Finally, my first 360 and goals for it! I'll be asking a lot of questions.

rumblefish360 said
OK, got it. Well....

Learning a degree wheel isn't hard but it does take a little time to get a understanding and a good working relationship with it. Every time I degree a cam In, which is not often anymore, it takes a little while. You can find the duration in degrees. Desk top dyno had a manual input for this and it would spit back durations for you.

The mechanical 273 gear will work in a 360 head. The cam (270S) is small enough that it will be very good in torque. I would not hesitate to use it. You already have it.

If new pistons are out of the picture, then the head milling mentioned would be an excellent alternative. Considering the size it f the cam and the iron heads, I would not bother with more than a 9.0-1 ratio.

IMO, I think your going to have a nice machine there when your done. It will have plenty of torque. Your going up a serious amount in cubes and a bunch of it in stroke. Which equals torque.

Thanks again. I think I will take this advice. I can use the money I planned to spend on a cam and use them for head milling instead. I'm gonna start looking around for shops who can perform the head milling and get quotes. Just out of curiosity, what do they charge for that over in the US, what is a reasonable price? And also, is there a way to tell if they have already been milled?

A body said
just curious..... is that the older LD340 intake that has the Chrysler part number casted on it?

I have not seen it yet myself. I will get back after I picked up the engine this weekend.

Valkman said
I think your octane ratings use a different scale in Europe make sure you keep that in mind

Good call, thanks for reminding me.

rumblefish360 said
His ratings are equal to our top grade 93. (IIRC)

My Commando is supposed to have 10.5:1, this I dont know for sure, but I have never had any trouble with it running our 98 octane.

Dartish said
Your overall combo sounds like til add up to a fun,reliable ride. Run the stuff you already have since you said you're on a tight budget. If you're comfortable with it and have a steady hand, get out the die grinder and clean up the bowls and ports on the heads. Have them milled to bump the compression up a touch and you'll be pretty happy with what you have already

I think this seems to be the way to go the more I think about it. I can use the money I planned to spend on a cam and use them for head milling instead.

Thanks for the help guys!