i know i know ive asked before. but i got a 360 im ready to put in my 72 roadrunner/satellite and i keep getting told "oh that car is way to heavy for that baby engine" or that thing wont be fast enough"

HONESTLY ANY ONES INPUT WANTED.

i got 391 suregrip outback,360 thats running like 325 horse (guess). headers,comp cams xe262,home ported heads,stock bore and stroke, recurved distributor,alumnium edelbrock performer intake. any ideads or good horse guess to someone who has done something identical?

lmk your input.thanks guys.moparts rules.

It's never fast enough... John Force thinks his car could be faster.

A 360 isn't neck-snapping, but it's plenty of fun. Mine scoots around nicely, albeit a bit of a slug off the line due to my stock rear gear, but it cruises at 85 all day and rolls to triple digits effortlessly when I have it spooled up in the right RPM range.

Just install the thing already lol, its gonna be faster than it is now, you already have all the stuff so run it and if your not happy than go BB or install a 4inch crank

install it and run it

improve it later

3.91s are gonna do good for the weight out the hole and the 360 sounds like a good street engine

someone always got another opinion on what someone else needs

run what you brung

yea like i wonder if itll burn the tires good? lol cause i wanna have fun with it.lol like i hope so from a dead stop.

like i hope its not gonna be a dog from a dead stop. like it will take forever to take off.

It should fry the hides and run well. I like a big block in b-bodies but those 360's will surprise lots of folks. A good friend of mine had a mild 360 in a 72 Coronet years ago and that thing kicked lots of butt.

Sheldon

i had a 73 satellite with a 360,it was only a 8.00 car in the 1/8 but the motor had no problem pulling the car,it ran 15 years before it had to be tore down,longer than anyone expected it would.

im also 17,lol,crazy...but hey man.what i did was i traded my satellite for the duster i have now,its lighter,way lighter,that 360 in a little would scat pretty good,i still have my 360 but im not gonna use it,i got me a 383 BB mopar ima drop in the duster

Funny, me and a friend were discussing this very thing the other day. I'll tell you right away that I've been thinking of a big block and I won't lie about that. I haven't been ashamed all this time though to have run a 360 in my 68' Charger. I just want more, and I also want bragging rights of a big block in my Charger.

All along though, alot of people have asked me why in the world my B-body has a small block????!!!! My first answer is simply: that "well it had a small block from the factory" which was in fact a 318 2bbl with a 904 and 2.76 open 8 3/4 rear.

At the time, I wanted to keep it simple and keep my current tranny, current driveshaft, etc, and not even worry about new mounts or anything, except to externally balance a new convertor and then bolt in my 360 and GO!

My mild 360 with around 400 horse and now 4.30 SG runs 13.999 at Bristol and the altitude at that track adds a about a half a second to EVERYONE'S quarter mile times. Plus I floated the valves a couple of times when I didn't shift it in time (all excited my first time out on the track)!!!

After reading this post I might just keep the ole' 360 in there for a while now and save some money for now. PLUS: It just runs really good and super friendly on the street. Hope this helps. Good Luck in whatever you decide.....

BTW, I've had my 360 in the car since 99. 10 years of fun small block driving in my "big heavy car".....

dont worry bout them man,theres nothing wrong with a small block 360,you can get plenty of power from it,like i said mine did fine in my 73 satellite

I'm not worried, I just don't get it. If you are a car guy, a cool car is a cool car. Maybe the 440 is the only motor size they know.

Plus I can reach all around my engine...

440 is just easy HP,my 383 is pushing somewhere round 450 to 500 hp,but the heads fit right on a 440,which with the stroke of a 440 should increase the horsepower,my intentions were to get a 440 bottom end and bold my heads and intake on it

Boss, That's great stuff you pulling that Uhaul with your big car and a small block! I bet it pulled great didn't it???

Ran a comfortable 70-75 most of the way, except for the higher elevations where I ran out of air. It lugged a bit up big hills.