oh, I would too in a heartbeat. but's that because that hemi is set up for
such an application. the 360 is a work motor. that was it's design when it
was created. that's fact, not just an opinion. I'm not trying to start a
fight, just throwing some info and my thoughts on the matter.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Steiger <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Suped 318 or 360
> At 02:08 AM 4/29/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >I wasn't gonna jump in on this one, but oh well. a 318 will outrun a 360
any
> >day of the week as far as durability. also, the shorter stroke makes it a
> >better suited engine for racing. the only reason a 360 works as well as
it
> >does is because these trucks are heavy and the 360 is a torque motor.
it's
> >always been known as the "work" motor. ask any "old" Mopar fan and he'll
> >tell you the 318 and 340's were the horsepower makers, and will walk
circles
> >around a 360. take a 360 and a 318 and put them both in 3200 pound sports
> >cars, and you'll never want to hear the word 360 again. that's why the
ford
> >302 is one of the best small blocks ever built. you can't kill them, and
the
> >stroke/bore design allows them to run some serious times. they have 302
> >mustangs that run 8's, and I bet you if anyone told them to dump it for a
> >351 they'd laugh in their face. yes, cubes are better, but only in the
right
> >combination. if I want to pull stumps out the back yard, I'll get an r/t.
> >but since I'm looking for a motor that's gonna run like a bat out of hell
> >and last till hell freezes over, gimme a 318.
>
>
> I dunno, I suppose you have to match the engine to your particular
> combination, but in most motorsports circles, people seem to say "bigger
is
> better" the world over. A buddy of mine is a Mustang fan, so I've read my
> share of 5.0 and MM&FF magazines. Stuffing big block 460 crate motors
into
> Fox bodies and SN-95s seems to be a fairly popular mod. Horsepower is
> horsepower. If a bigger motor makes more power without a weight penalty,
> the torque and HP curves aren't completely out of whack, and you can hook
> that power up without overpowering the track or the vehicle, it'll go
faster...
>
> I'll bet those old Mopar 318 and 340 advocates would drop 'em for a
426
> HEMI in a heartbeat. ;-)
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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