Good kit?

[paulgrr63]

Go with a dual plane intake and as far as gears go, get a set of Richmonds off ebay and have them professionally installed. Unless you want to try and tackle it yourself with a service manual.  You should be able to do it but it will take some time and patience.

I didn't find any Richmonds on ebay but I did find them on this site for a good price...... http://www.peytonperformance.com/item--SCR82502-Sportsman-Gear-By-Richmond--SCR82502.html

What do you think?

[mikepmcs]

I'd have to say, that seems to be a good price.  What's summit have them for $.

[paulgrr63]

I'd have to say, that seems to be a good price.  What's summit have them for $.

Found these 2 on Summit. Why is one more expensive than the other?

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=RMG-4900741&N=700+400137+4294925134+4294839047+4294918962+4294902626+4294790782+115&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=RMG-CR825355&N=700+400137+4294925134+4294839047+4294918962+4294902626+4294790782+115&autoview=sku

[firefighter3931]

Go with a dual plane intake and as far as gears go, get a set of Richmonds off ebay and have them professionally installed. Unless you want to try and tackle it yourself with a service manual.  You should be able to do it but it will take some time and patience.

I didn't find any Richmonds on ebay but I did find them on this site for a good price...... http://www.peytonperformance.com/item--SCR82502-Sportsman-Gear-By-Richmond--SCR82502.html

What do you think?

The 3.55 is a very good dual purpose gear and the price is in the ballpark....most ring & pinion sets go for ~ $200. The other thing you might want to consider is a suregrip unit....boiling one tire off the line isn't any fun.  

I guess you need to ask yourself what the long term goals are for this car. There's no point in dumping a lot of money into an 8.25 3rd member if your long term goals are to go with a Big Block.  



Ron

[paulgrr63]

Go with a dual plane intake and as far as gears go, get a set of Richmonds off ebay and have them professionally installed. Unless you want to try and tackle it yourself with a service manual.  You should be able to do it but it will take some time and patience.

I didn't find any Richmonds on ebay but I did find them on this site for a good price...... http://www.peytonperformance.com/item--SCR82502-Sportsman-Gear-By-Richmond--SCR82502.html

What do you think?

The 3.55 is a very good dual purpose gear and the price is in the ballpark....most ring & pinion sets go for ~ $200. The other thing you might want to consider is a suregrip unit....boiling one tire off the line isn't any fun.  

I guess you need to ask yourself what the long term goals are for this car. There's no point in dumping a lot of money into an 8.25 3rd member if your long term goals are to go with a Big Block.  



Ron

Should I go with the cheaper set from summit? Whats the difference between the $160 set and the $280 set? I assume the cheaper one is more for street use?
Found this suregrip on Summit http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=DCC-4529273&N=700+304615+4294902626+4294925074+115&autoview=sku Will that do the deed?

So far I have the ring/pinion and the suregrip. Is that all I need to change gears?

BTW I am sticking to a small block. My wallet wouldn't like a BB I don't know how you guys put up with me

[Purple440]

Going from 2.71 gears to 3:55 would be a nice performance increase for the money. 

My '71 Charger had a 318 when I bought it.  Just stock with a 2-bbl carb.   I bought an Eddy carb and intake kit thinking I would get a huge power increase...but I was 18 and didn't understand things.  It didn't do a damn thing, as far as I could tell, except burn a hole in my wallet.  Figure out what your engine specs are before you start spending money on top end (carb/intake) upgrades.  Is the engine all stock?

Are you going to tear down the engine or just do upgrades that allow the engine to stay in the car?  Maybe a modern electronic ignition would be a good idea.  Ron and others could help you with that option.  Think MSD/Mallory distro/Blaster coil...new plugs and wires.

I heard of a guy back in the day that had this rocken 318 and could roast the tires...he had NO money for serious engine work...he probably had steep gears. (3:91 or more)



- Doug

[paulgrr63]

Going from 2.71 gears to 3:55 would be a nice performance increase for the money. 

My '71 Charger had a 318 when I bought it.  Just stock with a 2-bbl carb.   I bought an Eddy carb and intake kit thinking I would get a huge power increase...but I was 18 and didn't understand things.  It didn't do a damn thing, as far as I could tell, except burn a hole in my wallet.  Figure out what your engine specs are before you start spending money on top end (carb/intake) upgrades.  Is the engine all stock?

Are you going to tear down the engine or just do upgrades that allow the engine to stay in the car?  Maybe a modern electronic ignition would be a good idea.  Ron and others could help you with that option.  Think MSD/Mallory distro/Blaster coil...new plugs and wires.

I heard of a guy back in the day that had this rocken 318 and could roast the tires...he had NO money for serious engine work...he probably had steep gears. (3:91 or more)



- Doug

I'm getting a carb/intake/cam. Eventually down the road I will take the engine out and do more mods but for now that will do The gears are definitely going to be changed out.

Money is not an issue for the engine work. I just don't want it to get to the point where I could have bought a 360 or a BB by the time I'm done with the 318.

[Purple440]

Have you picked out a intake/carb/cam combo yet?  When I had my 318 a local Chrysler racer told me I could get 300HP+ out of my 318 if I did it right.

Good luck man, I'll be curious on your build. 


- Doug

[paulgrr63]

Have you picked out a intake/carb/cam combo yet?  When I had my 318 a local Chrysler racer told me I could get 300HP+ out of my 318 if I did it right.

Good luck man, I'll be curious on your build. 


- Doug

I have the carb and intake. Not sure what cam I should get. And yes, it is an all stock engine.

[Purple440]

so what carb and intake did you get?

[paulgrr63]

so what carb and intake did you get?

I haven't bought it yet. I'll try to stop being so damn confusing    I should rephrase that to I know what carb and intake I am going to get. Just need to know what cam. I am going to order it all from the same site so I don't have to pay shipping twice.

I am going with this intake http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=DCC-4876335 and this carb http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=EDL-1405

[mikepmcs]

so what carb and intake did you get?

I haven't bought it yet. I'll try to stop being so damn confusing    I should rephrase that to I know what carb and intake I am going to get. Just need to know what cam. I am going to order it all from the same site so I don't have to pay shipping twice.

I am going with this intake http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=DCC-4876335 and this carb http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=EDL-1405

Not my choice for a carb, but then again I don't know much.  I would look at the 1406 model, comes with a choke.

[paulgrr63]

so what carb and intake did you get?

I haven't bought it yet. I'll try to stop being so damn confusing    I should rephrase that to I know what carb and intake I am going to get. Just need to know what cam. I am going to order it all from the same site so I don't have to pay shipping twice.

I am going with this intake http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=DCC-4876335 and this carb http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=EDL-1405

Not my choice for a carb, but then again I don't know much.  I would look at the 1406 model, comes with a choke.

When you say "not my choice for a carb", do you mean the brand or the choke?
Sounds good....http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=EDL-1406&N=700+115&autoview=sku
also been looking at this cam....http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=CCA-CL20-222-3

[mikepmcs]

The brand.  Can't go by my opinion though.  It's inexpensive and should do an adequate job for your application.
I leave the why's to the experts who know much more than I.

[paulgrr63]

The brand.  Can't go by my opinion though.  It's inexpensive and should do an adequate job for your application.
I leave the why's to the experts who know much more than I.

Everyone seems to like Holley on here and on moparts. Hows this http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=HLY-0-80670&view=1&N=700+150+ ?

[mikepmcs]

That looks like a good one that will still be of some use when you get some power mods in the future.
I'd ask Ron and them guys to make sure though.