Might as well shove a LS1 in there and call it a cheby.ShagWagon wrote:Sell carb and use it towards a fuel injection kit.
X2, honestly, Is the engine that tired that you need it rebuilt? I know too late, unless it is really burning oil like smoke stack, the best $$ are spent on improving 50 year old technology to some modern amenities, TFI coil, large cap distributor, ignition switch, electric fuel pump, and replacing all those leaky trany seals, TC seals and any rubber hoses.REDONE wrote: You can dink around with these old cast iron 90 degree V-8s and make them look and sound nice, but a new Honda accord with it's tiny 3.5L V-6 makes more hp than Smokey and the Bandits 6.6L TransAm did. If you haven't dropped coin on rebuilding an engine yet, I highly recommend researching a 5.3L GM swap. There's something to be said for the "get in a drive" of a modern engine swap.
Nikkormat, will that Summit K8600 work in mine? Summit just states that this cam applies to the 70-78 AMC 360. Mine is an 89. Why doesn't Summit state that it will apply to later 360s?Nikkormat wrote:Don't waste time with the "RV Cam". Mine sucks, makes less power than the flat old stock white stripe cam that was in my 401.
Order this Summit K8600: https://m.summitracing.com/parts/sum
And THIS Cloyes True Roller timing set: https://m.summitracing.com/parts/clo-9-1118
Don't let the low price of the cam scare you. The summit cam is made by CWC TEXTRON up in Michigan. An OE supplier of cams to American Motors. The Cloyes timing set is also US made! And the oiling holes are in the correct place on both the cam and timing set!
I have no clue why some manufacturers think the cams only work to 1978. All they did in 1979 is add an additional freeze plug and change the timing marks on the timing cover.mhubbard wrote:Nikkormat, will that Summit K8600 work in mine? Summit just states that this cam applies to the 70-78 AMC 360. Mine is an 89. Why doesn't Summit state that it will apply to later 360s?Nikkormat wrote:Don't waste time with the "RV Cam". Mine sucks, makes less power than the flat old stock white stripe cam that was in my 401.
Order this Summit K8600: https://m.summitracing.com/parts/sum
And THIS Cloyes True Roller timing set: https://m.summitracing.com/parts/clo-9-1118
Don't let the low price of the cam scare you. The summit cam is made by CWC TEXTRON up in Michigan. An OE supplier of cams to American Motors. The Cloyes timing set is also US made! And the oiling holes are in the correct place on both the cam and timing set!
I say keep the air pump for now too. EGR will help gas mileage among other things folks have already mentioned.mhubbard wrote:I guess take the old "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach. Okay, I'm fine with that.
Thennnnn.... what about air pump and other above-board smog stuff???
Oh, and is there a particular water pump any of you guys would recommend?