360 - Rebuild - Information & Opinions Needed
Firstly, tire size is 275/60R15, just so you guys know a little more info.
Thanks for all the info guys, this is definitely A LOT of info to take in, especially for a newbie to engine building. Please bear with me if some of the questions seem silly or too simple, but I'm still getting the basics of it. Guess you have to start somewhere!
If I tear the engine down, send it to the machine shop to get hot tanked and checked over. Get a couple thou. taken off the decks to square them up, and get a couple thou off the heads to get good and flat, could I purchase the KB107's w/ring kit (
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/uem-kb107ktm-std/overview/make/dodge), re-use my connecting rods and crank (w/new bearings), use these head gaskets (
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/mrg-1121g/overview/make/chrysler) and get a good bump in compression with the stock heads?
@DARTH V8R, when you refer to 0.011", that's the distance from the top of a KB107 piston to the deck, correct? Also, I believe the stock heads are 66cc, but that could be different for the cop heads? The Comp 268AH-10 cam, after looking it up it's the stock PN for 383 & 440's, this shouldn't be an issue in a 360?
@rumblefish360, what's the upgrade 340 cam? When you advise for no more than 218 @.050", how does that compare to the stock cam's 252deg duration? Is that listed at a different point, or am I confused and thinking of two totally different numbers.
Thanks again, I appreciate all the help