Turbo a 360?
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Throw the crank, rods and pistons in the junk pile. Upgrade to at least a 390 crank and rods, with pistons that make enough compression to work with your hot cam. You can go out to 445 with that engine.
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Your pistons would actually get you 9 to 9.5 compression on the 390 crank and rod, but my bet is they are worn out, which is why I say toss 'em. Even if they are in spec, the ring lands have over 40 years of hammering, so why chance them in a new rebuild.
As for the turbo, you won't need it, and even though the 360 would seem to like a turbo, being that it is a low compression engine, the sunken piston and lack of quench would seem to me to invite detonation and make for trouble.
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Your pistons would actually get you 9 to 9.5 compression on the 390 crank and rod, but my bet is they are worn out, which is why I say toss 'em. Even if they are in spec, the ring lands have over 40 years of hammering, so why chance them in a new rebuild.
As for the turbo, you won't need it, and even though the 360 would seem to like a turbo, being that it is a low compression engine, the sunken piston and lack of quench would seem to me to invite detonation and make for trouble.
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