Camel hump heads
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Drifting
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Camel hump heads
What kind of hp can you expect from a 350 V8 with camel hump heads and a mild cam? I found one for sale that has been rebuilt but Im not sure if it will be enough get up and go!!
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Just over 300 net. I have dyno numbers on several combos like that. The "gross" numbers will be up around 1 hp per cubic inch. Unless you're restoring an engine that originally came with the "camel humps," there is no good reason to use those - although they flowed better than some other heads back in their day, they are not a good head by modern standards.
Lars
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Dr. Detroit
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The best factory head was the 2.02/1.60 "186" head.....which was used exclusively in Hi-Po factory applications and they will support 360 realistic horsepower......about 390 with a good blend and whip *** valve job.......over 400 if you cam the living pee out of them and spend 80 hours porting them.
But, 360 is the number.......gross. No factory small blocks made more than this off the assembly line regardless of what the air cleaner sticker says.
Jebby
But, 360 is the number.......gross. No factory small blocks made more than this off the assembly line regardless of what the air cleaner sticker says.
Jebby
Dr. Detroit
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Yep....the Fuely made 360 through headers....10 more than the “365”....but the car came with manifolds so how many layers of BS did GM have anyway?
In those days....manipulation was not well understood, and Campbell/Ewald had a HUGE say in how cars were released to the public....
Dyno’s were Unicorns then too....so unless you were Yunick or Traco....who could dispute it?
Jebby
In those days....manipulation was not well understood, and Campbell/Ewald had a HUGE say in how cars were released to the public....
Dyno’s were Unicorns then too....so unless you were Yunick or Traco....who could dispute it?
Jebby
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Dr. Detroit
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But.....there are so many fairy tales about the old days that I went to exactly one Woodward Dream Cruise when I lived there.......a culture of automotivedom that is based on Bullshit.....being a child of Detroit, I got it at ground zero from a very early age.
My Dad had a Split Window when I was a kid and he blew like three engines and two rearends in that poor thing (circa 1984)......but I remember all of the 350's he stuck in there were all Double Hump head and they ran like raped apes......but a damn V6 Mustang/Camaro would keep up now......
What IS very nostalgic is the sound these cars made and the powershifting on 7 inch wide tires.......a real thrill ride!
Jebby
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