It’s Mopar’s turn! After completing rock-bottom budget builds on Ford and Chevy engines, HorsePower now gives a Mopar 360 the same treatment. The challenge is to make impressive street power with only about 25-hundred bucks to work with.

PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:

Cherry Bomb: Axle-back exhaust kits for 2005 and up V8 Mustangs.
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Cometic Gasket, Inc.: MLS head gaskets, Aramid Fiber valve cover gaskets, Aramid Fiber intake gaskets, Armor Clad exhaust gaskets, Aluminum Foam Coated timing cover gasket, Aramid Fiber oil pan gasket, Aluminum Foam Coated thermostat gasket, Aramid Fiber distributor mounting gasket and fuel pump to block gasket, Aluminum Foam Coated timing cover and seal, Viton rear main seal.
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Holley: Hooker Headers, Competition, Full-Length, Steel, Painted, Dodge, D, W, Series Pickup, 273, 318, 340, 360.
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Summit Racing: ARP Engine and Accessory Fasteners, Black Oxide, Hex, Chrysler, Small Block.
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Summit Racing: Cam and Lifters, Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Advertised Duration 276/286, Lift .441/.441, Chrysler, Small Block.
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Summit Racing: Carburetor, Summit, 600 cfm, Square Bore, 4-Barrel, Electric Choke, Vacuum Secondary.
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Summit Racing: Distributor, Electronic, Magnetic Pickup, Vacuum Advance, Black Cap, Chrysler, 273, 318, 340, 360.
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Summit Racing: Fuel Pump Block-Off Plate, Steel, Chrome Plated, Chevy, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Plymouth., Water Neck, Steel, Chrome Plated, Straight Up, Mopar, Small Block LA, Polysphere, Big Block B/RB/Hemi.
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Summit Racing: Mopar Performance Harmonic Balancer
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Summit Racing: Mopar Performance Timing Chain and Gear Set, Double Roller, Steel Sprockets.
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Summit Racing: Mopar Performance Oil Pan, Steel, Black Painted, Rear Sump, Mopar, 360, Pickup Included.
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Summit Racing: Sealed Power Oil Pump, Standard-Volume, Chrysler, 273/318/340/360.
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Summit Racing: March Performance Crankshaft Pulley, V-Belt, 2-Groove, 5.25 in., Aluminum, Clear Powdercoated, Mopar, Small Block., Water Pump Pulley, V-Belt, 1-Groove, Aluminum, Clear Powdercoated, Mopar, Small Block.
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Summit Racing: Mopar Performance Valve Covers, Stock Height, Cast Aluminum, Black Wrinkle, Ribbed with Mopar Logo, Chrysler, Small Block, Pair.
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Summit Racing: Water Pump, Mechanical, High-Volume, Aluminum, Natural, Chrysler, 239/318/340/360.
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Weiand: Intake Manifold, Stealth, Dual Plane, Aluminum, Natural, Square Bore, Chrysler, 318, 340, 360.
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Royal Purple Break-in Oil.

Gold Eagle Co.: Iso-HEET is a Premium Fuel-line Antifreeze, Water Remover & Injector Cleaner.

Matco Tools: 3/8″ 88 Tooth 11 inch long ratchet.

Matco Tools: Mini 2″ Angle Grinder.

Monster Transmission and Performance: Engineered to Dominate, the 4L60E 2 piece case SS Mega Monster transmission is tough enough to withstand the rigors of even the toughest street machines delivering tire-spinning shifts race after race. It is ideal for vehicles powered by engines producing up to 650 horsepower with a non-nitrous system using pump gasoline.

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Accessory Belt

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Distribution Hold Down Clamp

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Steel Flywheel

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Cel-Pro head gaskets (2)

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Oil Filter Adapter Gaskets

O’Reilly Auto Parts: 1″ Heater Hose 1 Ft.

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Rubber Plug Assortment

O’Reilly Auto Parts: 1″ Rubber Plug

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Spark Plug Wire Set

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Champion Spark Plugs (8)

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Champion Spark Plugs

O’Reilly Auto Parts: Pioneer Timing Cover

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36 thoughts on “Mopar 360 Build on a $2,500 Budget – Horsepower S13, E17”
  1. This show should be called little to no power. Instead of always filling in an already short episode, they should show more build procedure and optional parts.

  2. I've got the same engine, only fuel injected, but it doesn't produce that much power. Seems like the main difference, other than the carburetor) is better timing and exhaust?

  3. I got a 1966 Chrysler New Yorker that I got with a 360 out of a 76 motorhome. Recently I had connecting rod #4 break in half and blew my motor. So I got another 360 out of a 78 motorhome and am driving with that now. Just trying to figure out the sweet spot in regards to the timing. Had it set at 10 BTDC for a while, now it's sitting around 7 BTDC.

  4. Great build to show what a mild mannered 360 can do! When you grew up on mopar and thousands of other engines in heavy duty use you DO NOT see full shaft mounted rockers with POSITIVE oiling not just pumping huge quantities oil in the general area of the top end as weird! We frequently removed the SIX bolt valve covers with a proper edge formed into it to watch them run! Everything mopar with overhead valves ran it as well as everything else ever seriously intended for industrial use. Is always amazed me how many baidaids and crutches brand x people were willing to pay for to get what we were blessed with in oiling, and valve train strength. Mopars always ran at least 2x the seat pressure and had much larger lifters prompting the CHRYSLER ONLY camshaft lobe sections in catalogs! We were especially blessed in big blocks which back in the day for mopar guys were very plentiful being the low grade ore base engines for any chrysler or imperial instead of small blocks. After working on one water pump, oil pump, intake manifold swap, or distributor which could be changed in minutes in the pits on a 383 after we took our sandwiches out from under the "air gap!" Intake at lunch we never looked back. Carrol Shelby showed in the 90s the complete myth of The mopars being expensive with a 360 being (at 1990 Dollars) about $600 cheaper than a 350 for the same hp with a durability statistic of at LEAST 3x better over 2 seasons in the same classes. However if im going to drive a truck everyday thats a Small block it would be a Chevy first. Gas mileage, cold starting and warmup sucked on the older LAs as well as oil consumption from poor valve seals. SBC are great with a slightly lopey cam, a good intake, and headers. Much more and pandoras box was opened. Looking forward to your hotter build. I also owned many of the worst examples of any LA, the mid to late 70s 318 and 360 Dodge full time 4x4s! 7mpg, cold blooded no heater! Great power tho. We always said the worst part about a 70s 318 was that it just kept going, ticked you off every day but you felt bad about ripping it out to put in a hot 440 that would actually double your mileage and cost the same to build. Keep up the good work! Not downing anyones motors, GM and Ford Smallblocks were in my opinion after over 120 vehicles much better than most LAs for mild performance and daily drivers. But since 18 yrs old i daily drive in all weather big BBMs always with more than one carb! 13yrs, 2500 passes, drive to work, haul grain, pull trailers same car 440+6 87 octane, 13.41 at 4860 lb 42 top eliminator trophies no breakages oil pan not off for the next two cars!

  5. A good little build but they left some power on the bench when they put it back together. First they didn't say if it was over bored but a basic .30 over will give a slight but needed compression bump.
    Second the heads were later castings with big chambers, nothing you can do about that beyond milling which would add to the cost, if I had to spend the money I'd go for a valve job and port clean up.
    Last I would ditch the factory rockers for more precise rollers with a 1.6 ratio to help the mild cam a little. All that should be good for an extra 20-25 peak hp with improvement across the band. If you have the cash pick up some flat tops when you buy the pistons.

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