daves 72 dart
Well-Known Member
hello everyone. i need a torque converter for my 340.what brand converter do you guys run and what stall do you guys think i need? the engine is a 340
Work done: O-ringed, tubed for roller cam, oil gallies enlarged, bored to 4.07
(.030 over) and honed with deck plates by Herb McCandless.
340 steel crank
Prepared by Lunati, stroked .110 to 3.42 stroke and balanced to 8000 rpm's.im planning on shifting at 7200.
340 steel rods
Prepped by Lunati. Hand picked set. All are within .001 of each other in length. Bronze bushed, balanced and lightened.
Heads
340 X heads with 2.08 intake valves and 1.60 exhausts. Double springs for
.700 lift cam, Maximum porting on intake and exhaust ports.Ports are 63cc combustion chambers. heads flow a little over 260 cfm.
Pistons
Venolia lightweight forged pistons. Uses dykes top ring, 1/16 2nd ring and standard tension oil rings. Weight is 510 grams.the Compression is 11.3
Intake
Holley Strip Dominator ported to match heads.850 carb
Camshaft
Cam Motion roller 269 275 @ .050 and .631 lift with 1.5 rocker Valves set on .024 .028
RPM range 4500-7500. Cam is degreed in at 104 deg centerline.
Other Parts
High volume Melling oil pump, Comp Cams roller lifters, Crane 1.5 roller rockers(gold), Fluid Balancer, windage tray, Cloyes double roller timing set. SCE copper head gaskets(.060). Tall valve covers for use with roller rockers. Moroso 8 qt deep sump oil pan. Bronze cam gear for use with roller cams for the help.
Work done: O-ringed, tubed for roller cam, oil gallies enlarged, bored to 4.07
(.030 over) and honed with deck plates by Herb McCandless.
340 steel crank
Prepared by Lunati, stroked .110 to 3.42 stroke and balanced to 8000 rpm's.im planning on shifting at 7200.
340 steel rods
Prepped by Lunati. Hand picked set. All are within .001 of each other in length. Bronze bushed, balanced and lightened.
Heads
340 X heads with 2.08 intake valves and 1.60 exhausts. Double springs for
.700 lift cam, Maximum porting on intake and exhaust ports.Ports are 63cc combustion chambers. heads flow a little over 260 cfm.
Pistons
Venolia lightweight forged pistons. Uses dykes top ring, 1/16 2nd ring and standard tension oil rings. Weight is 510 grams.the Compression is 11.3
Intake
Holley Strip Dominator ported to match heads.850 carb
Camshaft
Cam Motion roller 269 275 @ .050 and .631 lift with 1.5 rocker Valves set on .024 .028
RPM range 4500-7500. Cam is degreed in at 104 deg centerline.
Other Parts
High volume Melling oil pump, Comp Cams roller lifters, Crane 1.5 roller rockers(gold), Fluid Balancer, windage tray, Cloyes double roller timing set. SCE copper head gaskets(.060). Tall valve covers for use with roller rockers. Moroso 8 qt deep sump oil pan. Bronze cam gear for use with roller cams for the help.
