Oh my, it's getting deep in here.
Brainstormin' 440 vs 5.9 ...
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Yeah. It's a measured 10.2:1. lol That's the only reason I chose the big cam, so it could run on pump gas. They always say to choose the cam last and I'm glad I waited. lol
No wonder why it runs like a scalded dog.
Totally outside of where we were going with this thread, but Now you got me wondering about angle milling a slant head…
Start us a thread on it.
I don't own one but I would tag along watching that thread.
abdywgn
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maybe mention it to Hyper-pak, maybe over the winter...
abdywgn
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you have the "fancy" one. we had the "rock" that we raised or lowered and ran the heads over. did you know, that after "cleaning" the cylinder head three times that way, the intake bolts don't line up? took the heads off and "cleaned" the intake side. everything fit now! Thanks Bob for letting us use the machine shop after hours! (and not me, Bob Clark the owner of Village Auto).
I think the 440 would be the way to go. Port your 452 heads using a set of MP templates and add some steel shim head gaskets. Run the Torker. I like this camshaft for this if headers are part of the plan.
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With 7.4 compression and virgin heads, I'd bet that same engine would struggle to make 360 hp.
abdywgn
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do you have a pair of 516 heads laying around?
in IQ52's test the stock 440 didn't even crack 300!
My 70 Charger ran 12.30s at Wooburn with a stock NYer shortblock, MP template ported 906s , headers and a .550 short duration roller cam . I was running a 6pak but a good single plane would have worked.
4000# with driver.
I also had a 65 Coronet 500 with a similar build except a MP 284/ 484 cam and tM7 intake .
It ran 12.9s .
But you will exceed your $500 budget .
4000# with driver.
I also had a 65 Coronet 500 with a similar build except a MP 284/ 484 cam and tM7 intake .
It ran 12.9s .
But you will exceed your $500 budget .
LOL.... I do shudder a lot these days
I... do.... like... pizza !!! Comes out of the budget... after this weekend I'll have 400.00 lol
It's time to break out the dremel , open the port up, gasket match head and intake, it's only time and a few bucks for a burr, winter is upon us.
Yeah, get to porting the 452 heads and port match the Torker intake. Sell the 906 heads to put towards the project. What do the pistons look like on that one? Are they flat or to the have the huge reliefs cast into the crowns?
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Shows the oil pressure....
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Port the 452s I meant and sell the 906 heads. They’re already fresh and the .030 cut won’t hurt anything. After watching the video, I would be tempted to try it like it is.
not me, I'd have to make use of winter and breakout the burr and put a cam in at the very least, I have time and a $500 budget to work with.
If he drove 5 hours, I'd have my wife make homemade pizza!
No worries on a block falling on mine, I have a Blok Tru setup.
I have homemade holders for some heads, that set up on the Blok Tru's 2" bar.
I actually did touch up a little with a dremel on the 452's. The 906 are on the 383. They look really good, and that engine had a decent cam in it so I don't know if any work was done on the 906 heads or not.
I have no doubt that would be worth the drive....
But I'm remembering this, because I'll be there one day.... LOL
Do you still have that cam/lifters? 440 might like them..
still in the 383.... couple lobes were flatter than Kansas, and you could eat your soup from the concave bowl in the lifters.... It's how it was when I bought it
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