canadianviking
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Well, I bought the 360 I found yesterday to put in my Duster. It's a 1971 block with a Torker 340 intake and 727 trans. No idea what it may have for a cam or anything else. It's missing a few things: starter, inspection cover, alternator, fan clutch and fan, carb, trans kickdow linkage, etc. Going to have it sandblasted, painted, new gaskets, etc. Hoping it doesn't need much more. Going to keep the stock exhaust manifolds and run a 2 1/2 inch exhaust. Couple of questions:
1. is this engine (1971) internally or externally balanced?
2. should I go with a 2 bbl or 4bbl? I always thought the 4 bbl was better for performance. The guy who's doing the work for says the difference in performance between the 2bbl and 4bbl isn't that big. What would the difference be in terms of horse power. I imagine the gas mileage is much better with the 2bbl.
3. what brand and type of carb would be best (2 or 4bbl) considering I'm on a budget. I don't paln on doing any racing . I'm looking to get 250-275 HP.
I'll be painting the block the original Chrysler blue anf the tranny aluminum. I'll be replacing the aftermarket valve covers with stock ones. I'll also be removing the a/c components.
Here's a few pics
By the way, I paid $500 for the pair. Too much or good deal if it works out to be ok?
1. is this engine (1971) internally or externally balanced?
2. should I go with a 2 bbl or 4bbl? I always thought the 4 bbl was better for performance. The guy who's doing the work for says the difference in performance between the 2bbl and 4bbl isn't that big. What would the difference be in terms of horse power. I imagine the gas mileage is much better with the 2bbl.
3. what brand and type of carb would be best (2 or 4bbl) considering I'm on a budget. I don't paln on doing any racing . I'm looking to get 250-275 HP.
I'll be painting the block the original Chrysler blue anf the tranny aluminum. I'll be replacing the aftermarket valve covers with stock ones. I'll also be removing the a/c components.
Here's a few pics
By the way, I paid $500 for the pair. Too much or good deal if it works out to be ok?