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    Steve Dulcich on building a budget 318

    I'll quote myself just to launch into a memory from when I was fifteen years old. I had just moved to eastern Ontario and made friends with an older kid that had a Olds Cutlass with a 265. Yep an actual 265 V8. Sounded great but wouldn't spin the tires on wet grass. His father was a talented...
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    Steve Dulcich on building a budget 318

    Be my guest. Everyone is entitled to their opinion--which is what I was expressing. I'll state it again--If your 'teener is running fine then leave it alone and save for a 360 or... Money dumped into a 'teen trying to get it to make the power of a well built torquey 360 is a waste. J.Rob
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    Steve Dulcich on building a budget 318

    They are both designed to be compressed --just one will "light off" or pre-ignite much easier which leads to serious negative work otherwise known as detonation. J.Rob
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    Steve Dulcich on building a budget 318

    The lower the octane the more volatile. Different way of saying what you are. J.Rob
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    Steve Dulcich on building a budget 318

    This is about as far as you can go--cam/compression wise with a 318 and still have reasonable power and driveability. J.Rob P.S. Forgot to add--IMO 318 Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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    Steve Dulcich on building a budget 318

    That's why I find this topic/discussion sickening. Isn't there a about a billion threads on re-camming a 318 or adding a 4bl intake and headers? A. It's perpetually being brought up. B. Any amount of money spent on a 318 in the name of power is a waste unless its going to be reused on the...
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    Steve Dulcich on building a budget 318

    It's been said before probably a million times--Just get a 360. Building a 360 is an investment with great R.O.I. Bandaiding (not building) a 318 is throwing good money after bad IMO. If its science experiments your into just follow the Mission Impossible 318 build and enjoy some popcorn in...
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    Well that’s the best I can do on this set of heads.

    What kind of power does the customer expect? Over 600HP? The heads are capable of that I'm sure youre aware. J.Rob
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    Making power out of the 318

    Quick question---Do you have any interest at all in being able to spin/burn the tires ? If yes then you have 2 options: 1. Build the lumpy-cammed 318 but put 4.30-4.56's in the rear. 2. Forget the 318 and find a 360 with more "normal" gearing. J.Rob
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    340 Ultrasonic Wall Measurement Sanity Check

    You absolutely have to have a radius on the probe for accurate results-I just profiled mine on a belt sander until it fit semi-snugly on a 4"-ish bore. I haven't seen any mention of calibrating off of a known thickness of the block you are working on. You do this with the velocity adjustment...
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    Replacement Valve Seats

    You run a TIG torch around the ID and it will shrink the seat and pretty much fall out. J.Rob
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    340 Pinging using 94

    This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ right here. Pinging while coasting is not combustion related. You have mechanical metallic thingys touching each other. I knew a guy once that thought he had "pinging" while decelerating which is IMPOSSIBLE BTW.....Turned out to be the flex fan just nicking the fan...
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    Head flow and power differences question / discussion

    If anyone has already mentioned it , I apologize. I didn't read every single post closely. Part throttle and "tip-in" is where you will see the biggest differences, with the TF being superior over the Indy's. You might make more power with the Indy's but considering where the engine will spend...
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    Street 360 W/.528" P.S. Cam

    I'm used to it-lol. J.Rob
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    Speedmaster, Edelbrock, ProMax head question for you guys

    At first glance I would have to side with the Liberty valved example. After a bit of consideration I was about to post without reading any further. I'm glad I did and I was glad to see Brian H. chime in. I agree wholeheartedly with Brian's statement. Basically you will never come to a solid...
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    Street 360 W/.528" P.S. Cam

    Absymal--40-50pts less I would imagine. J.Rob
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    Street 360 W/.528" P.S. Cam

    I didn't realize you were a member here. Cool. J.Rob
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    Street 360 W/.528" P.S. Cam

    In this case I agree with @Bewy . This is a good example of a mismatched combination. Compare the power curves with the 408 I tested last week. This only peaked 500 rpm higher with 43 cubes less and pretty much the same heads with a cam with 2 deg more LSA and 17 deg more @ .050" and a decent...
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    Street 360 W/.528" P.S. Cam

    This project has been a long time coming to completion but here we are. It is a very straight forward 360 w/ J heads w/no real work other than a good valve job and resurfacing , positive seals etc... 1.88"/1.60" valves? I didn't do them or take them apart as they were very fresh. The bottom end...
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    Mild 408 W/1.88" Valves

    Here's a quick post about a just finished 408. Customer brought it to me with blown head gaskets and a number of other small issues. He just wanted it to run well and didn't really care about overall power, just wanted a nice cruiser for his new to him E-body. Oh and he wanted it red, it was...
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    [FOR SALE] Victor Pro-Comp Top End Package

    Putting up for sale a fairly serious topend package. Would like to sell as a whole--may consider parting. Asking $4k CDN. Fully ported Victor Pro-Comps used on my 2013 EMC entry. 466cubes=755hp/655 tq. Flowed 357cfm at the time. 2.250" x 5.35" Hollow Stem Ferreas, 1.810 Manley SD. Ports are...
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    Small block (big block) Mopar new player steps into the ring

    Looks promising but why did he use the Summit Racing font? J.Rob
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    Mahle forged 4.040 flat top pistons

    You cannot beat their ring package for the pricing. Word 2 the Wise. J.R.
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    400/426 Stroker. Ever heard of one?

    Interesting to look at some balancing information. 471 W/ ICON dished pistons and Eagle 6.535" Rods = 2297.5 Bobweight 360 W/KB Hypers and OEM Magnum Rods(lighter than an LA) = 2074.5 Bobweight 426 W/Mahle and Eagle 6.7 Rods = 1941.5 Bobweight J.Rob
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    400/426 Stroker. Ever heard of one?

    Just going off the top of my head since I'm not in the shop. Cam is 256/260 @ .050" .580"/.585" 111 or 106 I think. Eagle 6.7" H beams Mahle 929962575 I think the bob weight is 1850 or 1950 grams. J.Rob
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    400/426 Stroker. Ever heard of one?

    The bobweight is very low--like small block low. J.Rob
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    400/426 Stroker. Ever heard of one?

    Yes I've heard of it. In fact I have one i'm building for my bodyshop buddy's '72 RoadRunner. I turned a 383 forging to 3.545" stroke x 4.375" bore= 426.33 ci. I'm using a 6.7" Rod with a Mahle piston with a 1.32" CHT. < Correction it is a 1.480" CHT-I've got a lot of builds going on--LOL.I've...
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    Indy 360-1 vs Edelbrock RPM heads

    Yes they were the BM's. J.Rob
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    421 Stroker with Trick Flow Heads/Intake Dyno - Redux

    Nat , Were those the Hughes BM's in that video? You're only 1hr further from Nick's to my place. Just sayin. J.Rob
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