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Theoretical Exercise Only, OK...? 
I've often wondered what would happen if you cross referenced some engine parts catalogs and threw a set of competion/HD rods & pistons, a little milling hear & there, Meebey' offset grinding the crank, relocating the pins higher for just a tad more stroke?
Bigger valves & a full on portjob with multi angle valve job? Custom cam, of course.
And if you wanted to go further:
Sheetmetal intake or extrude-hone the factory piece. Adapt a bigger T-Body, Bigger injectors?
Of course I've always thought these engines just scream for someone to put a turbo on.
Justa' a thought...
I've often wondered what would happen if you cross referenced some engine parts catalogs and threw a set of competion/HD rods & pistons, a little milling hear & there, Meebey' offset grinding the crank, relocating the pins higher for just a tad more stroke?
Bigger valves & a full on portjob with multi angle valve job? Custom cam, of course.
And if you wanted to go further:
Sheetmetal intake or extrude-hone the factory piece. Adapt a bigger T-Body, Bigger injectors?
Of course I've always thought these engines just scream for someone to put a turbo on.
Justa' a thought...
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now i never heard that one before.
we used to use a chain to keep the motor mount from breaking, i guess it could transfer some torque to the rear.
we used to use a chain to keep the motor mount from breaking, i guess it could transfer some torque to the rear.
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I gotta 94 with 46,000 miles and got the 2-into-1 intake boot from a V-8 truck, and added a piece of pipe and a clamp on filter in place of the stock box. I also removed the smog pump, the second cat, and poked out the first one and run a single inlet, dual outlet flowmaster (pretty quiet) and noticed a decent improvement, but nothing to make it any more "thrilling".....And the mileage seemed to improve, to boot.
I think next I'm gonna smooth out the butterflies and shaft in the throttle body and add a spacer.
I think next I'm gonna smooth out the butterflies and shaft in the throttle body and add a spacer.
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Originally Posted by Scndsin
Theoretical Exercise Only, OK...?
And there is a lengthy, detailed thread in the supercharger/turbocharger/nitrious section of FTE where a guy built a turbocharged 300. It's a good read even if one isn't going to copy the concept.
Originally Posted by Scndsin
I've often wondered what would happen if you cross referenced some engine parts catalogs and threw a set of competion/HD rods & pistons, a little milling hear & there, Meebey' offset grinding the crank, relocating the pins higher for just a tad more stroke?
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Originally Posted by frederic
I like exercises.
To me the 300 behaves much like a big block - large bores, heavy rods, decent stroke as starting material. Just two less cylinders.
To me the 300 behaves much like a big block - large bores, heavy rods, decent stroke as starting material. Just two less cylinders.
I know the big six is not rev-happy, but I've often wondered how it would respond to a good blue-print & some quality light weight/HD internals. Add a few more traditional Hotrodding techniques & it should be surprising.
I'll have to look up that thread.
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