will this cam fit it 318

[RustyRatRod]

318 block crank rods. These pistons: http://www.kb-silvolite.com/kb_car/performance.php?action=details&P_id=134 308 casting heads. Heads milled to acheive 64 cc. have heads pocket ported. This camshaft and matching lifters: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRN-693801/ This intake: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-7576/ This carburetor: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CMB-03-0238/ These headers: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HOK-5115HKR/ Use the Mopar electronic ignition conversion. About 200 bucks. Time it at 38* total with 14* initial. Hello 350 HP.

 

[MoparAnglia]

So he doesn't have $1500 to spend but you suggest all that???

It's a nice build though.

Oh, and the cam is outta stock - suggests XE268 as a substitute...which I would use if I were doing all of the other stuff

 

[mullinax95]

Again I emphasis a 360.... if you going to spend any money let be on a longer stroke bigger cubic inch motor. He could drop in a stock 360 and would enjoy it better than spent time and money 318. Well we all know that but he sounds like hes starting out, not much money, and wanting to burn a little rubber. 318s are OK but it takes money to get them to perform as well as a just stock 360.

 

[RustyRatRod]

So he doesn't have $1500 to spend but you suggest all that???

It's a nice build though.

Oh, and the cam is outta stock - suggests XE268 as a substitute...which I would use if I were doing all of the other stuff

He said he wants 350 HP. If he doesn't have 1500 bucks to drop he better find another hobby. The XE268 is a step down from the Crane part number. If you saw the timing events, you'd understand.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Again I emphasis a 360.... if you going to spend any money let be on a longer stroke bigger cubic inch motor. He could drop in a stock 360 and would enjoy it better than spent time and money 318. Well we all know that but he sounds like hes starting out, not much money, and wanting to burn a little rubber. 318s are OK but it takes money to get them to perform as well as a just stock 360.

All true, however, the cost to build either the 318 I outlined or a stock 360 built correctly will be nearly the same. Perhaps with the only major difference being the pistons since 4" pistons are generally cheaper than anything else. The prices for all the machine work would be the same. Plus whatever intake carburetor and exhaust he'd use. I was going with what he had because that's what he asked. I cannot disagree about the 360 though.....BUT, I have had multitudes of them. If I were in his shoes, I would build a 318 just to say I could blow some doors with it. ....and I would do it, too.

 

[SpeedThrills]

You need to buy an engine that someone else built, and has proven performance.
With all respect, is sounds as though you need to learn more before you modify an engine. Nothing wrong with that. None of us were born with this knowledge.

 

[MoparAnglia]

He said he wants 350 HP. If he doesn't have 1500 bucks to drop he better find another hobby. The XE268 is a step down from the Crane part number. If you saw the timing events, you'd understand.

Not seeing it... crane has more EXHAUST (234 vs 230) timing and lift, but a little less on the intake. Alright, I don't have the .200" numbers but I can't see there being a vast difference on a hydraulic at this level.

 

[Jo Diesel]

This is the cam I run in my 360 and it has a lopy idle if you idle it slow enough but still has low end torque for street driving http://www.summitracing.com/parts/LUN-60401LK/ Spend your money on a good dual plane intake, 650 cfm carb, headers, 2 1/2 inch exaust, Mopar orange ignition, 3000 RPM STALL CONVERTER AND 3.73 GEARS AND POSI. The converter and gears will make a big difference. Spin in new bearings and a new high pressure and high flow oil pump. Do not forget timing chain. Most parts will make you ready when you decide to go to a bigger engine. The 318 is better on gas.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Not seeing it... crane has more EXHAUST (234 vs 230) timing and lift, but a little less on the intake. Alright, I don't have the .200" numbers but I can't see there being a vast difference on a hydraulic at this level.

No, I said timing events. You're quoting duration figures. that particular Crane number opens the intake valve WAY early and closes the exhaust valve WAY late in comparison to anything else close to it other than some rollers. I don't know why. But that's how they ground it. As a result, it makes cylinder pressure skyrocket. I've used it in several different small blocks with excellent results. In fact, Dick Landy Indutsties used that same grind in a 400 Chrysler buildup in Mopar Muscle years ago and got well over 400 HP from it just to show what could be done with a basically "stock" 400. Stock meaning factory iron heads. They did use the KB240 I think it is piston. I don't remember if that's the number....I think it is. Whichever one gets the compression up to like 9.2. Crane has always been known for grinding camshafts on a bit less of a "cookie cutter" basis than comp. I mean Geez, go through the comp site. You'd think they don't know any other lobe separation other then 110. That's just stupid. Crane has so many different grinds compared to comp there's no comparison. Now, if S&S Cycles will just get cranked back up to full capacity, they'll be on to sumthin.