Sam,
Oooouch, I felt it twisting that time. I have to agree with Sam though.
His 318 is one excellent performer. He was turning better times than my
traction limited cuda. I think I heard the gauntlet hit the ground
though...
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Parthemer [mailto:srp@home.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 9:06 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Sam's Dak. Was: mindless
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 6:07 PM
Subject: DML: Sam's Dak. Was: mindless
>
> Sam,
>
> I couldn't tell you what the above would cost, but if you're
>planning on investing $5K, have you thought about replacing your
>engine with a 360? You should be able to do that for less than
>$3000 I would guess (though I immagine the price would vary
>greatly depending on wether you buy new, used, etc...). The
>360 is basically a bolt-in.
>
> Everyone is different and has different needs and desires
>of course, but if I were faced with a similar situation, I'd
>definitely buy a 360 rather than sink more money into a
>"wimpy" engine. ;-) All of your bolt ons like headers, etc.
>should work with the 360 no problem. (Don't take my word
>for it though; that's just what I've been told by a few
>people.) If you're interested, I've got some e-mail
>messages about the 360 swap saved up somewhere; (from
>Eric and some other people who have done it) I can forward
>them to you if you like. (I'm planning on doing a 360 swap
>myself sometime.)
>
> Good to hear from you again! :-)
>
>
> -Jon-
>
Problem out here in the Soviet Union (err.. Kalifornia) is the
stupid smog laws. Effective this year, all cars that are smogged
get a 'dyno' test smog at low speeds (10-25 mph)... The
tests are designed to fail more cars/trucks...making ANY modifications
a question. My 318 with headers, computer, K$N, exhaust,etc. ran
better than stock, so I don't worry about it. Changing to a 360 would
really make the smog issue a big deal to me... maybe, maybe not.
The thought of the additional headache didn't seem worth it.
What's a OEM 360 got over my 318??? Heck I beat Bruce's R/T!!
;-0
I figure if I do a rebuild, with head work, an Crane Compucam, etc.. etc..
I could work an easy 20-25 more hp....(putting me in the 225-230 hp range
to the ground)... I think in general my 318 has been a much stronger runner
than my friend's '97 318, so maybe I got lucky with an above average
build.
Sm '95 SLT
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