Re: Re: RE: 318 Hop Up, Heads VS NOS

From: nosdakota (nosdakota@email.msn.com)
Date: Wed Nov 03 1999 - 22:18:06 EST


How is that cam? I want to go there next but I'm hesitant to mess up
drivability with a cam that's too radical. I do a considerable amount of
street driving and towing and don't want to loose too much low end.
Joe W.
87 Shelby Charger 13.9
98 Dakota 13.1
----- Original Message -----
From: <WillTier@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: 318 Hop Up, Heads VS NOS

> In a message dated 11/1/99 11:11:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> nosdakota@email.msn.com writes:
>
> << I have the magnum engine book and it says that the magnum heads flow
well
> and it seems you're findings back that up so I'm guessing that those
heads
> would be able to handle a larger cam without any work. Those are some
quick
> times. What else did you do? How big of a shot and is it the 318?( you
> floored me with that E.T.) >>
>
> The template proting took a lot of metal out of some areas, mostly the
> outside exhaust ports, If I had been on QC I would have scrapped these
heads
> but I don't know how much they helped out by diong them ?? I have the Comp
> Cam with .484 Intake and .512 ex along with the MP springs and retainers.
I
> have done a few things and running juice use the BFG DR's. There is more
room
> for faster runs but I am trying to do this with reliability in mind. The
NOS
> kit I am using is a 125 HP gain and it is a 318 auto CC.
>
> Bill



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