So, I'll start off. I went through a series of changes to what had started out as a factory '78 360 2bbl. I found that the cam made the biggest difference, though the carburetor and intake manifold as a change, and the headers as a change also had a fairly dramatic effect on a 140,000 mile engine.
I ended up, before it came out to build the stroker (needed some of the parts) as a 4bbl 360 with about 8.5:1 (stock) compression, with an Edelbrock Performer aluminum intake, double-roller timing chain, Comp Cams Xtreme Energy 262H camshaft and lifter set, Edelbrock clone of a 600CFM Carter AFB, and TTI step headers. The go-factor was great. I probably should have gone with the 750CFM carb though, as the 600 felt like it was holding back a little. Additionally, I had a mild lope with that cam, even though it's not exactly a thumper.
It came out now that I'm finishing up my stroker motor, but it definitely had some more go. Just 150,000 miles was too much on the bottom end for the amount of power I wanted and with all of the bad seals, it just wasn't worth keeping it as-is.
I ended up, before it came out to build the stroker (needed some of the parts) as a 4bbl 360 with about 8.5:1 (stock) compression, with an Edelbrock Performer aluminum intake, double-roller timing chain, Comp Cams Xtreme Energy 262H camshaft and lifter set, Edelbrock clone of a 600CFM Carter AFB, and TTI step headers. The go-factor was great. I probably should have gone with the 750CFM carb though, as the 600 felt like it was holding back a little. Additionally, I had a mild lope with that cam, even though it's not exactly a thumper.
It came out now that I'm finishing up my stroker motor, but it definitely had some more go. Just 150,000 miles was too much on the bottom end for the amount of power I wanted and with all of the bad seals, it just wasn't worth keeping it as-is.