360 build

360Z28 said

~ comp 268XEH camshaft
~ LD340 or Holley Street Dominator
~ Carter Thermoquad or Holley 750 VS
~ 1 5/8" or 1 3/4" headers w/ 2 1/2" pipes right to the back

all 360 blocks are the same (cept the 5.9 magnums), no matter what you may have heard/read. You should make better then
1hp/cube easily, even with 8:1 cr.

Happy Hunting.

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The comp XE268H cam is likely to much cam for a low compression 360 (a stock bottom end LA360 is going to be at or under 8:1) and you will be giving up bottom end. The XE256H or XE262H would be a better choice.

Any dual plane manifold will work even a stock iron one with the build you are planing.

If you are going to a square bore carb like a Holley something in the 600 to 650 range would be a much better choice for you goals. With the 750 you will give up a lot of low end throttle repsonse and driveability with little or no gain on the top end.

Definately stick with the 1 5/8" headers for the low end torque. Tube diameter determines the rpm at which the torque peak occurs with bigger tubes having the peak at a higher rpm.