360 hp

According to my how to rebuild a small block book, the 0 starting the casting number means 1980, The motorhome was a 1979-80, It was sitting right next to the motor when I picked it up Saturday. He took it out to put a 440 in it, to pull his Race car, and he said it was allway's a 4 barrel motor,and he bought the camper brand new. He put the Holley street Dominator, and holley 4 barrel on the motor in the 80's . I was just wondering what the HP designation ment, I doubt it's an E58 motor, like the little red express, but I'm assuming it has a little better performance then the standard 360 smogger of that year. Just to note, the camper has just a tick over 50,000 original miles on it.

any performance upgrade over a standard 360 of the same year would be in the camshaft/timing chain and/or intake manifold....all of which are bolt on....and went you rebuild that engine are you going to reuse the camshaft, timing chain or cast iron intake manifold??? probably not..

and went you rebuild a standard 360..do you reuse those components >? probably not...so any HP performance is a wash went the engine is rebuild...that is why went something is stamped HP...I dont get excited.