360 or 440?

little motor - Big Car -

Don't Do it!!!!!!

This is an old post, but heres my $0.02 cents... Hell he could always build a healthy 383/400, if you have enough room, you can get the best of both worlds, lighter than the 440, not much more weight than a 360, especially with aluminum heads on the 383/400, with good looks, great ported heads & torque of a big block are really hard to beat, but I like both Mopar Small Blocks & Big Blocks, either way it's all in the cylinder heads, flow is everything on a performance or race engine, whether it's a Slant 6, 318ci or a 440ci, a 572ci stroked Big Block or 440ci stroked Small Block, the single best thing, with the most overall improvement you can make, is in the cylinder heads, FLOW BABY FLOW, they have always been the weakest link, in the Mopar performance chain... Have fun build what you want, just put a great set of heads on it... Of course you need other parts matched to your purpose also, but the cylinder heads are a very important, if not the most important key... Then actually knowing "how to tune any performance &/or race engine", doesn't hurt either, regardless of Cubic Inch BB or SB, Performance 101...

Why not 360, stroked with turbo's or supercharger? You can build it to have tons of power and IF you keep your foot out of the boost, you can get killer gas mileage.

http://www.hughesengines.com/TechArticles/3orderuponesupercharged318togogogoandgosomemore.php

370.5 hp and 349.8 tq with a 318 and 662.7 hp and 587.5 tq with single supercharger.

Best of both worlds unless you do a 400 and put on a forced induction of your choice.

Jim Bob The Dancing Bear said:

Why not 360, stroked with turbo's or supercharger? You can build it to have tons of power and IF you keep your foot out of the boost, you can get killer gas mileage.

http://www.hughesengines.com/TechArticles/3orderuponesupercharged318togogogoandgosomemore.php

370.5 hp and 349.8 tq with a 318 and 662.7 hp and 587.5 tq with single supercharger.

Best of both worlds unless you do a 400 and put on a forced induction of your choice.

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Good alternative... I do love boosted engines... Not a real big turbo guy, much more of a supercharger, "in any configuration" type guy...

Of course you could do things to the small-block to make up for the lack of cubes - stroker crank, turbo, supercharger, etc..etc...But why start with a 80 hp disadvantage (assuming 1 cubic inch equals 1 hp)?

I think the only thing cheaper about the 360 vs. 440 would be you might be able to get a 360 core cheaper, then again would it really be that much cheaper? Once you start in, prices to build either one should be about the same.

440 all the way!

I've got a crate 360 stroker (i.e. a 408, w/395hp) in my '72 RR and it'll do everything except pull the front wheels off the ground. Scary fast. The list of internals that Marshall uses in building its Mopar motors is plenty impressive too, making my decision to stay with the small block easier.

Bigger Engine will make more power longer as it doesn't have to work as hard. A 550 HP 360? Ain't gonna live as long as a 550 HP 440. You haven't fully lived until you've seen/been in a 500 C.I. BB car on about 10 LBSs of boost, or a 200 HP shot of N20.


BB has been, is, and will be the best bang for the buck in the HP war...

Yee who begins with the most, ends with the most. Period...

bigredbird said:

I've got a crate 360 stroker (i.e. a 408, w/395hp) in my '72 RR and it'll do everything except pull the front wheels off the ground. Scary fast. The list of internals that Marshall uses in building its Mopar motors is plenty impressive too, making my decision to stay with the small block easier.

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I just bought one.I'm going to put her in my E-BODY.She's a 4-spd as well.I can't hardley wait.

Now Back on hand I think I would perfer the Big Block in the B-BODY.

The biggest block is the best block!