Here are some pre Machine shop pictures along with current pics of it at the machine shop for any curious members.

 

Are you putting it back in the Newport? Engine building is always a beautiful thing to see pictures of, all those sterile clean metal surfaces get my OCD going. Good luck with the rebuild!

 

Nah Im putting it in my 1967 Plymouth Barracuda, my Cuda is sitting with a slant six 225Ci right now I just want something a little more respectable, every one says my Barracuda is not a muscle car with a 6 cylinder, so I'm going to go big block,

I couldn't believe how mush crud was in that 361Ci, last that Newport was registered was in 1975 , guess it ran for 12 years with minimal to no maintenance, dont know if you can see the huge ridges at the top of each cylinder.

 

Love C-bodies but was hoping by your username it was going in a Cuda. 67 is still A body for the Barracudas right? I heard the factory big block instalation tool was a hammer on the inner fenders in A-bodies. Maybe you'll be a little gentler. How's the rest of the car looking with all that spunk going under the hood? I'm sure she'll make plenty of power for the street.

 

LOL don't know yet about the hammer but yes still "A body" and first year of the "Muscle Car" body style but if they fit a 383 in the second gen body from the factory a 361 will fit or in my case with a .060 over bore 372Ci "no it ain't a Hemi"

 

Nice project engine you don't see very often.
Not to be picky but the 361 was never considered a big block engine. Those were the 413, 426 and 440. There was a 383 from 1958 & 1959 that used the raised deck block from the RB engine family but that was eliminated to consolidate the engine machining process.
The 4bbl carbs used on those engines were Carter's.
375 HP is a reasonable number to expect with headers and that carb and a good exhaust system.
Production 4bbl - 361 engines used in the Plymouth Fury made 305 HP and around 390 ft/pds of torque.
Keep us posted on the build.

 

actually Chrysler Advertised (B) engines as Low deck Big Blocks 350Ci to 400Ci and the Raised deck Big Block as (RB) 413Ci to 440Ci and big blocks all share parts from one another including the heads for mine share with the 413Ci, only difference in the 413,426 and 440 are raised decks for the extra just under half inch stroke to get the extra Cubes. can't tell the difference between any of the big blocks unless you know what your looking for (Identification pad placement), also as I recall the "Golden Commando" in the Plymouth's Advertised "395" on the air cleaner not horse power mind you but torque.

 

That cleaned up nice. The Carter AFB (aluminum four barrel) was the 4-bbl offering. The 300J got 2 of them on cross-ram manifolds.

 

Were the 2bbl's Carter too??????????

 

In 1963, the deuces were a Stromberg WWC and Ball & Ball BBD.
Carter owned Ball & Ball:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Carburetor

 

In 1963, the deuces were a Stromberg WWC and Ball & Ball BBD.
Carter owned Ball & Ball:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Carburetor

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yeah mine came with a Stromberg 2 barrel

 

Arent the AFB considered a 625 cfm carb usually.
- a 750 carb will last up to atleast 7000 rpm´s..

This thing will like to rev, its basically a smallblock, big bore engine with bigblock heads..follow a modern 383 recipt and dont be afraid of revs but keep in mind that the oiling needs modification above 5500 rpms or so.
Get a true mopar cam wich takes advantage of the larger dia tappets that mopars have, hughes fex. ( you get more true valve opening for a given duration. )

 

Nice to see a different build don't see too many of these. Hope it goes well for you. Not sure what's exactly needed to convert from your slant six but I think you'll have to find a front crossmember from a V8 car.

 

Yes, the 361 is a big block, (B, not RB), and yes, the 361 is a tough mother of a block. Go with a high volume oil pump, the extra half inch thickness over stock increases the oil volume to more than overcome any oiling problems, and is also known as the Hemi oil pump.

Schumacher (spelling), does have the motor mount conversion from slant 6 to V8 if you can't find the V8 K frame, cost would probably be a wash between the two, along with finding one.

Might want to check out someone like PST for heavier torsion bars. The slant 6 ones are a little small and handling will suffer in the corners, whereas thicker/larger diameter bars will keep her flatter in the corners. I got 1.14s for my 68 Charger and love the way it handles over stock ones.

375 hp would be a conservative estimate, depending on your camshaft specs. Since you are going to do some porting, make sure to remove the sharp edges inside the combustion chamber, especially the one that starts the quench pad. Remove it so the edge is removed flush with the angle of the combustion chamber and that 375 will be more than an underestimate of hp and torque.

 

Here is a picture of me in one of the Chrysler dyno cells with a 288" Pro-Stock engine we tested for Bob Glidden when he ran the Plymouth Arrow Pro Stock car. I got all kinds of pictures at the Petty shop with Maurice Petty or of the Race group in the 1970's all the way through 2007.

 

Interesting find...... Mopar Big block Speed secrets reference book "Mopar part# P4876825"

 

BWT I ordered the Book I posted above, told my self "why not I have the 2.2/2.5 book and the transmission book, so why not"

 

What? You don't own the book. I thought you were a Mopar guru. I did most of the dyno testing for the info in the book before you were probably born. It was given that title to separate it from the 'small block" book. . Where do they find your kind of people? You wouldn't put the "B" engine info in this book.

 

just bought a Big block never need the book till now only worked on slant 6's, Small Blocks, 2.2/2.5L till now

 

Why bother with the 361 anyway?Put in a 440.

 

Nothing wrong with a 361. It's a 383 with an eighth inch smaller bore and revs great, slightly better mileage, and extremely strong. I still have mine on a shelf to redo sometime in the future. Heck, it might even have the closed chamber heads, which is an added plus for compression.

 

Well I found it on a Classified as the Car was 600 dollars it had the engine, transmission, rear axle and drive shaft ,got all those parts out of the car then took the body to the auto recycling center and got 364 dollars for the body, so all in all I paid 246 bucks for an engine, transmission and rear axle, that's better than paying at least a thousand dollars just for a RB block ,believe me I looked at prices, then getting heads, then a transmission "New $2000+" or needs possible rebuilding if used "1000 at least", then an 8&3/4 rear axle from Dr diff for 800 bucks, I said heck why not get everything in one swoop for 600 bucks, didn't even know it would weigh as much when I took the body to the auto recyclers.

 

That and the pistons are the only parts not ready "off the shelf" all other parts are 100% compatible with the 383 and the 400

 

Ok, then it's square bore like the Holley 4160?

 

Yes.

 

Cool if I can find a good carter in good condition or rebuild able condition it would be a good stock look on my engine

 

Both the Carter AFB and AVS would fit.

 

They will fit on a square bore Weiand aftermarket manifold?

 

yep

 

Just a little update.....