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Thanks, RedFish!

I think I've decided on the Mopar polished aluminum valve covers for my 360 (P5007613). This set includes the valve covers, baffle package and 2 oil filler caps. I guess that means I still need valve cover grommets, valve cover bolts, a valve cover breather, and gaskets. Wish these were all...

Yeah, I saw that when I bought my stud girdle from Hughes. Unfortunately, I'm using LA heads...

Talked to the owner of Professional Products again yesterday and moper hit the nail on the head. He said that those bosses are for nitrous only, and that there isn't enough meat there for fuel injection. Also, there is no mounting provision on the Crosswind intake for the fuel rails. He again...

??? Sure seems strange. Can't argue with the photos. Don't know why he'd tell me they don't make them. Screw it! I shouldn't have to fight with someone to give them money...I'm going with the Eddy.

I'm using the F.A.S.T. XFI injection system with Eddy LA heads. Well, the decision to use the Crosswind or not has been taken out of my hands. I wanted the dual plane (for better low-rpm torque), air gap style with the cast-in nitrous bosses to ease fuel rail installation. My engine builder...

Anyone running a Professional Products Crosswind Intake on their smallblock? I'm going fuel injection, and they have the bosses cast in. Any feedback appreciated...

I'd also stay away from Hughes. I recently asked them for a cam recommendation for my 360 efi/turbo motor that will make 600hp under full boost and will be a daily driver. They told me I had to choose between 600hp or having a daily driver. guess they haven't heard about the new Corvette that...

True, 700 hp wouldn't be a problem if I wanted to run that much boost, but keeping the charge cool would probably necessitate water or methanol injection, and I really don't want to get into those complications/expense. I'm planning to run 8-10 lbs of boost under normal driving conditions, with...

I'm in the act of building a 360 motor with efi and a turbo. The short block should be done next week. 1976 LA motor with a Hughes stud girdle and Pro-Gram main caps. Probe forged pistons and H-beam rods. 8.5:1 compression--and I'm using Edelbrock LA aluminum heads. I'm looking at 600 hp...

No, just stage 1 porting. Assembled heads were $1,875 and the rest was shipping. I know that the Hughes Engines stage 3 ported Eddys cost about the same, but for my purposes, I really don't need huge flow numbers--especially with 91 octane gas now closing in on $4.50/gal. here. Now I'm...

Auto or manual transmission? I once had a problem with the way my aftermarket gauge wires were run so that every time I pushed in the clutch, it would short out my electrical system... Previous carb-related suggestions are more likely.

Just to cap off this thread, today I paid $2,105 including shipping to Ryan at Shady Dell Speed Shop for ported and assembled Edelbrock LA heads...

Right you are. Girdle and Pro-Gram main caps were installed before machine work was done...

Yeah, well, money doesn't matter...until it does. I'd agree that $4,000 is too pricey. I don't NEED 600 hp, but that's what my turbo guy estimates is possible. I should probably mention that this is for my '71 Scamp that I'm building strictly as a daily driver. I know I'm looking at stupid...

I'm building a 360 with EFI and a turbo and my turbo designer estimates 600 hp. Hughes Engines has Edelbrock LA heads with full CNC porting and free shipping for $2110.00. These are closed-chamber, 65 cc heads. They say these are good to 625 hp. They come assembled with valves and springs...

Thanks, guys. That helps. I've decided against the stroker (for fuel economy reasons), but my turbo guy still expects 550 to 600 hp at the crank. This is gonna be my daily driver, so reliability is key. Turbo mapping is a pain in the *ss for a math moron like me! I'm just reading all I...

Please excuse my ignorance...I'm working on a turbo buildup and need to know how high I can expect a non-stroker 360 to rev. Doesn't make sense to add a turbo that kicks in at 3500-4000 rpm if the redline is 5000. On the other hand, I don't want the turbo to start at 2500 if I'm all in at 5000...

Ditto on the shroud. I used to run without one and engine kept climbing past 220 on a summer day in traffic. Added a shroud and I now run 170-190 degrees in traffic on hot summer days in SoCal.

Thanks for the feedback. Dust- BIG thumbs up re: Speed-o-motive. Goes to show that lots of advertising and participation in Mopar Muscle's "engine challenge" doesn't guarantee quality work.

Okay, planning the 360 going into my '71 Scamp. Got good info here on the machine work required. I'm planning on efi and a turbo. Lightweight forged crank, h-beam rods and pistons, internal balance, etc. Next part of the plan...Given that this build is for a daily driver and NOT a...

This is another reason I like my pre-smog, '71 Scamp! :bootysha:

Jaxle, not a dumb question, but Ramcharger is right. I'm planning on 8.5:1 compression. I COULD add the turbo down the road, but the car would be a dog until I do. Luckily, I'm at a point in my life where the money is really not a problem. I don't want to throw money down the drain, mind...

Whoa! The big block girdles from Chenoweth cost $450, so $279 for the Hughes small block girdle sounds like a pretty good deal. Add the ProGram caps with ARP studs and the machining as detailed by Moper and I think I'm set on the bottom end! I'm pretty new here, but you guys have really...

I MIGHT be able to get away without all the machine work, but my nature is to be safe rather than sorry. Thanks for the help. I'll be sure to post details (and the cost!) when the block comes back and I start the build-up. Interesting to hear that Hondas had main girdles...does anyone...

This is great feedback. Thank you all. I knew my $5,000 was a lowball estimate on the engine, but I didn't realize that the machine work could be so expensive. Still, I'm in complete agreement that this would be money well spent. And if the engine ends up costing $8,000-$10k, it will still...

Honestly, I'm not sure what horsepower to expect. This is my first small block, and my first experience with EFI and a turbo. I would hope that with forced induction, 400 "drivable" hp would be possible. Remember, this will be my daily driver. I'm looking for reliability, 15-20 mpg, and the...

:salut: Thanks, guys. I wouldn't have thought to take my studs to the machinist for align boring. I'll be running 8.5:1 compression, and probably in the 10-15 lbs. of boost range--probably closer to 10. This is going into what will be my daily driver. I don't need a turbo, but I have a...

I'm planning to send a 1976 360 block to the machine shop to prep it for a build to include EFI and a turbo. Any special work need to be done (drilling oil passages or 4-bolt mains, etc.) that I should make the machine shop aware of? This is the first of many questions I'll have as this...