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Horsepower TV Builds an AMC 360

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by LarryD, Jun 4, 2012.

  1. Jun 4, 2012
    LarryD

    LarryD Member

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    lynn

    lynn Time machine / Early CJ5 HR Rep Staff Member

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    Thanks, forwarded to some buddies.
     
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    Corveeper

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    Awesome, I'll watch it. :tea:
     
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    johneyboy03

    johneyboy03 The green beast

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    Nice, cant wait to see that (my engine has been rebuit last year) !!!Thank's for the link!!!
     
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    LarryD

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    A couple of months back they did a Buick 350. Might be of interest to some Jeepers. I sent an E-Mail asking for a F 134 but never heard anything.
     
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    Jeepenstein

    Jeepenstein Me like Jeep..

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    That would be the coolest show evaaaaar!


     
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    LarryD

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    DrDanteIII

    DrDanteIII Master Procrastinator

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    nice . I break enough things with my 150 horsepower 304. I'd have to buy u joints by the dozen

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    timgr

    timgr We stand on the shoulders of giants. 2022 Sponsor

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    For that amount of money, why start with a 360?

    401 builds dyno about 500 hp pretty regularly, or so claim their owners.
     
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    LarryD

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    I have seen 401s' here from time to time but they said "why pay the big bucks for a rare engine when you can get decent power from a 360". They went thru quite a bit of effort to fix the thrust on the 360 crank becuase it was "rare".

    That's what I like about this, they follow up with actual dyno results.
     
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    nickmil

    nickmil In mothballs.

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    401's around here are getting very hard to find, bring a premium, and usually require a lot of reconditioning whereas 360's are pretty easy to find in running and decent condition.



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  12. Jun 11, 2012
    nwedgar

    nwedgar Now with TBI!

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    So I ran across this CL ad in ATL today for a 401, for only $11,500 (yes 11K). It looks fantastic, but look at what the guy thinks it will dyno at for that money...450HP? Now compare that to the $6,500 built 360.

    Somebody could have done better.

    http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/pts/3070454674.html
     
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    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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    All I know is I wish I could get stuff for the prices the guys on the 'Power Block' get. I could save a heap of cash that way as well ;)
     
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    Corveeper

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    It's certainly easier to build power when you're spending someone else's money. ;)
    I enjoy HPTV but they get handed thousands of dollars worth of go fast goodies in each show.
     
  15. Jun 18, 2012
    duffer

    duffer Rodent Power

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    Well, the induction system accounts for more than a third of the asking price and the heads are another $1100 so probably not too out-of-line. That engine is almost an AMC duplicate of how the 381 sbc is set up in my 3B.


    And how many 1310's you go through depends on how you drive itR)

    I have yet to just destroy one although they do wear out faster than I would consider normal but some of that's due to my great driveshaft length.
     
  16. Jun 18, 2012
    LarryD

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    Hummmm, I have seen that ad before.

    I don't know where I saw this but not on Atlanta Craigslist.
     
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