Looking at a couple 360's this weekend - tips?

Nice thing about a 360 out of a minnie-winnie is that it could be a 360-3. The block is supposed to have a higher nickel content and they have forged cranks and double roller chain. In the truck world they are well thought of and reasonably desirable. The compression will be lower but that isn't too hard to remedy. (out of curiosity it wouldn't happen to be a Winnie-wagon would it?) Many swap magnum head onto them and cure some of the woes. If you want to get over .500 lift you will have to ditch the rotators.

Now I say this, coming from the truck perspective. I prefer torque to hp even in my cars. Perhaps there is some drawback I'm not aware of otherwise as it pertains to cars, but I can't imagine any.

Still 7 hours is a long drive. Not sure I'd do it if I was sure it WAS a 360-3. They aren't "that" type of rare. If you do go to look at it, on the valve cover there is an emissions sticker that will say which engine it is. If it's not there, you can check the part number. I'd be willing to bet if it came out of a Minnie-winnie then it's a 360-3 as it would be on an MB-300 chassis, which all (to my knowledge) would have used a 360-3.