aallison28
I have an AMC 401 I'm building for torque. I don't expect it to ever see the high side of 4000rpm's. I want it reliable and it will become the weekend ride. Some daily driver duties.
So far, it's got:
Doug Thorley Try-Y headders with a 2-1 exhaust,
basically stock 502 heads,
stock compression
.030 pistions
AMC performer intake
I need a set of 010 main bearings, 020 rod bearings and 030 piston rings..........
Any chance Bulltear has a set of the above mentioned rings.........
I also need an ignition system. The dude has recommended an Engine works system with the distributor and the box. He said it was the same as the MSD AL6.
For the carb, he recommended the Quick Fuel 680 cfm carb.
I like the Comp Cam XE-262H cam kit.
And a Centerforce II clutch.
FWIW, AMC 401/T18(6.32)/D20 and 4.56 gears and something around a 40" tire.
Can I get recomendations or should I just call Bulltear and talk to them directly?
ironman_gq
any good auto parts store should be able to get you clevite bearings in the standard undersized (.10, .020, .030) as for the rings they are readily available almost anywhere such as jegs maybe even here. Did you look through the estore to see what is here?
ironman_gq
if you are doing a 2to 1 exhaust have them join as close to the motor as possible for the most torque. The performer intake is a good choice and a carb in the 650 range should be more than adequate and have great throttle response. I have had better luck with the eddies over holley but others have different experiences. I would just use the HEI setup from bulltear. they are inexpensive and replacement parts are available everywhere (same as the GM units) and only need 1 wire to work. Make sure you replace the cam and dizzy gears as a set or you might have problems.
tarior
Just make sure to have your machinist check those heads and OK them for a .500 lift cam. i.e., make sure that there won't be any coil bind or that there won't be any trouble with the tip length on the valves.
In stock form, AMCs have a pretty short tip length, and they get a little shorter after a head recondition. You really don't want the rocker getting into the retainer.
