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set of rods aint expensive much for stock spec...a worthy replacement.
Terrible engine noises after replacing valve cover gasket
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318 is decent to do some breathwork on......somebody on here not too long ago was selling a Wieand single Four bbl hi-rise intake for 70.00.....top the motor, new solid cam & lifters..new rockers & shafts...turn it into a 7 K rpm engine
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the problem with doing that is the new pressure itll put on the Stock Bottom end...esp trying to spin at 7k...
i think his best bet is to re-cam/lifter it and enjoy it while he collects his 360 swap stuff.
this Can get involved too,adding up costs.
full gasket set,timing chain,probably plugs,oil,etc.
But,if you have all your stuff there tho,
you can get it done in a weekend easy and be enjoying it sunday afternoon.
and hey make sure you inspect the underside of that rocker arm where the pushrod rides and check it for Any damage too.
i do have one other question for you.
your transmission linkage for the Kickdown,is it For a 4 bbl?
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Were there any 69 Chargers built w/ 360 4 bblS....i always thought mine was a 318, but it WAS a 4 bbl & it was definitely an OEM setup....that thing would use a set of points in 2000 miles.
A ma Mopar feather....had a 74 Tioga with 360 2 bbl.....out here on the 405 around s San Pedro 110 exchcange,,the 405 in both directions is absolutely flat....with 4:10 gears, i could get about 110 either direction......a broken right bank exhaust manifold, sounded like a radial.....360 is supposed to be out of breath @ 5500 rpm, Right??....this thing just wanted to go...had a Sun Tach where the red marker was Happily Set @ 6500 RPM!! i am not lyin...little stock mouse just said ....
" I Cant Drive Fifty Five!! "
I could hole shot a Lexus IS 300 across an intersection too.
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those 410s were helping you w them holeshots ;)
as for a 69 charger 360 nope they released the 360 in like 71? i think,to replace the 340,which was a good motor but not really popular,plus they needed a torque motor for the trucks/vans and so forth.
esp as the big blocks were " going away " at this point in their future setup.
racers loved the 340,the 360 has the torque.
so if your 69 had the stock motor og,it was a hopped up 318,which aint bad.
back in the 80s i had a Fan/cloned dukes charger with a built 318 that would get to a 100 fairly decent and cruised all day long.
it had crushed velour interior lol,and i loved that car.
still think about it from time to time.
also had a 68 with a rebuilt 360 and that joker was nothing But a smokeshow,i learned how to drift with that car.
as for a 69 charger 360 nope they released the 360 in like 71? i think,to replace the 340,which was a good motor but not really popular,plus they needed a torque motor for the trucks/vans and so forth.
esp as the big blocks were " going away " at this point in their future setup.
racers loved the 340,the 360 has the torque.
so if your 69 had the stock motor og,it was a hopped up 318,which aint bad.
back in the 80s i had a Fan/cloned dukes charger with a built 318 that would get to a 100 fairly decent and cruised all day long.
it had crushed velour interior lol,and i loved that car.
still think about it from time to time.
also had a 68 with a rebuilt 360 and that joker was nothing But a smokeshow,i learned how to drift with that car.
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I've done some pretty crazy stuff to my junk and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one lol but never hammered a push rod back into shape.....but the thought crossed my mind before on engines I didn't care much about
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A buddy and I threw some left over parts at a 72 318 Demon with 115k miles on it. We even lowered the compression by using a set of mildly ported 360 heads, .480 lift cam, headers, intake yada yada and lots of gear in the 8 3/4 and ended up running 13.51 with it @ 102 shifting at 6200. We would have taken it higher except that's all it had in it
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Dayton Ohio, Wright-Patt, my bud and his wife had a bad fight
So; my ex wife and I go to cool them down.
I didn't know he was drunk.
He and I took a spin in my 67 HO GTO 4-speed
He missed 3rd gear (M-20)
Over reved the engine
I thought a valve floated
I drove it another month or 2 here and there, pulled the head.
Hole in the #8 piston...oops!
Yup, a Valve did float...ha ha
Dayton Ohio, Wright-Patt, my bud and his wife had a bad fight
So; my ex wife and I go to cool them down.
I didn't know he was drunk.
He and I took a spin in my 67 HO GTO 4-speed
He missed 3rd gear (M-20)
Over reved the engine
I thought a valve floated
I drove it another month or 2 here and there, pulled the head.
Hole in the #8 piston...oops!
Yup, a Valve did float...ha ha
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lol yeah weve done a bunch of mild hopups on those 318s and 383s.A buddy and I threw some left over parts at a 72 318 Demon with 115k miles on it. We even lowered the compression by using a set of mildly ported 360 heads, .480 lift cam, headers, intake yada yada and lots of gear in the 8 3/4 and ended up running 13.51 with it @ 102 shifting at 6200. We would have taken it higher except that's all it had in it
seems like the neutral balance motors stay together better.
im guessing you got valve float at 6200 ish?
im kinda surprised you got so much out of it using the low comp 72 318 with the 360 heads which lowered it even more??
and hey,bitd anything under 14 seconds was fast.
nowadaze not so much,but back then.....
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It was like it just ran out of steam and flattened out. The engine still had good sound but just didn't pull anymore. We had the 933 springs on it and they were new. It surprised the heck out of us too that it went to 6200 let alone go that fast. First time out was with 4.10 gears and a pair of short MT ET streets and crossing a little over 5k and was blowing the ET's off going into second. With that, it went 14.0. I had a pair of 29" tall 9" slicks so we tried them next time out and they solved the 2nd gear shift but now it was crossing at even less rpm but responded with a 14.7something. Weeell, I had a set of 4.88's laying around so why not. Shifting the same it crossed @ 6100 and did a 13.51. 60 foots sucked with a 2.02 but the 102mph was pretty cool along with the ET. The engine was dead off the line using a stock converter but woke up at 3000. Looked funny using slicks and no burn out lol. Terrible combination but we were just throwing spare parts at it and was kinda interested to see how much the old teen would take. The engine did fine but the transmission said it had enough the last time out. It too was a 115k mile unit. We didn't kill it completely but it was turning the fluid dark and the shifts were getting weaker...
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Sound like valve timing behind that day, yup. (Strokes mustache)
Darthomas
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Reg'lar lifters float at 5500.
Time for nex' gear.
Time for nex' gear.
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Alright guys, I've got an update. I pulled the top end apart last night. I bought new lifters and pushrods to put in. I was thinking I could use a magnet to pull the lifters out without taking the intake off, but realized that they were too big to fit through the holes. So now the intake is off and I replaced all the lifters and pushrods. Seemed like half of the lifters were seized up or at least super hard. I looked at the cam and it looks good so I'm gonna keep it. There is no scoring or bad wear marks so that'd nice. Looked at each of the rockers and they all look good, I'm gonna put it all back together and hope for the best!
As far as my engine, it's a 318 with 302 swirl port heads, performer intake, 650 eddy carb, hedman headers, and a 340ish cam. It's actually pretty quick right now. Very torquey.
Beatersrus, no its a janky 2bbl kick down linkage, that's next on my lift to change. Anyone know if I can buy a 4bbl linkage online or should I just go to a junkyard? I'd prefer online because I don't have the time to search a junkyard.
As far as my engine, it's a 318 with 302 swirl port heads, performer intake, 650 eddy carb, hedman headers, and a 340ish cam. It's actually pretty quick right now. Very torquey.
Beatersrus, no its a janky 2bbl kick down linkage, that's next on my lift to change. Anyone know if I can buy a 4bbl linkage online or should I just go to a junkyard? I'd prefer online because I don't have the time to search a junkyard.
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Wow. 650 cfm sounds huge on a 318. My 73 Charger has a 318 with stock heads, stock compression, performer intake, summit headers, and a .454 lift / 272 duration cam, and 2.71 gears. It's a dog on the low end, but it'll hit 110 easy. Currently I'm running a 500 cfm eddy and it's still running rich.
74Runneer
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600 cfm*** sorry. It's an edelbrock 1406 and these are jetted down for economy. Sounds like he needs more gearing and more compression.
drobertson
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Well I'm not gonna worry about hyping up my 318 anymore... cause sometime in the future i'm gonna do a 440 swap.
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