Re: 318 vs. 360 technical ?'s

From: Robert Trottmann (rotrottmann@davidson.edu)
Date: Sat Mar 20 1999 - 22:04:32 EST


Oh boy.....now he wants some speed. Tired of those high 15s, huh Jon? :-)

Jon Smith wrote:

> I've got a few questions for those of you in the know
> of these matters...
>
> I'm considering swapping in a set of worked up 360
> heads onto my 318...
>
> 1) What's the differences in combustion chamber sizes?
> I plan on having the heads milled slightly.
>
> 2) I cannot afford to loose any low-end torque,
> therefore should I limit the head work to a polish job
> (if that would help with a 5000 rpm shiftpoint) and a
> 3-angle valve job?
>
> 3) Since the heads will be off, I'm gonna swap out the
> cam (may as well) what's a good MP cam spec that won't
> kill my low-end? Depending on the cost of the head
> work, I'm gonna consider some 1.7 rocker arms. Most
> likely some roller rockers... any input here?
>
> ===
>
> Jon Smith -- NC
> '95 CC SLT 4x4
> 318 auto, MP comp, JBA headers, 8.5mm MSD wires, 14x3 K&N, dual cat-back glasspacks, 180 degree thermo, spectre wire dividers
>
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>
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