Newb Question- WHAT DO I NEED??

[Bam Bam]

Sorry guys. Just way to overwhelmed with all this great info but....

Just picked up a 360, my 304 was chewin up distributor gears. I want to rebuild the 360 and I want it to work well.

I looked the E-store and I am SOOO CONFUSED

What the hell do I need to make this thing rock solid? I do want to put a in a cam that will friendly for wheeling and won't let me down.

Please let me know what I need.

[Goose]

Well welcome to the site.. Now before you get even more confusing info.. Tell us what you are putting the 360 in and what kind of wheeling/driving you do.. For instance is this your daily driver? and what kind of mods have you done to it..

(before you end up with a recipe for a nitro sucking fire breathing full race aluminum 9000 hp 14000 rpm motor..for your 3a..to idle over trails with )
(Sorry I'm kinda the resident wise guy) well one of em anyway.

[Bam Bam]

Thats ok, the wise guys usually know what they are talking about

Ok so I am running a 78 CJ7, AX-15, D300
for axles at this point I am running wide track 30 & Corp 20 (moser shafts) Locked with 4:56 gears on 35s

Planning on going full width 60 front and 14 bolt rear on 38s with 5:13s

This is not a daily driver, but not yet a trailer queen. I am not looking for a pile of horsepower that will twist a shaft. Just something that will run nicely in most situations with more torque in the lower end.

[Mudrat]

[quote="Bam Bam"]That’s ok, the wise guys usually know what they are talking about [quote]

Leaves me out then I dropped a 360 into an 85 CJ, T-5, Dana 300, and Dana 44's front and rear with lockers.

I doubt the AX15 will hold up if you "Goose" the heck out of it ( Goose ). I know the T-5 won't, but I'll be "gentle" until I can find a 727 or equivilant to drop in behind it.

I haven't been home enough to get it finished, but there are some pic's in the readers ride section. I didn't go full blown, but had it bored +.30, cross-drilled and polished the crank after opening the oil ways, dropped a Summit 8600 cam, E-brock performer intake, and when I get it back from MC I have the E-brock 1406 carb to put back on. Desktop dyno has it around 400 HP.

'Rat

[Bam Bam]

i don't know man, I already cooked my T-5 behind my 304

I have been told the T-5 rates weaker than a Peugeot tranny

Sounds like a nice set-up tho

[Mudrat]

Yeah, I don't think it will last long either - but it's new

Here are few shots of "Pat's Projects"

[jeepsr4ever]

I would start with a mild RV camshaft to get things rolling. How many miles are on the motor right now?

[Bam Bam]

unfortunately the dash was out of the Waggy when I found it, and then it was sent to the crusher as soon as I pulled the engine, so I guess I will have to try to find out from the wreckers. But I really doubt I will have any luck.

[Goose]

Goo sed again...

[Holeshot]

Here we go again!!!

Mild "RV" camshaft????

That is what a stock cam was/is.

The AMC head design will rev to 6500 & supply over 450HP when fresh & without any significant mods!!! 8500RPM & over 600HP when fully prepped.

If you put little intakes, carbs, cams, exhaust, etc, on it, that's what kind of power you will get out of it.

I believe in COMPLIMENTING the engine design, not detracting from it.

The 360 will easily go 450 HP & burst to 7500 RPM with common hot rodding mods. 6500 RPM is safer for the cast rods but modifying aftermarket forged SBC rods to use with the 360 is common & the 390/401 forged crank can also be used.

It just depends on what powerband you want, higher HP is at the higher end of the RPM scale.