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In the middle of building a transmission as the title mentions. The unit has excessive end play and had clearly lived a hard life in the 91 318 truck it came from. There was no thrust washer under the reverse drum to support snap ring when I took the unit apart. I can clearly see some...

Easiest way to raise the compression is to get a set of kb167's, they would be 0.012" down the bore. 360 improve flow but hurt compression as you said. The use of 360 heads increases the cost of the build due to having to have the heads milled so much. I think that he'd be better off in the long...

When planning an engine build, How much can SBM heads be milled? (Closed chamber heads) to reach 10, 11, 12 to one static compression for stock stroke 318 or 360 engines with: Keith Black 167 +.020 (318/ 5.2 magnum piston Compression Height: 1.810 inch Stats...

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What am I missing here? Did you delete the post? 273......does anyone build a Ford 260 when 289s and 302/351 are the same family? 273 had a steel crank, so did a bunch of 318s, and with the same stroke. > "They love to rev.." so can a 318, same stroke. > "They had good high compression pistons"...

I think 318willrun's point anytime anyone wants to build anything other than 360/408 including big blocks and even 340s which are told to sale a lot of the time. All these V8s 318-543 can build the 300-600 hp most people will build pick your poison (rpm/powerband).

Yep, go for it. Sadly, teens don't get put on the dyno very often so there's not a ton of numbers out there. Hot Rod magazine built a 400 horse teen (supposedly) with zero deck pistons, a 230°/.512 Comp Cam The lift was using Magnum heads and their 1.6 ratio rockers. Intake was a MP open plenum...

Unfortunately it’s a buyers world with a slant 6. What I mean is the value will be strictly dependent on how bad the buyer needs/wants your slant. I’ll wager a guess that you have much more in to the build than you will get back out of it. For a running driving fresh 225/904 combo I could see...

300 hp outta a 318 as easy as hitting water falling outta a boat!! air fuel and heat all it takes to build a fire! cam, heads, and intake so it can breath,..air an fuel , pistons with decent compression (ant gotta be great but good), there's your heat, now we warming by the fire! but dont...

That IQ52 motor was 297 hp. much smaller cam 260H (comparable to stock +/-) OP motor has significantly bigger cam, RPM intake, and probably comparable heads (IQ52 put 1.88/1.60 in 318 heads w/throat work), "650" Holley (IQ52: 1850 Holley) Sounds like Crackedback guestimate of 300-350 seems...

Hey there rumblefish, I do have two blocks - the 318 roller and a 67 340. I'm just on the fence as to whether or not I should build the 'period piece' 340 instead of using the endless supply of 318's. S

Torque storm is hardly a serious supercharger. And if it’s something that’s going to make real boost power a factory Chrysler block shouldn’t even be on the build sheet. IMO

right? we're not all drag racers. some of us like cars that aren't all rowdy handfuls and enjoy trips that are longer than a 1/4 mile as wells as passing gas stations without stopping.

Exactly. It always ends up with a maximum horsepower engine build when the op just want's a little more pep with his 318 using some bolt on parts.

Totally not a performance build and I like the look of them without any snorkel. Recently found one on a truck with a slant 6 in the local yard, now I want one for my 318 with a BBD on it. Does anyone know if these even exist? If so, what vehicle should I be looking for? Thanks in advance!

You read my mind and in so many attempts that’s EXACTLY what I have been trying to convey in my posts and transparency. Maybe I didn’t do it well enough. I am new to all of this in sharing and communicating. But thankful for the community and the folks here. Staying on that topic of “path of...

A ‘74, not a muscle car but still has the basic bones. Build on hold until the garage is up. An original 318 car that is currently in missing the engine and trans. 2.45-8-1/4 out back.

318LA engines should be plentiful, but if you have to source an engine, I would look for a 360. Same external dimensions and weight. The 5.2 and 5.9 Magnum engines were made for years and installed in trucks. The main disadvantage to the Magnums is Ma Mopar was reducing weight and got a little...

I have used the stock 340 hi stall 727 converter behind 318, 340, 360, 383, 400 and 440s. The 440s flash stalled to about 27 ish. 318 to about 2350. The others to about 2500. I would say to talk to a converter company and give them all the info about your build. I bet they all come back at about...

It’s not what I think. It’s what I KNOW. Horsepower and your gears is what moves the car. Think it through. If you had a car with a real transmission (stick car) and you put it in 4th gear and see how quick it gets away from a stop light. It won’t. That’s because no matter how much torque you...

Basically heads dictate horsepower, not cubic inches. Cubic inches dictate at what rpm you will run. If you read his first post, he intends to put a gen III Hemi in the car and wanted to know if the 273 was salvageable. You are wrong about quench between 273's and 318s as well. 273's are...

I have owned a factory 340 car since 1983 and it will remain a 340, as it should. BUT, I have long advocated (since before I owned a Mopar 340 car - I did own a non-Mopar 340 car once upon a time) for building a 360 for a street performance car simply due to the cost difference and ready...

That Stromberg 2 bbl would be the perfect Carb for the 318 "Mission Impossible" build that David Vizard is doing, straight out of the box no mods. Let them set up their 300 + horsepower 318 long block, then put a Stromberg on it to finish it out. Easy 300 + HP And Yes, this NOS Carb is from...

2 things: If you cut the 360 heads about .040, you'll still be lucky to maintain the factory 318 compression. However, I have used cut 360 heads on 318's and always had a good response, but mainly as the RPM's build. My question is why not the whole 360 in the fury? You can put a 340/360...

So really what yall been saying i just need to sell what j have and get a 5.9 mag

To show the up hill battle with gears your against, this will be with 27" tire hitting peak hp at finish line no converter slip calculated. Obviously you don't have to gear for max 1/4 mile time but will shows how compromised of gear choices we choose. 400 hp 318 make 400 hp around 6000 rpm and...

Anytime a kid asks what they should build people start spouting off suggestimg all sorts of machine work. It's like they dont remember being a teenager trying to build a car,pay car insurance,buy condoms(awfully optimistic) and take chicks out on a 25 hour a week paycheck at minimum wage. The...

Look, I know you guys need some love. So I'm gonna give you what I think is the best advice anybody can ever give you. Are you ready? it's Torque multiplication. For as long as you continue to run a stock transmission combo, your engine is constrained by that...

Have you been driving the car ? Does it work fine ? If so does it really matter if the cr is a bit low ? Your not gonna know unless you take it apart and measure, AJ's math is based of a bunch of assumptions like the builder didn't do any milling to get a decent cr and picked cam with a poor...