Re: [Chrysler300] Motor rebuild 300F

[G Barker <gbarker@xxxx>]

Hi Paul, That's a big decision to make. I guess its whats in your blood. I have the
engine out of my F right now and trying to make the same decision as you. Your right,
your car will run great and you will probably be happy with it if you just do a modern
rebuild. You can do all those things that the mechanic said . But unless you are racing
your car you will never be able to feel the difference. It will only show up on a time
slip or your speedometer might go 8 MPH faster.
Then you come to guys like me. I have been building H.P. engines all my life and I could
not go to sleep at night if I don't do something to make it little better. Even when I
rebuilt the Slant Six in my daughters Barracuda, I had to rework the head, larger cam
etc. Its just in my blood.
So if you do nothing and we ever meet on the road and get in a race. I will probably
barely beat you. And Thats cause its in my blood Gary Barker

Paul Martin wrote:

> A few weeks back i sought advise on removing the motor
> from my 300F. I am getting close to starting this
> project and decided to bring the car to a competant
> mechanic to do an evaluation on how the motor is
> currently running and what I might expect from a
> rebuild.
> This mechanic is a serious racer and has built some
> fantastic racing engines. I am not sure I agree with
> him on what I need to do to the 300. In essence he is
> suggesting building a blueprinted motor with
> everything balanced,cc'd and the whole nine yards. I
> am not opposed to having this done to a race engine,
> but I am not sure this is the route for a motor that
> will see 100-1500 miles a year, mostly cruising. I
> will want to do some full throttle driving to enjoy
> the intent that these cars were built for. Any
> thoughts from those who have gone down this path.
>
> Paul
> 300F
> Vancouver BC
>
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