ChryslerCruiser
Well-Known Member
I am purely in the brainstorming phase here, as I suspect a different rear differential would make the most impact on daily driving of my 82 imperial, and that may well happen when the 7.25 gives up. . . Not that I am going to abuse it, but I understand they are not real robust..
I am wondering what would be the "best" cam for the car.. optimized a bit for performance a strong consideration for realizing that this is a heavy car, an automatic tranny, and highway gears.. AND realizing that any $$$ spent on the 318 may well not be realized if the car is sold, or the engine is swapped for a 360, so there is a strong budge theme here..
The previous owner has already swapped on a holley 600, and a dual plane intake, so that leaves the low hanging fruit to be:
1) Dual exhaust which I guess means moving the gas tank which should not cost too much other than the effort involved.
2)A camshaft re-grind, (because it is cheaper) to some sort of RV grind, or maybe a 'robust' RV grind that brings the intake duration up to something like 210@.050
The following article while it is pure advertising at its best, I would like to believe the trend is accurate.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/mopp-0312-318-long-block-bolt-ons/
I am wondering what would be the "best" cam for the car.. optimized a bit for performance a strong consideration for realizing that this is a heavy car, an automatic tranny, and highway gears.. AND realizing that any $$$ spent on the 318 may well not be realized if the car is sold, or the engine is swapped for a 360, so there is a strong budge theme here..
The previous owner has already swapped on a holley 600, and a dual plane intake, so that leaves the low hanging fruit to be:
1) Dual exhaust which I guess means moving the gas tank which should not cost too much other than the effort involved.
2)A camshaft re-grind, (because it is cheaper) to some sort of RV grind, or maybe a 'robust' RV grind that brings the intake duration up to something like 210@.050
The following article while it is pure advertising at its best, I would like to believe the trend is accurate.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/mopp-0312-318-long-block-bolt-ons/