david.clement@verizon.net wrote:
>
> A mopar crate 360/380 is rated at 380HP but every dyno test I have seen has the
> engine producing around 420HP once the timing and carb are dialed in.
>
> I am expecting around 375-400HP out of the mildly hot 360 I have built for my
> 68 Barracuda.
>
Gotta remember that your magnum or LA 360 is pretty old technology
(especially the heads) compared to an LS1 or LS2. The Mopar 360/380
crate engine needs a fairly agressive cam to make that kind of power,
and it idles like it. The LS2 will idle, well, like a stock engine.
Your average mid-life crisis guy probably doesn't want a huge cam and
loping idle. ;)
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