Bunch of Noob question from a Dutchman

arnie_human said

Thanks guys for all the info. After speaking with some Mopar lovers here I think that I will be upgrading the internal engine parts aswell. But what will be the best way to up the Compression and with what kind of cam and intake will that work the best ??

gr Arnoud
ps I`m flying to Greece tonight for 2 weeks, to help there Economy ;). So will not be able to post a reply for the next two weeks. But every advice will be read. thanks again

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We don't really know what the end use of the car will be, so it is hard to give advice, There is a big difference between a highway cruiser or a drag race bruiser. A piston swap will be the best way to up your compression, and it's not that hard to get a 440 into the 9-9.5 comp range with inexpensive pistons.

If this is to be a dual purpose car, I could suggest getting the compression up, go through heads to make sure the guides are good and the valves are sealing, run a .480" to maybe .525" lift cam, a Performer RPM intake and a 750-850 cfm carb, headers and good exhaust. Converter and gears will be determined by street usage and cam size. This should get you around 450 HP, and a bunch of torque without having to rev to the moon. Cheap combo too. It is easy to upgrade from here, but it will cost you.