grander
Active Member
Hey all,
I'm a bit stuck moving forward with my build and would like a few opinions.
The original plan was a LA 408+ stroker using the 360-1's and manifold that flow around 320-330 (as I recall). It will be going into my 64 Dodge Phoenix with a built 904 /5k stall and 3.9 9". Cam will be a custom grind.
The car is purely a weekend plaything and am thinking low to mid 11's would be nice.
Now, unfortunately sonic testing has revealed that one bore has a wall thickness that measures at .080". The rest all range up to .210"
So. My question is - should I save my hard earned $$$ or should I throw the dice?
What would you do?
Here in Australia original Mopar parts are few and far between not to mention expensive.
The search over the last few months for a new block has as yet been unsuccessful.
My next thought is to cut my loses and go with a 6.4 hemi but it is not the car for a modern motor if you know what I mean? and again expensive here.
There is a local supplier importing ritter blocks but the finished cost alone would end up being nearly $10,000 so also not an option.
Any opinions, thoughts, suggestions are all greatly appreciated!
Graeme.
I'm a bit stuck moving forward with my build and would like a few opinions.
The original plan was a LA 408+ stroker using the 360-1's and manifold that flow around 320-330 (as I recall). It will be going into my 64 Dodge Phoenix with a built 904 /5k stall and 3.9 9". Cam will be a custom grind.
The car is purely a weekend plaything and am thinking low to mid 11's would be nice.
Now, unfortunately sonic testing has revealed that one bore has a wall thickness that measures at .080". The rest all range up to .210"
So. My question is - should I save my hard earned $$$ or should I throw the dice?
What would you do?
Here in Australia original Mopar parts are few and far between not to mention expensive.
The search over the last few months for a new block has as yet been unsuccessful.
My next thought is to cut my loses and go with a 6.4 hemi but it is not the car for a modern motor if you know what I mean? and again expensive here.
There is a local supplier importing ritter blocks but the finished cost alone would end up being nearly $10,000 so also not an option.
Any opinions, thoughts, suggestions are all greatly appreciated!
Graeme.