder pressure comes up out of the basement, IMHO, you're always gonna be "bugged"
That 518 has a bit wider ratios, so you kinda need to keep the cam conservative, to keep the powerband also wide, which is what your current cam is doing.
As for me I'd push the detonation limit at 8.5 Dcr, and if I had to, I'd retard the cam, to find the intake closing angle that satisfies the octane requirement, and then order a cam to satisfy that.
If you really need a bigger
HP number, find it in the heads..
But really, a street cruiser needs to be torque biased, which is exactly what you have.
I built my first street iteration like that , and it might just have been my favorite streeter.
Also, if you're driving style keeps you below 5000 rpm, there's really no point in chasing HP numbers, cause to get them, you may have to give up a bit of the low rpm torque. And your curve has a nice peak, right where a streete cruiser needs it.