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Unless you absolutely have to have a Hemi, why not run the Spitfire heads? Take a good look, they are not bad...and you will have something very different. If you use pistons with valve pockets in BOTH locations then a swap to 354 heads can be easily made later when you find them. No doubt you will ...

As a rule, we now sonic check all Hemi blocks before deciding on how much to cut. The 392 regularly shows alot of core shift and there have been several occasions where we were forced to move the bore center away from the thin side in order to preserve some thickness just to make a clean bore. We ha...

...For $700 I would invest with ExtrudeHone...

Greetings Down-under. One hp per inch is easy, 500 is attainable but it will not be a grocery getter package. The biggest stumbling block is the cost of the parts to make big numbers. We simply do not have the plethora of parts that are available to other engines such as the 440 or the 426. Example;...

Let me add one more option. I also make TF adapters (since 1980) except that mine are steel instead of alum. Steel only adds a couple of pounds to overall weight.
PM if you want more info.

You are compressing less 'stuff' into essentially the same size chamber. There is some variation in combustion chamber volume, ranging from 105 cc up to 112 cc (as physically measured in our shop), but with a whole bunch of chambers at 108 cc in what appears to be stock configuration. This is for al...

Stay to the 4", but remember, if you plan to use std bore 392 pistons you will loose about 1. of compression due to a smaller dome volume.

Greetings, Like you, I think that it would look better with the ps down low on driver side, alt above the fuel pump and the a/c pump in the old generator location. We have made some 'one-offs' of these pieces but, unfortunately, there was little demand so we did not keep patterns. I do recall that t...

why not just pull water out of the intake rail?? most intake manifolds have enough room to sink a ½ npt fitting into the round port. also, keep in mind that with the ind head you have to 'shrink' the tall centre port or modify the manifold to cover it. we have had good luck putting devcon into the ...

the '54 model 331 is an excellent engine to work with. send a pm if you have questions .

As you have found, there are other trans with proper shaft length, just keep in mind how much torque they were designed to handle. As before, bolt holes can be moved....sometimes lots of filler rod and then some machine time...

Greetings. The usual problem with swapping transmissions is the length of the input shaft. The bolt parttern is easy to change and the bearing retainer hole can be bored out or a reducing collar can be installed. But in the end, the splines have to hit the disc and the end of the shaft needs a suppo...

Well, no one can dispute the historic abilities of Ed Pink, or the rest of his fraternaty, ie., Joe Reath, Dave Z, Evans & Enrique, et al. But lets get real. These guys are in their 80's and probably haven't touched a block in years let alone actually worked on one. This is in no way meant to de...

First off, the 361 is a B engine so there is no way to bolt them up. There were plenty of Plymouth 301, 303, and 318 assemblies so a 'flite from a 59 should be a 100% bolt-in. If you want/need, a small block TF up to '62 will also bolt-up in similar fashion but other items, ie, shift linkage, may no...

As we all have different experiences perhaps we all have different perspectives. I have personally assisted with a dozen or more swaps in exactly the way described and the power steering box was used on most. The only hood clearance problem was when a 2x4 intake was used which place the front carb t...

Another machine shop is in Albany Oregon. Virgil Hanson at 541.926.5742. Virgil has alot of Hemi experience including his 35 Ford with 331 that he drives to Bonneville each year...

The small block will not reach deep enough to engage the drive shaft, but I have new parts for this swap. Send a pm if you need help.

Early Hemis are an easy fit into B&E bodies. Some basics: install engine with adapter and trans, and mount trans to stock cross member. This will give lots of clearance at firewall and give location for front mounts. Use small block mounts for same car and space them forward on the block. Some a...

Remember that once you cut the shaft, you now have a 'custom' part that cannot be readily replaced if required, and sometimes distributors will seize...
I can provide a new design intermediate shaft/gear assembly that allows use of any A-LA dist, no changes...

the pertronix is only going to be as good as your worn out shaft and housing...
IMHO the Mopar electronic is the best basic system available, plus you can add the MSD 6A or other...
These are easy swaps into the early engines. Send a PM if you need help.

YES !!

my memory seems to fade as I get older, but seems like in the 'ol days most big strokes were 5/8". I don't recall if the limiting factor was excess grinding on the block or because of moving the crank pin out away from the meat of the throw... Looking at a stock crank today, I'm not sure if I w...

Fred, good news !! You can use the 426 wheel, but cutting a counterbore to register the new wheel on the old crank may leave the centre of the wheel a bit thin. More good news...I make a 'spacer', or call it an adapter if you like, that only moves the flywheel about 0.090" to the rear. It slips...

If you are on a budget, use the 383, The early Hemi will cost nearly twice as much to rebuild as the 383, and you can buy mounts, headers and all the rest of the 'stuff' that will be required for the B engine install. Remember that this was a factory option way back when. The 331 will fit but everyt...

I make a small, tidy mount that allows for the use of a horizontal mounted 'biscuit' type bushing, similar to the phord phlat head mounting style. You would need to provide a horizontal perch off of the frame at the proper height, width, etc, depending on the exact cushion used. I once used a late 7...