Making power out of the 318
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Major red X time
Yeah yeah yeah, I heard that about the 383. lol Funny thing is the 383 puts out 425ft lb torque and the 340 only 340 ft lb ,both at 3200 rpm.
Now is when we need that X.
Trollin, trollin trollin
It will never end, just like the millions of other things that get debated to death
4.070 bore and 2.625 stroke.
I'd really need to juggle the bore and stroke around so I could have a *2.73"* stroke 273
2.66 and probably needed longer rods like 6.46
3.99", It won't be able to make power not 4" +
HankRearden
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Smfh. I want the ten minutes of my life spent reading this thread back.
No wonder teenagers give up and put fart pipes on hondas instead of building musclecars.
Some of you guys just suck the fun right out of it.
No wonder teenagers give up and put fart pipes on hondas instead of building musclecars.
Some of you guys just suck the fun right out of it.
Dan the man
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I know that there are guys on here who have and can make a 318 to run. Best of luck to the OP.
It's just a fact that anything under 339 cid you can't make power with.... well.. cept the 20million 5.0 mustangs that did it
But the 5.0 comes with the magic 4" boreIt's just a fact that anything under 339 cid you can't make power with.... well.. cept the 20million 5.0 mustangs that did it
Dan the man
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That's not true. In order to keep the peace all I'm going to say is read on what 318willrun did with the 318.It's just a fact that anything under 339 cid you can't make power with.... well.. cept the 20million 5.0 mustangs that did it
HankRearden
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That is exactly the comparison I always think of any time a 318 build is mentioned.It's just a fact that anything under 339 cid you can't make power with.... well.. cept the 20million 5.0 mustangs that did it
While I'm now old and beat the cubic inches have the best bang for the buck drum,When I was a street racing teenager in the 90's the 5.0 mustang was the car to beat.
A 3000lb rear drive box with a 302 roller cam higher rpm small block.
Looking for arbitrary hp numbers is a mistake in my opinion. Choose a realistic goal and work toward it
Then raise your goal and work toward it.
Collecting skills and experiences along the way is far more valuable than building the perfect engine the first tome.
Especially if as a young driver,you cant handle the power and end up crashing.
At 13 I was just obsessed with getting every bit of power out of my 73 duster with a slant six as I could. Ehile having literally zero dollars.
I accomplished nothing except wearing out a summit catalog.
Then I set the goal of beating an older kids 231 Buick powered monza and slowly but surely got that little 225 duster to do it.
I say ignore the arbitrary numbers that are just for bragging and build something that you can be proud of so you dont have to brag.
But wtf do I know. I thought this hobby was supposed to be fun and satisfying.
Well... they took this to a monster 3.95 and made 400 with basically a cam and intake.... so this bore thing might pan out
360 did come with some of the 340 goodies, but took a lot of time before it became the preferred starting place, 340 were the go to for the longest time.
Look at people with a 273 some give it a pass compared to a 318 cause it has a performance version.
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