Building a 360 need help.

94xjguy

Hi! I am building a 360 for my yj. It is going in front of a 727/208 I am looking to get around 350-375 hp from it when it is done. Here is what i have so far 84 360 block 7? heads (with studs) edelbrock air gap intake edelbrock 650 offroad carb edelbrock shorty headers dui ignition flow kooler water pump dui livewires maddog forged pistons .30 over with moly rings maddog forged connecting rods maddog billet roller rockers maddog double timing chain and gears maddog stainless valves bulltear coated timing cover and oil pump gears This motor is going to be used for mostly offroad trail driving and up at the sand dunes. But i would also like to give a mustang or two a run for it's money, on the road too!! My questions are... What kind of cam should i use? Is there any tricks I need to know about oiling? what else am i forgetting? I thought about a pump to prelube everthing but the kits are around 500. This motor probably won't see any rpm's over 6000 I basically want to build a bullet proof motor that will last a long time If any of you know any tricks or have any sugjestions please feel free to post them or any questions if i missed anything. Thanks for all your help, Jon.

Mudrat

94xjguy wrote
Hi! I am building a 360 for my yj. It is going in front of a 727/208
I am looking to get around 350-375 hp from it when it is done. (should be easy!)

dui ignition

This motor is going to be used for mostly offroad trail driving and up at the sand dunes.
My questions are... What kind of cam should i use?
Is there any tricks I need to know about oiling?
what else am i forgetting?
I thought about a pump to prelube everthing but the kits are around 500.
This motor probably won't see any rpm's over 6000
I basically want to build a bullet proof motor that will last a long time
If any of you know any tricks or have any sugjestions please feel free to post them or any questions if i missed anything.
Thanks for all your help,
Jon.

Jon, why a dui? Why not go full-up HEI or TFI? Hotter spark etc...
For oiling, get into the AMC Oiling thread. Summed up - I did the mains using MC's idea. I'll let you know how it turns out when I get it all back from the shop and stuffed into my GW :idea:
Another option is the Valley oil line
I've seen pre-oiler kits on E-bay for about $100 ...
Cams? It's a whole new game mild to wild. We have a thread on that too, somewhere. But this should give you an idea.

Mudrat

94xjguy

Mudrat

Thanks mudrat, for the info.
Does bulltear sell the xe256h and pre-drilled cam bearings?
As far as the dui,I already have it and can't send it back.
Any more tips just let me know.
Thanks,
jon.

shawn

As far as I know the DUI is an HEI dissy assy.

FSJer

I will be getting a DUI distributor when my FSJ is built , heard heaps of reviews about them , everyone who has one , loves them ( how can you love a distributor) . Just have to save up ! The reason why i like them , is they are water tight , dust resistant , shock proof , you dont need and additional wiring / units like msd, crane , etc as there is heaps of spark energy ( 50,000 volt coil ), so engine bay is so much cleaner with out ignition units and coils here & there. Also you can get them with clear distributor caps , great tuning , offroading which i will get , also i read in a performance magazine that they now have a little knob where you can adjust your timing Advance/retard so many degrees at the twirl of a knob, plus they curve your distributor to suit your requirements as standard , they just seem high quality & well worth the money to me . Just an opinion , apologise for cutting in on your chat Cheers Rick