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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 401jim Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Dec/21/2014 at 1:56pm
A well built 360 will scare the crap out of most people!!! I have a turbo 400 with a brake and a 3.73 ratio rear. it goes thru the traps @6300. FYI the Indy Intake makes a real bad a$$ combo. A little work @ the valve cover rail will net some real nice results. This combo was running a Quick fuel 750 carb.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RUMBLR Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Dec/21/2014 at 6:42pm
Originally posted by jpnjim jpnjim wrote:

to everyone posting ETs,

what rear gears & transmissions?

It's tough to match some of those numbers with a 2.23 first 4spd, but its still a good reference. 


To the last post,

I'm surprised to hear of an Indy intake working so well in that combo,

did you match the Edelbrocks to it?


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343 904 M20 - 11.83@115
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Originally posted by BIG_K BIG_K wrote:

Caltracs


Ding Ding Ding...   Cal Tracs. And Rancho RS9000's if you don't want to spring for QA1's.

The 290B6 is a pretty decent cam for as mild as it is. I run one in the Piper, 11.0's at 121 mph so far, 3050 without me in it, slicks/caltracs/4.10's, 727 with a 5000 stall, bottom 1.50's short time. Car is gutted but all steel with glass windows. It has more in it..   
1972 Javelin AMX T/A Red 360/4 speed

1968 AMX "The Pied Piper" "Cam Only" 390/727 1/8th mile bracket racer on E-85. 10.92@121.9 mph.
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Ive got some great advice from this thread but I also have one more ? what head modifications are you running currently to run these times and who is a reputable head ported to rework my 291c heads or does anyone have some for sale outright. Thank you and merry Christmas, Scramboy.
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Stock heads with a little minor de-burring should be ok.
AMC heads flow very good stock.
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To answer Rumbler in Aussy the heads were reworked by me and I changed the exhaust to a trapezoid configuration. I port matched the intakes to a Eddy intake gasket. There was plenty of meat to play with. 208 intakes took care of the flow problem @ the bowl area. I think if I put a 401 into the mix it will get real interesting.
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