Automatic OK?

[AWP9521]

Looking at the specs of the car, that sucker will definitely haul ass, those 4.30 gears will limit your top speed with the engine wound out but it will get there really quick.

Josh is right about the gear pattern, it will be P-R-N-1-2-3 instead of P-R-N-D-2-1, and Bulldog's post is dead on, you WILL have to shift the gears manually, the Valve Body that was put in the tranny will not shift for you, if your at a light in 3rd gear you will leave in 3rd gear and it will NOT kick down a gear or 2 when the pedal is floored.

If I had 4500 to buy it I would, those are a fun old car to tool around in and there are not many of them left. Yeah parts are not too cheap but it already sounds like the majority of the parts already in it are new in the suspension and driveline.

[bob stone]

wow instring responces to this post :P dude that is a drag car, it porbley will suck driving around town in it, it probley puts out more then 400 hp but i would buy it in a sec :P, i didnt see the add for it cause it was canceled but if you can still get it, do it, but like i said wont be good around town, i would guess it has a solid rear axle and someone mentioned it had 4.30 gearing, defintly a strip car, and for that the auto is great cause you can get constant times ect..

[BlackGT2000]

Originally Posted by bob stone

wow instring responces to this post :P dude that is a drag car, it porbley will suck driving around town in it, it probley puts out more then 400 hp but i would buy it in a sec :P, i didnt see the add for it cause it was canceled but if you can still get it, do it, but like i said wont be good around town, i would guess it has a solid rear axle and someone mentioned it had 4.30 gearing, defintly a strip car, and for that the auto is great cause you can get constant times ect..

Hey nothing wrong with a solid axel. But the 4.30 gears will be a little much for driving around town, none the less though this is a bad ass sounding car.

[bad360rt]

Hmmm, I've got a solid axle, auto, 3.92 gears, 450rwhp and it was my daily driver for two and a half years

Oh, and 4.30 gears aren't that bad, if they're too much for you tho, you can always run a lil taller tire to compensate. I know a lot of guys that run 4.56's in their daily driver R/T's.

[Polygon]

Originally Posted by NoRiceHere01

hahahaha "meep meep bitches!" thats funny, sorry. anyways, id get the thing. the 727s nearly indestructible, its probly wuts in rocker's charger behind a big block. also, if u got the money, bolt in a 360 crate engine thats almost 400 hp for like $3500. i think its worth it. the auto's also more consistent in a drag race if ur gonna run in a class with a dial in time. 4 speeds r just more fun to play in. a stock muscle car is almost always quicker with a manual too. if u build it right, power to weight would be pretty killer in that car.

Bah, the 360 is just a bored out 340. For $3,500 is would spend the money on working up that 340. That's just me though.

[AWP9521]

Originally Posted by Polygon

Bah, the 360 is just a bored out 340. For $3,500 is would spend the money on working up that 340. That's just me though.

Actually the 360 has a .040" smaller bore than the 340 does and a .270" longer stroke, also the bearing journals are larger so the cranks will not interchange. The 340 is actually a bored out 318 but in doing so Chrysler specifically designed this engine as a performance engine for the A Bodied cars to compete with the larger cars with Big Block engines in them and were quite sucessfull in doing so. The only reason the 360 was built to replace the 340 was for emissions reasons.

The bore and stroke dimensions for the Small Block "LA" engines are as follows.

273 CID = 3.63 X 3.31
318 CID = 3.91 X 3.31
340 CID = 4.04 X 3.31
360 CID = 4.00 X 3.58

I do agree though, I would rather build up a 340 than a 360 anyday. Just like if I were going to build a Chevy engine, it would be a 327 and not a 350.

[Officer Redneck]

Originally Posted by AWP9521

Actually the 360 has a .040" smaller bore than the 340 does and a .270" longer stroke, also the bearing journals are larger so the cranks will not interchange. The 340 is actually a bored out 318 but in doing so Chrysler specifically designed this engine as a performance engine for the A Bodied cars to compete with the larger cars with Big Block engines in them and were quite sucessfull in doing so. The only reason the 360 was built to replace the 340 was for emissions reasons.

The bore and stroke dimensions for the Small Block "LA" engines are as follows.

273 CID = 3.63 X 3.31
318 CID = 3.91 X 3.31
340 CID = 4.04 X 3.31
360 CID = 4.00 X 3.58

I do agree though, I would rather build up a 340 than a 360 anyday. Just like if I were going to build a Chevy engine, it would be a 327 and not a 350.

[Polygon]

Ah, well, thank you for the information!

[samandiar]

buy that car. the 340 is a great engine, better than the 360 if you ask me. mopars arent THAT expensive to build, either, once you are embedded in the mopar community. if you have questions, just go to www.moparstyle.com. they know a lot over there. for 4500, i say DEFINITELY buy it, unless its rusty. i would, however, recommend getting a normal auto or a stick, shifting an auto manually all the time sounds like a bad idea for street driving