360 vs 383

rmchrgr said
Yeah, that makes no sense to me either. Clutching at straws maybe?

He often writes and asserts convoluted ideas and what he thinks are facts. He is a keyboard warrior and thinks he knows what he’s talking about.

The only person I put on ignore multiple times because I get tired of his ridiculous idiotic statements. I could spend all day correcting him over and over again it’s insane.

He read a ton of stuff here and miss applies it all the time. Rather than nicely getting out and changing a cam or swapping a rear or upgrading a converter, he reads stuff here and lives, vicariously through others, and then has the nerve to correct them with completely wrong information.

Perhaps one day he’ll actually turn a wrench.

rmchrgr said
I stand by the fact that 383s are pretty much useless. An oversquare engine should be able to rev like crazy but the factory 383 redline is like 5,200.

What's funny about that though is the '74 360 redline is probably even lower. Without looking it up I'd bet it's 4,500 at the most.

Both are pathetic in factory form. That's not necessarily the engine itself but the restrictions that were placed on them for normal people that don't care about max performance. Factory hydraulic cams are the antithesis of performance.

True, held down by smog items.

DionR said
'74 factory cam was the 340 cam (268/276), and rated HP peak was at 4800 rpm. At least per the AMA spec on the Hamtramck historical site.

The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1974 AMA Specifications - Barracuda

That’s the 4bbl cam.