bobs340dartsport
Well-Known Member
I was saving money up to buy a lightly used 360/390 MP crate engine from a guy who had his car wrecked. I bought some axles and a 4.10 posi third member from him during the summer and was quite impressed with the value of the deal (Rear center section with a set of stock axles redrilled to LBP for $300!!) He wants $2000 for the 360 crate engine with a few thousand total miles on it, which sounded fair for a 360 magnum crate engine with RT heads ( that cost $5000 new!!).
I had saved $1000, most of it christmas money given to me early for me to buy my present.
So I saw this add in local website for a 340 engine bored 30 over with three runs on it that had done 11.50 in the quarter for $1000!! Call the guy and it turns out the engine is a steel crank 1971 340 bored .030 with new forged pistons, 2.02 valve "915" J heads that are ported, has MP .590 lift 312 degree solid camshaft, adjustable rockers, double valve springs, deep sump oil pan, Weiand "X-elerator" single plane intake that has been port matched to the heads,MP electronic distributor, MP aluminum water pump.etc. The engine was built for a cuda, used for about 1000 miles on street and 3 runs down track before it was pulled and replaced with HEMI. Engine has been sitting for 6 years , but was stored indoors with all of the openings taped over.
I went over and looked at it for a good 10 minutes before I agreed to buy it with no price negotiation (I FIGURED $1000 was more than fair!).
I plan on dropping the oil pan and checking bearing clearances, adjusting valves and painting it before dropping it in the Dart Sport in place of the current 340. Need to buy 750 CFM mechanical secondary racing carb (probably a Quick Fuel Q series) and some other odds and ends.
Guys keep checking those local adds, they made millions of HP Mopars and people sometimes sell them at other places than EBAY!
Bob
I had saved $1000, most of it christmas money given to me early for me to buy my present.
So I saw this add in local website for a 340 engine bored 30 over with three runs on it that had done 11.50 in the quarter for $1000!! Call the guy and it turns out the engine is a steel crank 1971 340 bored .030 with new forged pistons, 2.02 valve "915" J heads that are ported, has MP .590 lift 312 degree solid camshaft, adjustable rockers, double valve springs, deep sump oil pan, Weiand "X-elerator" single plane intake that has been port matched to the heads,MP electronic distributor, MP aluminum water pump.etc. The engine was built for a cuda, used for about 1000 miles on street and 3 runs down track before it was pulled and replaced with HEMI. Engine has been sitting for 6 years , but was stored indoors with all of the openings taped over.
I went over and looked at it for a good 10 minutes before I agreed to buy it with no price negotiation (I FIGURED $1000 was more than fair!).
I plan on dropping the oil pan and checking bearing clearances, adjusting valves and painting it before dropping it in the Dart Sport in place of the current 340. Need to buy 750 CFM mechanical secondary racing carb (probably a Quick Fuel Q series) and some other odds and ends.
Guys keep checking those local adds, they made millions of HP Mopars and people sometimes sell them at other places than EBAY!
Bob
