33IMP
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Power gained from light components is pretty small.
I want light components (pistons) for what it does for connecting rod strength, and block longevity. Less stress on everything is a worthy goal.
Engine Power Show is gonna try to ultimately get 400 hp out of a 318
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I want light components (pistons) for what it does for connecting rod strength, and block longevity. Less stress on everything is a worthy goal.
33IMP
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I think engine masters did something with rotating engine weight. I don't recall the results. I guess I wasn't impressed.
The 273/318 rods are already light. Sure, aftermarket rods are lighter yet. Replacement pistons are going to be lighter than the factory cast ones. Unless you are building a high output race engine, I wouldn't bother but that's just me.
33IMP
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I've been a big block guy for 40 years. Only small block i've built recently was a 406.
I would certainly miss the torque with only a 318.
33IMP
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It's SO easy to save a bunch of reciprocating weight in a big block Mopar, I guess I assumed I'd try to do the same with a small block.
My current piston/pin combo for my maxwedge is 400 grams lighter than the p/p that came out.
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light reciprocating weight doesn't show much on a engine dyno that controls the rate of acceleration, but it's more obvious on the race track, ESPECIALLY on a oval track situation.
RAMM
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Ok and....? I know who you are BTW. So How much work was done to the 3.9? J.Rob
the chassis dyno was actually developed in the 1920's!
clayton was a manufacturer that made a ton of them and were popularized post WW2.
the shop i worked at had a dual roller clayton from the early 70's
Not here there was not, but in other countries, Mexico for instance, there were HP 318s.
Now that some ****!
Thanks for the schooling teacher!
In honesty it was supercharged but still impressive for a 3.9 ;-)
RAMM
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Checks out, I despise the sound of the 3.9, its horrendous fuel mileage etc........Crazy to invest in SC one. J.Rob
The exhaust note is not pleasing to the ear for sure.
340sFastback
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I thought in the 80s there were 318 4 barrels with windage trays that came in US police cars?
67autocross
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Been a long time since I saw one of those intakes.
E85 package
it was never marketed as a "performance package" and was considered more of heavy duty or severe service application.
I guess it depends on your definition or what a performance engines is.
Technically a 170/198 engine is enough to pull these cars around so anything more than that you could consider a performance upgrade
i looked at that for a longer time than i care to admit while my brain made the whole "connecting to internet" sound...
a relic indeed!
*gets out the spray bottle*I guess it depends on your definition or what a performance engines is.
Technically a 170/198 engine is enough to pull these cars around so anything more than that you could consider a performance upgrade
67autocross
A new iron curtain drawn across the 49th parallel
It’s hard for me to believe that they sold a second one… but you seem like an honest guy
My friend owned KRCPerformance, they did some V6 work.
I do remember seeing them in the MP catalog too. (and I have all the old ones too as you can see)
As an aside; the Hemi package pretty much killed his business to some degree, they invested a lot of money in the 4.7 and magnum engines and it was just not profitable to stay open.
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Back in the early 70's I worked at JC Pennys Auto Center while I was going to tech school. We had a chassis dyno that was used for tuning but it wasn't used much. It was a double roller if I remember. They finally took it out and installed a hoist in the stall.
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