318 vs 360 Rebuild...
O-M-G!
Slow down there champ! The post looks like a teenager babbling on while stoned, ... and overly excited!
LMAO, I’m goona answer your questions one by one but what I need from you is to settle down and think of a route to take after you read my post answers.
I'm starting with a 360 that needs to be rebuilt. '75 make. I have heard that a 360 block from 88 down will work. Is that right?
If the ‘75 isn’t a good candidate to rebuild, ANY 360 is fine to use.
Anyway, if I can't find a 360 block, I'm sure the 340 long blocks are expensive, anyone got a ball park on a stock 340 long block?
I don’t think anybody can ball park a short block built for you because prices change from machinist to machinist, area to area, state to state.
But! A 360 block can be cheap as $100 and a 340 block can be around $600-&700 bucks or more. Also the piston choice can vary a lot because the 340 can have a larger bore way past a .060 IF the core is good. That adds cost. And a good chunk.
If I can't find an empty 360 block, I will probably have to get a completely rebuildable long block 318 or 360.
Stick with the 360 because the 318 has a sub 4.00 bore which equals more money in pistons. ( usually )
I know the list is long, but can someone give me an idea of the "basic" pro's and con's of having a 318 vs a 360 and vice versa? For example: I have heard the 318 is quicker off the line, and the 360 is more for top end.
I don’t know who told you that **** but shoot them on my behalf so the world can be a better place with less stupid people in it. Thank you.
Both are about the same price to build except the 318. Pistons can be more expensive. Method of balancing can be an issue and add cost if you start moving away from stock methods.
The 318 is 42 cubes smaller. “42!”
The ability to rev is controlled by 3 things, camshaft profile, adequate spring pressure to control the valves, proper fuel and spark management (state of tune)
A 318 might be easier to find, I don't know.
Probably, but not by much.
Do I have any other options I am not aware of?
You can purchase a crate engine. Check out blueprint engines, we have a member here from Blue Print that posts on a regular basis. And/or ATK.
If you still want to build your own engine, you can add in a stroker kit for not much more of a standard rebuild. You can click on the Hughesengines banner above and check out there stroker packages for what ever block you get. (Except the 273.)
