5.2 Magnum times ??

A friend of mine had a 5.2 Magnum motor in a Duster 904/2800stall/3.21 gears. He now has a 5.9.... However, the 318 was stock bottom end with pistons down in the hole something like .120 (stock) heads had fresh new valve job and minor sanding role clean up. The cam was a Hyd. Roller don't remember the specs exactly but with the 1.6 rockers i know it had a lift of around .530. It used a 650 Holley, China air-gap intake and headers This is a daily driver that averaged 15-16mpg but was able to pull of consistent 8.40s at like 83mph. It ran strong and I hate that it never got some good pistons. Alittle more stall, pistons, and some 3.55s likely would have brought it down in the low 8s if not in the 7s. I'll likely try to pick up where he left off one of these days, but I'm glad i got to see what a true junkyard 318 is capable of which in this case equates to around a 13.20s 1/4 mile.