dodge71demon
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Being dealing with a young gun I would do the 318 and you could always upgrade to a more peppy small block later if wanted with ease
My son does not want the car, that is why I will be selling it and asking the questions. If it were going to be his car, you can bet you butt he'd be getting the 318Being dealing with a young gun I would do the 318 and you could always upgrade to a more peppy small block later if wanted with ease
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If anything I think the 340 might be the best choice in a close stock Demon for reselling.
I do like the Demon T/A idea...
My son does not want the car, that is why I will be selling it and asking the questions. If it were going to be his car, you can bet you butt he'd be getting the 318
I would go with the 318. Build it as a 340 duster tribute car. Its not a real 340 duster,so why put a real 340 in it. lol
Original poll Q wasn't quite accurate. Highest ROI % will always be something you get for free. Aside from that, I LOVE Demons, and a 340 makes a real nice package. A 360 would probably cost less to build while making similar power if you're going to sell it. IMHO you won't recoup the add'l $$ for the 340. Is your idea to build this car with some (any) help from your son, or because you want to? If your son isn't going to help, you might want to think about what you can get for it when you're done, before you drop the $$. I can see getting his input if he's helping, but if he's not... Dollar bills are scarce and you said you wanted to sell it after it's finished. I HOPE he'll end up helping. I've got a grandson who's three, and I want to start on something this summer so hopefully the same bug that bit me will also bite him. Good luck.
That would be too cool but I think that the supercharger would really kill my budget.Gary,
Just my opinion here, and I mean no offense if it differs from yours. Personally, I would really recommend a Mr Norms clone GSS Demon. 72 is the only year he offered a Paxton blow through supercharger and it is actually available as a reproduction from Paxton today. This could be easily bolted up to your smallblock, whether it be a 318 or 340, and could pretty easily get you into 350-450 hp range. Plus it looks super awesome. This would make your car into a very special niche, so you would have to scrap the TA stripe idea and go with correct for the year stripes. A little research on the Mr. Norms GSS Demon and I think you will be hooked, a 72 Demon is a very rare year and is the only year you could clone it. Personally, I hate the mixed genre striping, like Demon stripes on a Duster or vice versa, billboard stripes on cars that didnt have them, etc etc, but this is because I guess I am becoming a purist. Keep in mind if you build a unique car with a striping package you like, Its very likely you will not get the same reaction from the market, whereas a car built or cloned to the best available correct option for that year will always command the highest price. There is a guy in my town that makes a killing at car shows by restoring his Mopars to the hottest factory option offered that year, even if its not numbers correct for that car. An example of this would be a '71 Duster, made with a high impact color, shark tooth grill, 340, blacked out hood treatment with callout and hood pins, 4 speed, go-wing. These would all represent the most desirable options (generally speaking) for that year and when combined on the car, even when not numbers correct, is quite powerful.
That would be too cool but I think that the supercharger would really kill my budget.