so? What would you do?

XLR8R

XLR8R

exhalted master of his nuts
I have a couple of A body project cars here. I also have 2 383's, two 833's and two 727's.
Plus, I have the strong 360/727 from the v8 voyager.....and a freshly rebuilt 340.

I would prefer a keisler 5 or 6 speed, but what would you do???
 
1. grocery getter, build a strong yet drop dead reliable 360/727 (no exotic parts) some 3:55s for fun factor and still be able to make a highway run or three. Pretty paint, cool tunes.

2. Race car, lightweight, cage, sell the 383's and I almost want to run the 340 but a stroked 400 sounds yummy. If the 340 "belongs" to anything, tuck it in a corner for when you get tired of it.

that is just my opinion of a starting point, your mileage may vary.
 
I'd go with the 340 and an A833 in one with a 3.91 or 4.10 screw, and put the 360/727 combo in the other with a milder cog for cruising with the family. The only way I'd run with a 383 is using a 440 crank to get 430+ inches out of it. Of course, one could offset-grind that 440 crank to a 3.95" stroke with BBC rod journals and get almost 455 inches with your standard .030" overbore... tasty.

All this talk of inches will surely have Jester salivating. :D
 
I'd put together one A with the 340 & four speed, stick some 3.55s out back and pedal it ASAP.
The other A would get the 360 / auto with 3.55s and it would get pedalled too.
Make them simple and mild, so they'll sell easy.
You should have more than enough parts to do at least one right now.




Then I'd put the bucks into the Charger and Satellite.
 
I am more tempted to go small block, I think. Just for weight reduction, yah know?
The 360 is no doubt stronger than the 340.......
I would love a 360/6 speed and a 340/5 speed. I am not super fond of autos, if the gears are right on the manual.....ie overdrive. :D
I would love to have a great handling dart with yummy power throughout the rpm range, not like the 340 was...it was really strong, but a wicked fast revver. :(
 
I think that 340 might surprise you now. I know the guy who built it.:toot:

If you sell it, "340" has that magic sound that most not-quite-savvy guys like to hear.

Don't keep them. Put the $$$ into the Charger.
 
catch 22 though...need money to do the Charger, need money to do the darts. LOL!
 
XLR8R said:
The 360 is no doubt stronger than the 340.......not like the 340 was...it was really strong, but a wicked fast revver. :(
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A) I assume you mean power-wise. If we're talking physical strength, I'll take the 340, at least in steel-crank guise. Evenly built, the 360 will definitely have a longer, flatter torque curve.

B) All the more reason to put that wicked-fast revver ahead of a stick and some deep gears. Build one as a toy to satisfy your never-ending desire for acceleration and the other as a mild cruiser.

Like Mr Restoman said, if you're going to peddle one, put the 340 in the one you'll sell. The 340 mystique is strong... I can't bring myself to get rid of either of mine, even though I have two 360s that would be better candidates for a buildup, although I've still got stroker on the brain, and a 340 makes more cubes with the long-arm crank.

My problem is I haven't a car in which I'd like to put a stroker small-block. :doh:
 
Yeah, but for one of those Darts, you have all the basics. Good place to start.

Money? What is this money thing you speak of?
 
The 360 is a '73...apparently the first 360 year? anyway, I was referring to power, yes. :)
K. Hope Santa is nice to me this year..... :(
 
Ah, I see. I have a list of its internals somewhere....was it forged crank? I seem to recall it was??
 
XLR8R said:
I am more tempted to go small block, I think. Just for weight reduction, yah know?
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Phooey. A stroked low deck adorned with aluminum heads, intake, water pump housing and pump weighs little more than a stock small block. Also with the strokers reduced reciprocating weight you have big cubes that rev freely, not unlike a 340. ;)

Just sayin is all...:toot:
 
The first year for the 360 was 1971. Trucks and C-cars only, the lone exception being a 1971 Dart GT. All were two-barrels, as were all '72 and '73 360s. The 4v didn't arrive until 1974.

All 1971-72 360s had the 340 "J" heads, but they used 1.88" intake valves.

Contrary to popular belief, no 360 was ever cast with 340 water jackets. There's no such thing as a "thick wall" 360.
 
i like 833's ....

hmm 383 you say .. i am about to drag home a 47 fargo ... hmm now the chevy needs an engine and tranny .. hmm

sorry .. just thinking out loud ...:)
 
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