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Silly me .... and here I thought this was an A body website ??? Thanks for bringing that up Pitt. racer.

Don't forget the Magnum heads. They flowed better out of the box than the older heads. A simple 'bowl port' with the addition of the 2.02 (or 2.05) intakes should do the trick. Gasket match your intake and you should be in business. This swap has been around for awhile. Nothing a decent mechanic...

Harland Sharp has the W2 - W5 rocker system you need also. They've had that stuff for years. Give them a call. They always seemed to be a bit lower priced than Jesel or T&D.

AJ, you're talking apples and oranges. Peak torque and peak horsepower are two different animals. You peak horsepower is dependent on torque X RPM divided by a constant (5252). Your torque generally peaks in the mid 3000 range. Small ports make for good low end velocity and thus better cyl...

As far as cam selection goes, IMO, your best bet would be to call a manufacturers tech line and tell him what you have and where you want to be. Those guys can tailor a specific cam just for your needs. You might also call a builder that is mostly familiar with the small blocks like Hughes...

Good decision Glider. That should get you down the road nicely. You got more than enough advice. Pay attention to detail putting it together and you should get miles of good service from it. Good luck and God bless.

Amen to that. It's all about the recipe. There are many ways to get 'from here to there'. Do your research...make your choices.

Very well put. Simple is usually the best. All the carb works with is pressure differential. Once you have the correct calibration you're good to go. Bernoulli would be proud of you LOL. We don't need no steenking electronics.

Thanks Rumble. Well said. I think we have a case of apples and oranges. As mentioned, the average 3-5K $ street motor versus the 7K and up race motor. All credibility was lost when the aluminum/iron discussion started. It has all to do with the design. Not the material. The air can't tell the...

Hi. My name is Larry and I live relatively close by (Garden City). I ran a dyno at the Ford Scientific / Research lab 17+ years before moving into vehicle development. I'm in agreement 100% with your findings. The only TBI unit I was considering was the FAST unit used in many of the Roush crate...

I'm on your side AJ. You can't go wrong livin' by the Good Book. If more people lived out what they read the world would be a much better place. By for now .

Hi Phil. I was recently at Mancini Racing in my area. They had one sitting on the front counter. It's getting a lot of exposure and questions. I believe it's a speed/ density unit meaning it's the adaptable kind that learns by itself. That's all I know so far. Priced around $1000. I'm anxious to...

I think we grew up in the same era Rumble. After getting out of the service in 70' I was always an avid NHRA/Drag race follower. I'm sure many of the newer members aren't old enough to have seen Garlits in his prime, Sox & Martin, Butch Leal, Shirley Shahan, Ron Mancini, The Ramchargers, ..et...

We're on the same page there AJ. Too bad you're living so far away in the great white North. I think we could solve a lot of the worlds problems after consuming an adequate amount of Labatt's Blue. That's the favorite drink after our over 60 hockey(Beer)league games.

Amen Rumble. I fully agree. It's all about the recipe. With as much good aftermarket stuff that's out there, and the right combination(recipe), bolt on stuff should be sufficient for a nice street build. Good reliability also.

Apparently you're no familiar with the early race W2 heads (iron). There are small block strokers out there with over 400 cid using ported W2s running in the 10's. I'm sure they're all running solid rollers. I don't think I'd tell them they wasted their money on iron heads. As you...

You may have misread me. You're referencing the LA heads. I got rid of any LA heads I had in the 90's. Ever since the Magnum heads were introduced. From everything I've always read, the Magnums will outflow the LA heads right out of the box eventhough they have the smaller intake valve. The...

I'm not a big fan of aluminum heads. Other than weight I see no advantage to running them. A good set of Iron Ram or similar iron heads when bowl ported and blended, some 2.02 intakes, and a good gasket match on the ports will give you all you need without spending the money or taking a...

You might want to check out the Hughes Engines website. Dave Hughes has been specializing in Mopar engines for years and really knows what works for a particular application. Tell him what you need and he'll supply it or give you a custom grind.

Hi Pete. My name is Larry and I live in the Detroit area. (Garden City). I haven't been on the website for awhile and could find the PM (private message) option which I would prefer. I was able to acquire a 71 Dart Swinger from a guy going through a nasty divorce. It's a 318-904 car with all...