Muscle Car TV....360 build
They also said that the heads used up to 72 had 2.02 valves and after had 1.88... ummmm yeah OK!
To call them retarded is an insult to people afflicted with that condition.
Up to 1971, the 340/360 heads sis use 2.02 valves. Would you like a picture? I have a set.
I agree with the second sentence.
Yup,I watched it. 360 had stock pistons,rods ,1.88 heads. Small 1.5 inch headers and a small cam about .440 lift. Weiand hi rise intake. 314 h.p and almost 390 lb/ft torque. Very flat torque curve and nice steady h.p curve,lots of area under the curves. Nice simple stock motor that idled stock.
About what I expected. They took a stock motor,cammed it and put a crappy intake on it.
1.5 tube? Humm, I never ever seen a 1.5 tube header for a Mopar. I swear it was a hooker comp. header they spoke of which would be 1.5/8
The Stealth is a good, er, very good intake. Must be used properly.
locomotion, a member here use's that intake on his multi year (5 time IIRC) champion chip winning race Duster. He experiments with intakes and found that Stealth to be excellent with HIS combo.
I forgot about the 1 1/2" headers with 2.5" collector... they helped.
BUT, a 1 5/8 with 3" collector would have been better.
That's what I thought they said. Hummm, now I'm gonna have to go back and watch the recording. (Damn it!)
They stated it was a stock rebuild. Especially with a pathetic 600cfm carb. And the fact that oiling thru the rocker shafts confused them.
Not a fan of the Holley 2 part carb though summit racing redesigned it. How well it'll work over a good 4150 dialed in is another story. Given a good 4150!
Ok. Don't shoot me, But what would have been a good build for a 360 and why. The parts needed and the mods to those parts. Curious here.
WHOA! Letting the dogs out on that one now aint we? Lets set up some parameters and have at it or well have a list of **** a mile long. LOL!
Block - stock minus overbore
Heads - OE 360 small valve
Cam - builder choice
intake - builder choice
Carb- builder choice
Ignition- builder choice
oil pan - oe
Cam drive -oe
Valve train -oe
Fuel- 93 stock fuel delivery. They just use a block off plate for the dyno.
pistons- builder choice
rods -oe
etc
etc
Consider this the parameters for the build to follow suite of the TV shows budhet build.
Yeah, that was the impression I received. I thought in subsequent shows they were going to start going more radical and see how much the could build into the engine. Maybe I'm wrong.
380 torque for under $2500 ain't too bad though. Not trying to defend those two buffoons, I'm just saying...
I did here them say something about a performance build up for later. This was in my eyes, a easy to see Budget build as if your engine is in good shape, look what bolt on parts can do.
I think it was a good bang for the buck, I'll take a different carb though.
I saw the build and it was pretty lame. Stock heads, stock type dish pistons, stock crank, stock rods, crappy carb and a Summit cam.
Most every HP rod I've ever seen is the floating pin style anyway.
I think that was the purpose of the build. Stock set up and on the cheap. Pressed or floating in a build like this is small peanuts, even the dust would be a bigger deal.
(Again) As if the short block is in good shape. They can still be found running and driving everyday everywhere, so, I think the build up showed an honest approach to what could be done easy.
At 327 HP (Max I heard... I think) and 380 lbs. torque, it's not gonna put anybody on notice that you have arrived, but this is a really nice everyday driver quality build parts list. This could go in any A body car, have the abilty to go anywhere at any time while doing well on fuel consumption.
If your pockets became a little deeper and moved away from the engines power seeking abilty's, A 4spd auto and 4.30, the final drive ratio would feel like a 2.967.
The cam is mello enuff for a stock converter. This is everyday driver material that can and will mid 14's or better in a Duster.
I think everybody under estimates the good intensions and what a good and possible thing this build showed.
OH, of course they are dumbfounded by the oiling system, there a Ford and Chevy gy team.
POP quiz, who else use's a system like ours?
Rockers on a shaft?
