Yet again more W2 360 talk

TT5.9mag said

12:1 compression to me is kind of a waste. Let me clarify that a little. If it’s a dedicated drag race engine it’s too low. If it’s a street engine it’s too high. If you have to put race fuel in it anyway why not step it up even more? Pump e85 or even barrels of e90 are relatively cheap compared to 110 or 116 and you can run 14:1 on it NA. Just some thoughts.

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I had a W2 360 with 12.5:1 and a 270ish solid roller in my 73 340 Dart Sport 4sp . It ran awesome ! Actually felt stronger than my current stroker ( although I have yet to really stand on the stroker) but TT5.9 is right . I had to suppliment with race fuel and it was a bit herkyjerky with the 4sp. I swapped in a 904 with a 3800 stall and that tamed it a bit . But boy that puppy revved QUICK ! I had to set the rev limiter to 7500 cuz it would hit 8k in a heartbeat !