#'s Matching 340 build

Garrett Ellison, post: 1972913254, member: 52437"]Posted by another member today, you could build it with 9.2:1 and still make good power. There may even be a budget .060 over 360 piston that would make it doable.
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Hey Garrett, you do realize that pistons for this are a custom order since MP no longer carries parts for there discontinued line. 3.65 - 3.58 = a lot of stroke difference for a stock or even a replacement/performance piston. I guess you could have something made up if a regular slug did t fit. (Honestly, I would love to try just for fun. I love to tinker) While I think it is an excellent route to go, one I’m sure RAMM is up to performing, it would be the rest of the external parts package I would question and call questionable in it’s effectiveness with a 40 cubic inch increase. Below is a quote from the opening post;

This is a numbers matching type build and MUST retain all external parts/castings and appearance. Internally I have a pretty free reign in the quest for reliability/driveability and more HP 'cuz I can't not try and find more. HP=FUN or smiles/per gallon.

This leaves just one question which I’m not 100% on, is the owner of this engine/car build making use of headers? Because at that point, I’d look into porting the heads really well. If I had to use the exhaust manifolds, that would change a thing or two.

Sr71mopar made a comment, “Kind I’d like a FAST build.”

If I decided to do a FAST engine, it would be for competition and nothing else, (believe me, I think about doing this for fun but on a lower non competition level) but because of the power limitations of a stock head and exhaust manifolds. This becomes less appealing. At least for something I’d like to drive and enjoy rather than street/track race.