Aw hell just run 14:1 and race gas and be done with it.
Good compression ratio
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txstang84
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Well, you also must consider this: despite any stroker kit being complete, you should always have the crank inspected for runout, proper filets etc, rods for size, and pistons/pins for proper dimensions, plus having the assembly balanced. And having a new reciprocating assembly zero balanced when it's supposed to be an external balanced assembly sometimes has a way of adding unforeseen costs.
I've seen and heard of a few stories where people bought new kits only to have the rods require resize and the crank require ground because either a journal was scarred or the filets were too big to fit a set of bearings. Granted, those are likely isolated incidents, but they still bear enough importance to have those items checked, were you to purchase a $1800 kit...don't wanna hose yourself over, ya know?
I've seen and heard of a few stories where people bought new kits only to have the rods require resize and the crank require ground because either a journal was scarred or the filets were too big to fit a set of bearings. Granted, those are likely isolated incidents, but they still bear enough importance to have those items checked, were you to purchase a $1800 kit...don't wanna hose yourself over, ya know?
txstang84
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The comp 268 would be decent for a street 360 with 9:1 CR...IMO. It would probably top out on power around 5600ish with a good set of heads and 350 flywheel hp shouldn't be a problem at all with the mentioned parts. Think of it this way, the Edelbrock RPM package is worth about 430hp if memory serves.
Yea exactly, I was told to get everything checked over if I did get a stroker kit. There may lots of extra costs, it's much cheaper to go with a 360 and because it's mostly a street car and I'll probably still be pretty happy with it. Glad I didn't end up buying the kit and then ask for advice, would have been much more money than I wanted to spend.
360 it is, now I just can't wait for the machine work started so I can put it together and get it in the car.
Thanks for the advice everybody, just starting to learn about all this stuff, but liking it so far. Won't be the last you hear from me haha.
360 it is, now I just can't wait for the machine work started so I can put it together and get it in the car.
Thanks for the advice everybody, just starting to learn about all this stuff, but liking it so far. Won't be the last you hear from me haha.
And cool, the engine would rarely see high rpms anyways, I thought the cam would be good for torque, and nothing wrong with that for the street. I will probably end up upgrading the heads later on, or do some work to my current ones, but I'm not going to do that yet, I just wan to get the car rolling at this point in time
txstang84
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I'm sure you'll be plenty satisfied with building a stout 360 for a street-going daily driven Dart. Keep us posted and create a thread for your engine build-theirs always people on here that are more than willing to help if you run into a snag or have a question.
moper
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I've built a couple of engines with the XE268. It's a great mild street cam that needs no machining in terms of installing matching springs in a stock engine. I have it's little brother in my truck's stock 360, and another going into that truck's replacement 360 (with Magnum heads so it'sa hair bigger).
MOPARoldtimer
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Anything over 9.5:1 static is too high for 91 octane, IMHO, and I speak from experience. My stroker with 10.5:1 static ran OK when 93 octane was available, but now that only 91 octane can be had, it pings like hell! I am thinking of installing a thicker head gasket.
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