318 capabilities??

here you go breakdown of the build of the "brisbane taxi" + a few pics

1968 Australian Chrysler Valiant VE VIP
1969ish Australian 318 (About 8:1 CR)
Standard bottom end
Standard rods
Hi Vol oil pump
Standard cast pistons, standard bore
Ductile steel piston rings gapped for nitrous
Standard head gaskets
Standard heads with standard valves with bowl work to unshroud valves
Standard head bolts, main bolts, rod bolts.
MP green stripe valve springs
Standard rocker gear, standard pushrods
Mopar Performance .484 hydraulic cam installed straight up.
Double roller timing chain
Edelbrock Performer dual plane inlet port matched to heads
Holley 600 double pumper carby, choke horn removed, edges radiused.
Holley black top electric fuel pump all run in /8 braided hose
Home made headers open for track use.
NGK race plugs colder than standard, NOT indexed.
MSD 6AL ignition, MSD billet dizzy with bodgy nitrous curve, MSD blaster SS coil, MSD plug leads
Big ally rad with electric fan on thermostat
Standard engine mounts welded solid
150hp nitrous with bottle warmer and purge valve
Twin solid state 6v batteries in custom fabbed trays in boot
904 torqueflite autobox
Higher stall convertor, unsure of stall, probably about 2600-2800.
Full manual reverse pattern valve body
Low ratio first gear set
Race bands
8 ¾ rear axle narrowed with 4.10 gears and SureGrip and screw adjustable pinion snubber
3 ½ x 15 Fenton slots with 165/70 x 15 tyres
10 x 15 ET slots with 28.5” x 10.5” slicks
Strange race disc brakes with 4 pot ally calipers
Standard drums on back
SuperStock torsion bars with 90/10 comp eng shocks
Home made superstock springs with front spring clamps and 50/50 comp eng shocks
Body minitubbed, springs in chassis rails, home brewed chassis connectors
Fibreglass hood and scoop
Boot floor remade to fit fuel cell halfway through floor
Tiny silver metalflake steering wheel (manual steering with borgesen joint)
B & M Ratchet Shifter
Race bucket seats
Autometer recall tach with shift light
Mechanical oil pressure gauge
No heater
No back seat, aluminium plate to boot with lucky voodoo mask.
No sun visors
No external mirrors
Silver flake worry beads on rearview mirror
Kenwood stereo with 6 x 9 JBL speakers on mdf parcel shelf plus tweeters in boot lid for those Drag Strip parties!!

13.42 on the motor, 11.73@113 on the nitrous.




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