´66 with 361" engine

[Freddan]

Hi...

Now I have bought my dream machine! A Dodge Charger 1966 with a 361" engine...
So....What should i do and DON´T do with the engine....it´s all original... the goal is to get some more hp but and destroy as little as possible at the original look...

Thanks...

[OttawaCharger]

I don't have an answer for you but Congrats on the new car and welcome to the board! 
66 - first year of production.  I love those cars and their crazy glo in the dark guages. 

[Bones68charger]

Hi...

Now I have bought my dream machine! A Dodge Charger 1966 with a 361" engine...
So....What should i do and DON´T do with the engine....it´s all original... the goal is to get some more hp but and destroy as little as possible at the original look...

Thanks...

I think that is pretty cool, there is not too many people on here fixn' up a 361.

[Freddan]

Thanks mate.... they are very rare here in Sweden i can tell.....everybody have the later models......but i like the first one the most i think.....the REAL true is that i can´t afford a later model....to expensive

I don't have an answer for you but Congrats on the new car and welcome to the board! 
66 - first year of production.  I love those cars and their crazy glo in the dark guages. 

[Silver R/T]

I saw one, local lady owns one. 361 4 spd, pretty rare

[Chryco Psycho]

Typical mods will work - Cam change , ported heads tuning & carb tweaks

[Bones68charger]

This might be a dumb question, but is a 361 a big block or small block?

[firefighter3931]

This might be a dumb question, but is a 361 a big block or small block?

It's a lowdeck (b engine) big block.....361/383/400.


Ron

[mikepmcs]

Funny I just talked to my buddy tonight and he said his dad owned a car with a 361 and I said huh???

He said it was a truck motor they put in the cars.  Any education would be greatly appreciated.

v/r
Mike

[jackel440]

My 60' desoto fireflite has the 361 engine in it and I swapped a 400 factory 4 barrel intake on it.I am not sure about the truck engine thing though.

[Chryco Psycho]

the 361 is a smaller bore 383 , it was used in cars & trucks basically all 383 parts will swap except pistons