Ken Allgood wrote:
>
> Ok, I'm probably going to look silly asking this.... but anyway....
>
> Looking at a 72 Dodge Swinger with a built 440 pulling 565HP. Talked to
> the guy today over the phone. One thing he mentioned was that it needs
> cam2, otherwise it will spark knock pretty bad (due to 12-1 compression
> ratio)... Is Cam2 racing fuel (like 110 octane stuff), and if so, that's
> probably going to be too expensive for me as a weekend driver (would
> probably drive it weekends and maybe once a week), so probably plan on me
> filling it up maybe twice a month (assuming it's around 10 gallon tank and
> VERY low MPG). He says he's spent $6K-$7K on just building the engine, and
> he's selling the whole thing for $7,500... How much would Cam2 run me, if
> it's what I think it is, then I'll just save that money and put it into the
> Dakota :-) I won't sink the money into a car for it to be a trailer queen
> and/or just for the strip.. which he did say it's street legal, and should
> pass inspection.
>
> Ken Allgood
you should be able to just add lead substitute
to good premium gas and make it streetable.
it should have a 15-20 gal tank.
p.s.
inspection/emissions dont count on antiques
just an idle test at best
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