In all fairness the 360 I blew was all stock on the bottom with a set of
KB 107 pistons in it. It is the first Dodge engine I ever had and has been
in the truck for 5 yrs or so and has made a PILE of runs down the 1320.
Best et has been a 10.97@121mph. The sad thing is I new i was racing on
borrowed time and had made arrangements with a engine builder to build me a
372 roller shortblock, but he has screwed me around and now that has blown
up im gonna need new valves pushrods camshaft etc. Oh well guess thats
racing!
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Bridges <bbridges@alarismed.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: DML: KABOOOM!!!!!
>Dahrl,
>Ouch... When my Challenger's crank decided it didnt like the view inside
>the block it stopped traffic on the freeway it made such a ruckus getting
>out. 440s dont like 7500 rpm...318/340 s/b has the forged crank but they
>dont fit the 360 blocks...
> Did the crank snap or did you loose a rod? Ive been a little leary of the
>cast 360 cranks at RPM.
>BKB
>At 01:54 AM 7/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Well looks like I'm looking for a motor for my Dakota truck I dragrace.
>Went to the final round today in a $1000 race at Mason Dixon Dragway in
>Maryland and Cut a .516 R.T. to David Berry's .526 light. and was running
>him down when at the 1000ft timers the crank in my 360 decided it wanted to
>get some fresh air and preceded to leave the block. :( Only thing I saved
>was the heads and intake. I have raced a long time and I have never felt
>anything as violent as that! Thought it was goin to blow the hood off of
it!
>I guess I am looking for a shortblock (would prefer a 360) that is ready
to
>go and only requirement is that it has flat top pistons in it for used with
>my closed chamber heads. If anyone knows of anything for sale in the
general
>vacinity of PA email me with the info.THANKS!
>P.S. Scott Miller was tearing up the street eliminator class with his
Shelby
>Dakota also! I think he might have won! If you read this Scott let us know
>how you did!
>>Dahrl Clark
>>Clarks Radiator Service
>>dclark@nb.net
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>Only
>>thing I saved was the heads and intake. I have raced a long time and I
have
>>never felt anything as violent as that! Thought it was goin to blow the
>hood off
>>of it! I guess I am looking for a shortblock (would prefer a 360)
>that is
>>ready to go and only requirement is that it has flat top pistons in it for
>used
>>with my closed chamber heads. If anyone knows of anything for sale in the
>>general vacinity of PA email me with the
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