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Stormogdis 
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 Posted: Mar/30/2018 at 2:56pm |
 Traded for this amc v8 today with a 3speed .. Don't know if it's a 290 or a 304 yet.. Will pick it up next weekend 
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Posted: Mar/31/2018 at 5:37pm |
 Got the v8 crossmember in, and cleand up some wires
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Posted: Apr/02/2018 at 12:39pm |
 Mounting brackets and struggle with the CRT Preformance distributor today 
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Posted: Apr/08/2018 at 1:35pm |
  Got the 360 in the Matador today, only problem is the transmition xmember, looks like the engine is sitting longer to the front and the trans won't sit in the xmember, so i guess i will need a longer driveshaft 
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Posted: Apr/15/2018 at 1:41pm |
    Bought another Hornet Will bring it home within the next 2 weeks  258/904 car |
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Posted: May/06/2018 at 2:02am |
 Got my headers 
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Posted: May/10/2018 at 5:31pm |
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If you don't mind my asking, how was the power and fuel economy with the 258? I recently picked up a '78 Matador Wagon that has a 304 in it, and I'm looking to use it as a beater/commuter car. I have toyed with the idea of swapping in a 258 to get maximum fuel economy, but I'm not sure if it will be worth it vs the 304, especially since I live in the western US where speed limits are pretty high (75 mph in places). Did you get any highway driving experience with the six before you started the swap? I'd love any insight.
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Posted: May/10/2018 at 11:20pm |
I did not use the car alot with the 258, but i would guess it uses about 1 litre/ 10km .. think that is about 23mpg |
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Posted: May/12/2018 at 5:56am |
 Think a 3speed 290/304 Hornet would be cool
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