RE: IML: 360 Crate Engines & '81 Imperial

["Rob McCall" <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The original designers had a few restraints on them when this car was still
being inked.  We have a few more options than they had to work with.

If the car has a 8 1/4" rear, it can be made to live behind a fairly healthy
motor.  Not drag racing it with slicks will help.  However, an 8 3/4 from a
'66-70 B-body will work in the J-body, or possibly a 9 1/4" rear from an
R-body could do the trick.   The 8 3/4" was standard behind the 426 Hemi
automatic cars.

I'd be more concerned about the 999 lockup automatic behind the original
318.  As far as I know there isn't a strong lockup converter available for
that trans.  A 727 would be preferable behind a 400 horse small block.  

Rob McCall
'67 LeBaron - Going back out to the garage now.

-----Original Message-----
From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dick Benjamin
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:56 PM
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Subject: RE: IML: 360 Crate Engines & '81 Imperial

I was just going to duck this one, because of my personal bias against
trying to outthink the original designers, but I would like merely to point
out that the differentials in these cars are known for being quite delicate
? I can only guess what putting over 400 HP through a driveline that was
designed to operate with less than 150 HP will do to it.
?
But I wish you the best of luck!

Dick Benjamin





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