360 performance
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11/16/09 10:03 AM
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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.
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Re: 360 performance
[Re: erick72]
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11/16/09 10:22 AM
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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.
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Re: 360 performance
[Re: 84Stepside]
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11/16/09 03:47 PM
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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
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Re: 360 performance
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11/16/09 07:09 PM
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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.
i have a gen-u-whine 74 360/4-speed road runner. don't let anybody fool you into believing yours will be slow. this thing did 14.20's @ 98mph. STOCK with a suregrip 4.30 rear. think yours should be A-OK.
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Re: 360 performance
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11/16/09 09:21 PM
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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.
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Re: 360 performance
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11/16/09 09:52 PM
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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
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Re: 360 performance
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11/16/09 10:18 PM
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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".....
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Re: 360 performance
[Re: 68Bullit]
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11/16/09 10:29 PM
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All along though I've been a little aggravated at alot of people asking 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.
I don't know what it is with the big block bitterness... most people give a disappointed "oh.." when I say 360. If it was an Impala with a 350 that'd be okay, right?
I even had one guy at the gas station as I was sitting there idling... the car has a nice lope to it.. he gets out of his truck and starts walking over and goes "Man! is that a 440?" and I go no a 360 that I had built, and before I can even finish my sentence, he turns on his heel, not missing a step, gets right in his Dodge pickup and drives off without looking at me. [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean]??
I dunno... The 360 swap from a 318 was straight forward and easy, and a big improvement in performance. It goes pretty good and I've driven it from one coast to the other twice... pulling a trailer. Works for me...
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Re: 360 performance
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11/16/09 10:33 PM
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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
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Re: 360 performance
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11/16/09 10:41 PM
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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
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Re: 360 performance
[Re: 68Bullit]
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11/16/09 11:03 PM
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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.
The Blue Goose
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