Small block to big block?
Apologize if this has been beat to death in other threads.
I have a 69 340 Dart now. Wonderful car my dad bought in 1985. Sat in the garage for almost 30 years and then we got in on the road. Was an original slant 6 but my dad got a 340 and the 8-3/4” out of a duster in the 80s.
I’m his son and I have the car now. Absolutely love the look the of the car. Currently doing a disc brake swap in the front and switching to BBP for the front and rear.
Over the winter I want to address the motor. Like the 340 but it just doesn’t have the enough of the wow factor for me. It’s got x heads I know that much about it.
I’m debating stroking the 340 to 416 CI or maybe the Hughes 435” kit …
Also an option to build stroke a 400 block to 512” as I have that as well.
I realize with the big block it would require the new trans, rad etc…
I don’t mean to sound pretentious but money is not a huge factor within reason as long as it’s not more than like 40k.
Basically I want something I can cruise around in at generally low rpm and have some major torque. Street car primarily that I may bring to the strip the very odd time. I’d like to hear some real work opinions on some people that have done a similar swap. Is a properly built small block even comparable to a kick *** big block???
My dad sold one of his former cars that had a 454 chev motor and I miss that Low end torque feeling
Apologize if this has been beat to death in other threads.
I have a 69 340 Dart now. Wonderful car my dad bought in 1985. Sat in the garage for almost 30 years and then we got in on the road. Was an original slant 6 but my dad got a 340 and the 8-3/4” out of a duster in the 80s.
I’m his son and I have the car now. Absolutely love the look the of the car. Currently doing a disc brake swap in the front and switching to BBP for the front and rear.
Over the winter I want to address the motor. Like the 340 but it just doesn’t have the enough of the wow factor for me. It’s got x heads I know that much about it.
I’m debating stroking the 340 to 416 CI or maybe the Hughes 435” kit …
Also an option to build stroke a 400 block to 512” as I have that as well.
I realize with the big block it would require the new trans, rad etc…
I don’t mean to sound pretentious but money is not a huge factor within reason as long as it’s not more than like 40k.
Basically I want something I can cruise around in at generally low rpm and have some major torque. Street car primarily that I may bring to the strip the very odd time. I’d like to hear some real work opinions on some people that have done a similar swap. Is a properly built small block even comparable to a kick *** big block???
My dad sold one of his former cars that had a 454 chev motor and I miss that Low end torque feeling