S.Rodney
"Hang 10" owner
Hi everyone,
I've been offered something quite unusual. My 74 Dart Hang 10 is currently at my local performance shop to install TTI Exhaust and redo the brakes. And, surprisingly, there's another Dart Sport 74 in that garage... and it's mint !
The owner (not the original owner) of that car only wants to drive it casually and his current engine is "too wild" for him. So, when he saw my car in the garage's parking, he asked the mechanic to contact me with his offer... Trade engines. My matching number 318 (the original engine) against his modded unknown displacement engine.
My original plan was to keep the 318 and ramp up compression, convert to 4 bbl... so I'd still have the original engine but at 350+ hp.
This offer, I'm not sure but I'd be interested to know what's your take on the offer.
So, my 318 is bone stock and very rusted.
His engine is "too wild" for him so I'm thinking either 340 or 360 modded. I haven't seen it yet.
Is "matching number" that important ?
Am I too careful since I don't know how beaten that engine is (maybe previous owner beat the hell out of it) ?
Am I passing an excellent opportunity at having a freaking 340 or 360 for free ?
I wanna make a sound choice.
I've been offered something quite unusual. My 74 Dart Hang 10 is currently at my local performance shop to install TTI Exhaust and redo the brakes. And, surprisingly, there's another Dart Sport 74 in that garage... and it's mint !
The owner (not the original owner) of that car only wants to drive it casually and his current engine is "too wild" for him. So, when he saw my car in the garage's parking, he asked the mechanic to contact me with his offer... Trade engines. My matching number 318 (the original engine) against his modded unknown displacement engine.
My original plan was to keep the 318 and ramp up compression, convert to 4 bbl... so I'd still have the original engine but at 350+ hp.
This offer, I'm not sure but I'd be interested to know what's your take on the offer.
So, my 318 is bone stock and very rusted.
His engine is "too wild" for him so I'm thinking either 340 or 360 modded. I haven't seen it yet.
Is "matching number" that important ?
Am I too careful since I don't know how beaten that engine is (maybe previous owner beat the hell out of it) ?
Am I passing an excellent opportunity at having a freaking 340 or 360 for free ?
I wanna make a sound choice.