Dodge Dart – DynoDay #4
Had the Dodge Dart on the chassis-dyno again last monday at Ludwig Performance in Hillegom, The Netherlands. This is DynoDay number 4 already! The very first DynoDay with the 318ci engine ‘managed’ a shameful 145hp [more … ]
360ci
1973 Dodge Dart 360ci engine install
Out with the 318, hello 360 engine! After a slow build and tedious installation into the small engine bay of the Dodge Dart, the 360ci engine has finally found its way into the car. Had [more … ]
Open exhaust vs Dynomax Exhaust mufflers sound level difference
Just wanted to share a simple clip I made showing the difference in sound a pair of Dynomax 17748 exhaust mufflers make compared to a dual open tube exhaust system…
360ci engine Edelbrock AirGap and solid lifters
Installed an Edelbrock AirGap intake on the 360ci for a cooler and denser mixture during operation. Also converted the hydraulic lifters to solid lifters to counter some lifter collapse. A couple of lifters couldn’t keep [more … ]
Mopar 360ci engine on Propane – Throttle response
Made a small video of the Mopar 360ci engine with 11.3:1 compression ratio while playing with the throttle a bit. (As always, videos sound way better with headphones or a good speaker set.)
360ci Compression pressure test
Did a compression test today on the 360. The engine was stone cold, removed the plugs and checked all the cylinders one by one. I did a second test with the carb wired fully open [more … ]
Videoclip: 360ci engine on teststand
Below is a combined video of a number of clips I made during running the 360-engine on the teststand. As with almost all mobile devices, the sound quality is shabby. So just try to imagine [more … ]
360ci engine camshaft break-in
This weekend plans were made to break-in the 360ci engine. The pistons and rings had already been run before in this engine, so it was mainly the camshaft, lifters and new valvetrain parts that needed [more … ]
360ci Engine Teststand progress
Made some progress on the engine stand I’m building to break-in the 360ci engine. A removable battery-tray has been added and a simple ‘click-on’ cooling fan. Currently there’s only some wiring left to do, along [more … ]
360 engine and engine-teststand
The 360 engine I’m building for the Dodge Dart, along with the engine-teststand to break-in the engine, are coming along nicely.
360 engine update
Got a few things done on the 360 engine build; – Modified and mounted a windage tray from a later model smallblock. – Fabbed a baffle inside the new oilpan to prevent oil-slosh on hard [more … ]
Building a fresh 360ci engine
The 16 new valves have been backcut to remove their ‘ski-jump’-ridge, which hinders flow, and all were polished to a shine. Now the heads were mostly done, I could focus my attention on prepping the [more … ]
Building a fresh 360ci engine for efficiency & power
Last year I bought a smallblock Mopar 360ci engineblock and started working on rebuilding it for my daily ’73 Dart, in favor of the current 318. The plan is to build an efficient running engine [more … ]
Mopar 360ci engine
What has the world come to…?! A smallblock on BigBlockMopar.com?! Am I getting soft in the head? Well, as I recently had decided the 5.7L Hemi engine-project was too big of a project to technically [more … ]