Re: [AMC-list] 360 build

[Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The engine they built was nice but 7000 rpms out of a stock 360 cast crank and 
bottom end is a little risky. Either way, good numbers and is very possible even 
with a little more street friendly set up than that one.  We did an engine 
package for a guy down south who made almost 470hp on pump gas street friendly 
set up that didn't need to go that high up in the rpm range.  


I may be bias because I designed and make the Anti-walk cam kits for AMC. I 
prefer our thrust plate set up over a cam button.  End play is more precise and 
stabilizes the valve train better without one of the other wearing against the 
timing cover.   That is why we created them.  Cam buttons work so/so but not 
like a thrust plate set up.

Frank, as for putting 4 bolt mains on a 360 and smaller engine, on a regular 
block it can't be done.  They don't have the structural webbing across the mains 
that the 390 and 401s have.  Only the T/A and early service blocks has this 
webbing but the were basically a 390/401 block that was not bored out to 4.165 
and are a rare find.  If you find one, you will pay as much for it as you will a 
401 block.

Pick the right piston design, cam and carb, and you can get some very good power 
out of a 360.  and with a 401, stay within the 6200-6500 rpm range on pump gas 
and get 550hp or enough power to push a daily driven street car weighing in at 
3600 lbs easily into the 11s. 

Nick   
 Alfano Performance
4849-76 st.
Kenosha, WI. 53142
262-308-1302
262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends 



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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:44:16 -0500
From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 360 build
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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:24:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Davis Martin<martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] AMC-list Digest, Vol 45, Issue 12

Wow! Whoever responded that winded response to Hal on the engine build, has 
never built an AMC v-8.  And has not been around the AMC community much. Wow.
AMC 360 block is too thin to add 4bolt mains. And check out the Indy alloy 
block.
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I made a long winded reply to the long winded reply, but I don't think you're 
talking about me!
I forgot to mention the Indy alloy AMC V-8 block, meant to.
Are you sure you can't put a 4 bolt main on the 360? I have never done it, but I 
thought I had seen one where the extra two bolts were 3/8" instead of 1/2". That 
might have been for the 390/401 block though.
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