Aren't the GLH's something!Lol! If you tried to run a '68 cuda up Deals Gap with a 360 turning 7k rpm you would be a legend. Any competent 360 in a light Abody with a stick shift should be a bear on that road. And like they said, that Z4s torque is half that of a hot 360 and doesn't even peak until 3k rpm! Build the 360 for 400hp, run any close ratio manual trans, and throw a 3.23-3.55 gear in the back. I promise you won't be worried about shifting past 6k rpm!
I've got a mild 360/4spd in my '64 dart, running a 3.55 gear. I've thrown lots of suspension at it. Sway bars, springs, torsion bars, fast ratio box, poly bushings, disc brakes, frame connectors, torque boxes, etc.. And I'd still bet I could get my stock GLH-T up the Tail of the Dragon faster, and not have to change underwear by the top!
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We have a Dakota shop truck that is starting to kick coolant out the exhaust and a '87 Daytona Shelby Z with some frame damage. My son now has a plan for the shop truck.
And then there is the sweet '88 Dodge station wagon and the '88 Daytona Pacifica with that body damage, humm.