In response to my 352 project thread in the Members' Projects portion of the forum:
I'll be straight up honest. I'm more excited about this stupid 352 than any engine I've played with in the past several months LOL.
It's a '66 352 out of a '66 pickup. I have no clue on what shape it's in, if it's hurt, if it's pristine, no idea. The guy I bought it from said it was running a few months ago, powering his pickup truck before he threw a 390 in it.
With all of that in mind, this is gonna be one of the biggest variable "guess the horsepower" games I've had. It's gonna be a blast. Most of the time I have a really good idea on what an engine will do, because I've had my hands on the parts, had previous experience with the combo, all parts are new, etc. This time, I'm gonna throw my hands in the air and just see what happens.
Here's how it sits right now:
I'm gonna put it on the engine stand this Friday, put some plugs in it, put a new filter on it, throw some oil in it, prime the pump, bolt the water pump on, and throw a balancer bolt in it. Other than that, it's gonna go on the dyno next week (me and Ross are gonna do a 4-engine flog session starting Thursday) and it's gonna have a rough life for a few hours.
If the general health of the engine is ok, I'm gonna put a couple licks on it and then I'm gonna throw a Blue Thunder intake on it with a 650 Holley and see what it does. That's the only used intake in my shop right now, next to a Sidewinder, and I'm not buying another intake just to play.
So, we'll do this game in two steps....
First step is a horsepower guess for the engine bone stock, as it sits. Corrected horsepower. Closest without going over gets some schwag....decals, a shirt, or something. You can make a guess for this one by itself, just make a note your guess.
Second step is a horsepower guess if the engine makes it and I get the intake/carb swapped without accidentally shoving 53 years of sludge down in the engine. Corrected horsepower. Closest without going over gets some schwag, decals, a shirt, or something. You can make a guess for this one by itself, just make a note in your guess.
I tell ya what, we will add something a little more interesting: if anyone guesses both iterations to the exact number, they will get a free set of my non-adjustable roller rocker arms.
Happy guessing and keep your fingers crossed that the thing stays together.
