I have a friend who is planning on pulling his inline 6 and rebuilding it with as many hi-po parts he can get his hands on. I have a 360 in need of a rebuild and plan on swapping it with a Chevy smallblock (decided the bigblock was too much of a hassle to drop in). I offered him this engine to rebuild in place of his I-6. I am giving this engine to him if he wants it (has no oil pressure whatsoever after 10minutes run time,but still runs,figuring on the culprit being the timing cover.). I told him that if he puts all the hi-po parts on this 360 instead of his i-6,he'll no doubt get more horsepower out of it (in reality,I haven't the slightest clue,I just assume there are as many hi-po parts,if not more,for the 360 than the his current 258) He would like to know a ballpark figure on how much horsepower he will get (little,or a buttload....something along those lines) if he chooses my free 360 to rebuild and hi-po with aftermarket goodies.
Also,he is concerned about any additional work required to drop in the V8 in place of the i-6. Will it bolt-in the same,does it need a bigger radiator,ect.
The final question he seems to have is the reduced gas milage he may encounter. He is more concerned about the increase of HP and low-end torque,be he doesn't want to cut his MPG in half either.
I have received excellent info here,and hope you can help me answer these questions if possible.
If it helps any,this 360 of mine has a new camshaft,lifters and timing components,excluding timing cover.
The bottom line is certainly HP and torque over all......his retired father who used to be a mechanic tells him that the i-6 will come close enough,even as far as "nearly identical" in performance to the 360,but has little personal experience with these particular AMC engines. I respect his opinion,but feel he is way off-base.Plus geez,it's a FREE V8!!! C'mon!
Again,thanks in advance for any opinion you have.
Also,he is concerned about any additional work required to drop in the V8 in place of the i-6. Will it bolt-in the same,does it need a bigger radiator,ect.
The final question he seems to have is the reduced gas milage he may encounter. He is more concerned about the increase of HP and low-end torque,be he doesn't want to cut his MPG in half either.
I have received excellent info here,and hope you can help me answer these questions if possible.
If it helps any,this 360 of mine has a new camshaft,lifters and timing components,excluding timing cover.
The bottom line is certainly HP and torque over all......his retired father who used to be a mechanic tells him that the i-6 will come close enough,even as far as "nearly identical" in performance to the 360,but has little personal experience with these particular AMC engines. I respect his opinion,but feel he is way off-base.Plus geez,it's a FREE V8!!! C'mon!
Again,thanks in advance for any opinion you have.
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