Recent content by Penfighter

When you a class act job, did you really think you wouldn't be asked to display this ride? As for the stripe, have you looked at the smaller white stripes that originally came on the late 60's Barracudas to break up all that blue? Either way, the car is suppose to have your personality, right?

Again, what a classy job you have done. Thanks so much for sticking with this post and taking all the time to make it and post the pictures so the rest of us could learn from what parts worked together and not what to do. Enjoy that ride, bro. You have earned it, and do us Mopar Men proud. Don't...

So you want to pick on the 340’s baby brother, huh? That’s not right! :) Now if you want to take that bet using a stock headed 340 vs an EQ headed 318…..could be interesting to see if I could out flow you enough to make up for the lost cubes. I’ll take it from your comment the EQ heads...

If I can get 9.2 on regular I'll take it and run.

Thanks for the input. You know I want to hate you for saying “high 8's”, don’t you? Just kidding. What did the Stones say, “You can’t always get what you want”. This may be one of those times…unless I could get the deck milled really cheap (not likely). Using the stock size gasket, KB said...

Thanks magnummopar for some detailed insight. Please clarify that the 9.5 max with EQ heads was with regular fuel. I ask because I have read several Mopar builds, and the Chevies and imports do it for sure, can push 11:1 with premium/pump gas using aluminum heads. Perhaps you can answer this...

Before we go any further, I want to thank all for adding to this discussion. What I find amusing is it seems to depend on who's calculator one uses as to what the CR works out to be. Sure hope the one you chose is wrong as 8.8 would make it hard to reach the 350 HP on regular gas I bet $100 I...

What am I forgetting? The extra duration opens the exhaust valve sooner to cool the cylinder down/releases the pressure sooner? Seems to me that would be too late.

Shepard and others have stated stock compression is 9:1 on a 5.2. Some older 318’s I have seen ran slightly less. Also, EQ states that with their heads have 62cc chambers (though some say they are 58cc) and 172 cc intake port volume. I have seen stated the 5.2 had factory 62cc chambers and also...

I am putting together a '96 SMPI 5.2 and I am wondering how much compression can be run on regular or premium gas. On 340s we could run 10.3:1 with premium without detonation-even with a lot of advance timing. Surely some of you Dodge Boys have tried to stretch the compression on these Magnum...

Another one of your posts that make me say "shoulda, coulda, woulda done that" to the restos I have done before. You and your car are just a classy act. The door looks so good if it was my car I would have to sit in the car just to check out that door! Well, you are almost done, and I think you...

Just piping in to say thanks for the many and informative pics and the do and don't tips on this build. You have spent countless hours researching, let alone all the hours welding. Take a bow for a well thought out build.. and for not pulling out your hair on all the "not bolt on" parts you have...

Always nice to see a restoration and mods being done right. I've been there, done that to my old car ('70 T/A, pre Hemi and IFS days) so I can appreciate all the work spent on this fine ride, and know how much enjoyment you will be getting from it just cruising in it and smoking the tires. Enjoy...