Posted By: racealittle
Anyone else heading in the other direction? - 03/09/13 02:26 AM
I have been narrowing down my hoard and have gotten down to one ride. I kept the best of everything to build a 6-700 hp big block '74 Challenger. I even got the Gear Vendor OD, dana, etc.
It has been a couple of years since the car has been together for one reason or another (paint prison, broken elbo, health, etc.).
It finally hit me a few months ago when I was in Nevada, that driving a car like this cross country is going to cost me in more ways than I could shake a stick at...
I might be lucky to get a 100-150 miles to the tank in the mountains. Would there be gas stations, etc, etc.
I am now going in the stock motor direction for my car; 360, A500, 3.23 8 3/4, etc.
If you were building the motor for fuel mileage, torque, 87 octane, and just enough hp as to not require feeding the horses; how would you build it? I would like to stay with the LA engine even though I know that the magnum would be a plus. I found a '74 360 block for a foundation. I think a stroker might eat too much fuel. Any real world experience?
It has been a couple of years since the car has been together for one reason or another (paint prison, broken elbo, health, etc.).
It finally hit me a few months ago when I was in Nevada, that driving a car like this cross country is going to cost me in more ways than I could shake a stick at...
I might be lucky to get a 100-150 miles to the tank in the mountains. Would there be gas stations, etc, etc.
I am now going in the stock motor direction for my car; 360, A500, 3.23 8 3/4, etc.
If you were building the motor for fuel mileage, torque, 87 octane, and just enough hp as to not require feeding the horses; how would you build it? I would like to stay with the LA engine even though I know that the magnum would be a plus. I found a '74 360 block for a foundation. I think a stroker might eat too much fuel. Any real world experience?