The 318 was only 30 minutes away from me and this happened almost 2 years ago. At the time I saw the motor at his shop I was thinking about buying it for a rebuild to put in a '69 dart that he had that had a 273 in it. He was one of those people that think that because it's a mopar it's worth a gold mine. He forgot about what it's worth and what you get is two different things.
If I was buying a motor for a rebuild, $800.00 may be a little high, but if the motor was to be a drop-in, then I would want to hear it run, whether in a car or on the ground. Takes about an hour to hook up a tranny, exhausts, fuel and battery. Hot wire to the coil and starter and your ready to go. Don't forget to remove line from starter or use a starter button. LOL
It was minus the carb, distributor, starter, water and fuel pump and no flex plate or transmission
A 340 manifold isn't all that great.
And stop the excuses. It like Ferris Buller. My sister's, cousins, friend, knows a guy who's friend saw a car at 31 Flavors I am going look at. Get a car 1st. Quit worrying about cams, intake, exhaust, etc.
I don't know why people don't build more mild big blocks, could run 2.76 gears factory stall and still make a ton of power especially idle to 4000 rpms, ultimate driver.
I wouldn't myself unless money wasn't an issue. If your car has a 318, it's easy to build it or build another bigger cube small block to go in the hole. If you build a big block car, you have to change a lot to make it work. Purely economics for me. Like I mentioned in another thread, I can drive 4 hours north to a car show for less than $30. My friend with a 500 horse wedge costs him north of $75. Economics.
Your comparing a mild 318 to a built big block, I'm talking very mild under 400 hp.
Now you tell me, I thought that something was missing.
You find every excuse there is to not buy a car.
Don't have to yell, so in the end of the day after all these 318 questions and hypothetical builds you might end up with something else. Why people are saying wait to you get a car and go from there.
I'd love to have a '68 or '69 roadrunner with
I'd love to have a '68 or a '69 roadrunner. Our neighbor had a '68 roadrunner with a 383 4 speed, it was hers and she didn't mind letting people know that it was hers. It was blue with a blue interior. I'm not worried about number matching either. "A" body mopars? Myself, that's what I've been or owned. I could never afford the chargers, 'cuda's, roadrunner, etc.
money and hassle. straight up.
I get that, my point how many times you see people say they want great idle-4000rpm performance with highway gears, stock stall great drivability etc.. But want to get it out of a 318 or something like that.
i agree wholeheartedly, it's just the additional cost of the supporting cast can present a barrier most are not willing or able to scale-- let alone the complexity of making the swap and the mechanical details that involves.
True every choice has it's compromises.
