RRR & myself have been saying this for years. The OE intake can and will perform really well. Better when it is handled with a grinder for a few minutes on just the port opening.Any one that thinks the 318/360 is a dog manifold with a little port opening work has never tested one and seen the results. It ran within 5 hp of an air gap with a lot hotter cam and heads... The intake works fine, he has it and the cam/heads are going to be the choke point.
Yes love the TQ, just not smart enough to build/tune them!
Well, here is the beauty of going through Scott Harms for your carb.I'm in the same boat. Lately I've been very tempted to dig into one though. Harms wants $400 to restore one, which is more than I'd like to spend but probably worth it. There are also several sources for remans in the $200-225 range, but who knows what kind of bag of parts you'll be getting.
theres members here that rebuild them, problem is finding the right ones in good nuff shape to rebuild!!I'm in the same boat. Lately I've been very tempted to dig into one though. Harms wants $400 to restore one, which is more than I'd like to spend but probably worth it. There are also several sources for remans in the $200-225 range, but who knows what kind of bag of parts you'll be getting.
I have a 9077s on the shelf which should be large primary. I think the main trouble spot on them is the base plate.
be best to send out your factory cam to racer brown in MD and have him regrind it to fit your combo, and your intended use! by time you figure shipping and fleabay fee's probably be cheaper to!I found some cheap roller regrinds online. That being said, I don't know if I want to spend the $ to swap a cam and springs. I might just degree what I have and invest in some gears. I want this build to be more pedestrian anyway. A smooth idle with good gears and a screaming TQ sounds ok to me.
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