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Includes digital hp ignition box and flame thrower 3 coil. Brand new parts never installed still in original box.

Can too large a cam kill bottom end torque in a poorly matched combo? I say yes. Depends on your definition of "kill" I guess. Drivability and acceptable torque are subjective with no definitive answer that I can tell. I don't think it is too hard to recognize a mismatched combo though.

A lot of us have overcammed engines in the past. Especially bad were the low compression small block large duration cam combos. Compression ratio, converter, and gears all play a big part in addition to the cam. Get them mismatched and it will be a turd. I think this is the place that most...

Who are you getting to do the refacing sir?

His engines sucked the paint right off of the chebbies and ferds.

Doesn't seem too out of line to me. Your combo with a decent valve job and little bowl clean up on the heads should make 1hp per cube.

As others have said, pressure test and run em. Looks like the cracks go straight from the plug boss to the valve seat.

Hughes has a small cam specifically for the stock 5.2. Might also check with Oregon cams. Just make sure to ask both about a spring upgrade if needed.

Great numbers from a 355. The aussie EQ mopar heads are well known for seized valves as well unless bronze liners or guides are installed. Tough way to learn about the vortech heads having a similar issue. Sorry you had to waste all that time.

I used to work at Year One. I bought some qtr panels really cheap for a cuda that were returned bc of minor shipping damage. Couple months later someone posted a 73 barracuda for sale on the bulletin board. Bought it and used the qtrs I already had on it.

Been on my ignore list for a long time.

To your point, there are a hell of a lot of hot 360s out there running the factory cast crank.

You make a good point, but it is all about the budget. If you do the extra 300 to 400 on crank, rods, heads, headers, etc it is easy to double the cost quick. I have not heard of any problems with Scat cast cranks unlike the Eagle stuff. I would use it for a street engine if it didnt wind...

Could always try running 90 weight gear dope and see if it still leaks.

Just wouldn't be right around here without you chiming in with the slant six post. :)

Does your setup have a parking brake?

Definitely find a roller cam block, whether LA or Magnum. If you want to get buy on the cheap and reuse pistons, magnum is the choice as they have much better compression ratio. They also tend to have minimal cylinder wear thanks to the fuel injection that makes it more likely you can get by...

Wow thanks for the heads up.

This made me laugh. Whats a few thousands when building an engine right?

would be greatly appreciated. I just bought this truck thinking I could just buy a dash cover. Turns out the entire dash reinforcement and all is plastic and is just crumbling to pieces.

I have done similar flushes with vinegar with good success.

So that is a non ac setup. My post said it will not work with the magnum ac serpentine set up. In other words with AC.

The china gap intake will not work with the factory magnum ac serpentine set up.

Agree with everything you said for performance build. I also would run whatever I had ready to go. I must have missed that part in the original post. For a basic rering though if everything else is equal and you dont have another set of heads ready to run then there isnt any need to spend...

My two cents is as follows. 1. Why not use the 302 heads that came with the roller block. Much better choice for that stock engine than 360 heads especially with 2.02 valves. 2. Since you have it torn down now, I would just clean everything and replace the timing gear setup, rings, and...

Lots better cam choices out there. I would sell that RT cam and get something like the Hughes 208 @ 050 cam or a regrind from Oregon cams.

Careful Kimmer. Not long ago I got chastized from the peanut gallery for recommending using a screwdriver in similar fashion. Apparently using a stethoscope is now the only "proper" way to do it. :rolleyes: