5.9 stroker build
On matters such as these, a friend can share their opposing opinion but should not expect others to agree or change their original plan.
I can see the appeal of an understated engine appearance.
The mistakes I had with fish eyes in the paint of my own engines were discovered during the first steps of painting so hopefully they will not return for THIS build. My 360 is going into a ragged out looking 67 Dart....
...I could have put a junkyard 318 in the car and it would look right at home.
Rich's car though...
It is a much nicer car so the bar is a LOT higher. The engine we pulled out ran great and actually looked decent. This mill will add 48 cubes, well over a point of compression, add lots of cam timing and weigh maybe 30-35 lbs less. It isn't in the plan to dyno test the engine before installation but it sure would be cool to know what the flywheel HP numbers are. A junkyard fresh engine would look terribly out of place in this car. Even if it takes a couple efforts to get the paint looking right, that is what we will do.
On matters such as these, a friend can share their opposing opinion but should not expect others to agree or change their original plan.
I can see the appeal of an understated engine appearance.
The mistakes I had with fish eyes in the paint of my own engines were discovered during the first steps of painting so hopefully they will not return for THIS build. My 360 is going into a ragged out looking 67 Dart....
...I could have put a junkyard 318 in the car and it would look right at home.
Rich's car though...
It is a much nicer car so the bar is a LOT higher. The engine we pulled out ran great and actually looked decent. This mill will add 48 cubes, well over a point of compression, add lots of cam timing and weigh maybe 30-35 lbs less. It isn't in the plan to dyno test the engine before installation but it sure would be cool to know what the flywheel HP numbers are. A junkyard fresh engine would look terribly out of place in this car. Even if it takes a couple efforts to get the paint looking right, that is what we will do.