Project Fast Fish: Chrysler 318 Stroker Build and Walk-through

Project Fast Fish: Chrysler 318 Stroker Build and Walk-through - Part 3

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Project Fast Fish: 318 Stroker Build - Part 3
Season 1: Episode 5
Parts and links are provided below.
Project Fast Fish is based on the restoration and modification of a Plymouth Barracuda.
This video features a walk-through of a 318 to 349 stroker build and represents Part 3 of 3. We look at completing the engine assembly to fire it up for the first time.
We had a spare 318 engine that was once housed in the ‘73 Barracuda. After completing the rotating assembly, we install the heads, lifters, push-rods, timing chain and gears, timing cover, engine oiling system, intake, water pump, fuel pump, and valve covers. Then, we place it on our engine test stand to fire it up for the first time.
A 318 with .030 over and a 3.58” stroke from the 360 crank equals 349 ci.
Our goal is to sell this engine and use the proceeds to help build Project Fast Fish.
Machine work by:
Roger’s Automotive Machine
721 SW Nassau St.
Lake City, FL 32025
(386) 752-5343
Parts used for this video:
Heads
Chrysler
J Heads
OEM for 340 LA engines
Head Bolt
OEM
Timing Chain and Gears // bit.ly/3JeG06v
Sealed Power
KT3361
(E-Bay)
Timing Cover
OEM
Oil Pan // amzn.to/3xzJWwr
Cobra-Tek
H3-9311-z
(Amazon)
Oil Pump // bit.ly/3NPe0Ka
Melling
(Summit Racing)
Lifters, Push Rods, Rocker Arm Cams,
OEM
Rocker Arms
SBI
180-1077 & 180-1078
(E-Bay)
Rocker Cam Bolts and Spacers
MOPAR
P4529740
(Year-One)
Oil Pump // bit.ly/38vJGnH
Melling
OEM Style
(E-Bay or Summit Racing)
Intake // bit.ly/3KdRGHL
Edelbrock
Performer 2176
Gasket Matched
Aluminum
Operating Range (Off-idle - 5,500 RPM)
600 - 650 CFM carb recommended
Water-Pump // bit.ly/3JkjhpK
Harmonic Balancer // bit.ly/3NQOy72 //
360 cranks are Externally Balanced
318 and 340 cranks are Internally Balanced
Fuel Pump // bit.ly/3NQOUdS
(Summit, Advance Auto Parts, or Carquest)
Oil
Amsoil
Z-Rod
10W-40
(Little Jon’s Carquest)
Carb (Not shown in this video) // bit.ly/35IftR9
Holley
Street Warrior
Electric Choke & Vacuum Secondary
600 CFM
(Holley.com)
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0:00 - Solving Piston and Crank Clearance Problem
1:43 - Connecting Rod Cap Torque Sequence
2:37 - Easy Piston to Deck Height Check for Flat Top Pistons
3:48 - Installation of The Heads
7:09 - Torque Sequence for Head Bolts
9:09 - Using Factory Timing Marks to set Timing
10:44 - Rocker Arm and Rocker Arm Cam Installation
14:30 - Timing Cover and Oil Pan Installation
18:31 - Checking Oil Flow
20:35 - Edelbrock Performer Intake Installation
23:48 - Final Walkaround

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@DvDjSpeedDemonVideoJunkies 3 жыл бұрын

Following your build, great job and tons of detail. I'm building a 318 with my 18 year old son and this helps a lot.. Thank you

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. As you saw in the videos, my Pop was lending a hand as well. Not a lot of things are better than working on a project with the family. Let us know how it goes.

@cudabeenios1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm building a 318 with my 21 year old son! Its a great learning project and we're really enjoying the get together time too!

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Let us know how it goes. Thanks for watching.

@kennymcquinkiss8292 5 ай бұрын

I like when you're parking garage down in the music starts with a click. I thought the click initially was your torque wrench but when it didn't stop I realized it was the music😅

@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles 3 жыл бұрын

I'm enjoying this series. Well done.

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. We have a lot in store for the near future. Thanks for watching 👍

@Homecar220 3 жыл бұрын

Looking good! Can't wait to finally hear it in the Cuda!

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This one is going to a lucky buyer to help fund the Cuda build. The other stroker from the earlier vids will be the heart of the 73. We can't wait to hear it as well. Thanks for following and watching 😊

@kencohagen4967 3 жыл бұрын

An Edelbrock Performer Air Gap would be my choice. It’s not about having a fancier intake, or bragging rights, it’s about making power. The air gap design allows the manifold to run cooler, which will make more Horsepower throughout the RPM range. Of course I live in Arizona, and heat is a major issue here. Back east you might want a manifold that runs hotter for the winter months. That’s not a big problem for us.

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. There's a lot of love out there for Small Block LA. We went with the Performer RPM on the 390. On the 349, we went with what we had since it's going to used as a fundraiser for Project Fast Fish. Thanks for watching. 👍

@albertgaspar627 Жыл бұрын

@@MicsMotorworx there's an ongoing debate--UTG's video channel found his slant 6 needed more heat in the intake, and of course Smokey Yunick had his hot air engine design making 1.8 hp per cubic inch. the goal of cool intakes is to create a density in the air charge, and a good ram air setup will do that. Heat can cause fuel percolation, but a cool can or using an electric fuel pump and a return fuel system over a mechanical one soaking up heat from the block can do that.

@MicsMotorworx Жыл бұрын

Neat. I love UTG and his videos. I, for one, should never debate the finer points of chemical reactions, mathmatical engineering, nor rate of changes in density during quench and compression 😆 The reason we had this on the 349 was because it was the best match for the combination of parts. An RPM Performer was better suited for our 390 build. We had great dyno umbers with the 390 and RPM Performer. I'm quite positive we wouldn't have seen those results with the regular Performer that was used on the 349. Thanks for watching.

@waynewalleye8458 3 жыл бұрын

THE WHOLE ENGINE IS OUT OF BALANCE UNLESS YOU GRING EVERY PISTON TO THE SAME WEIGHT

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

We had that covered.

@glenholmgren1218 3 жыл бұрын

@@MicsMotorworx Not if, AFTER having the machine shop balance all the pistons, you start Ad-Hoc grinding mods on each listing skirt for "clearance" issues ... !!!! What am I missing here ...??? 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔😎

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Pistons were re-weighed to within a tenth of a gram of each other. 👍😉

@cmscms123456 Ай бұрын

Did you figure for thermo expansion? as the engine heats up, the crank and pistons will swell/grow... Id have sent the whole kit back and let the manufacture sort out the problem, now the manufacture can void any responsibility

@MoparMan-ff8fb 3 жыл бұрын

a performer will restrict the power of a stroker. use an edelbrock air gap dual plan. see spacer plate I modified for my 318 on my channel ✌

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input. We used that intake as it's what we had in the shelf. We went with a Performer RPM on the 390 we built for Project Fast Fish. We figured the future buyer of the 349 might change things around as they saw fit. Thanks for watching. 👍

@dwaynehagle7445 3 жыл бұрын

Aluminum Intakes require the Fel-Pro performance1215/1243, Edelbrock intake gaskets the hard blu fel pro's are for cast iron intakes.Ask Me how I know.

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an interesting story. 😁

@44hawk28 3 жыл бұрын

Torque sequence on the head should be more like 50, that's 75, then 95 or something or like that. It would be more critical if you will lose using aluminum heads. But you always do heads in a sequence of three steps. And if you have torque to yield you do three steps and then the torque to yield. The intake ports, but the exhaust ports were left Raw. At least it looks that way.

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of good information out there for these builds. Thanks for the feedback and information for those browsing the comments. We based the final torque number based on information from reliable sources for these heads. However, we opted for the first torque number in our 2 step sequence. Nothing wrong with three step sequence, either. Thanks for watching 👍

@shihankoji 3 жыл бұрын

did you add the extra 10 percent for the oil dipped thread, just saying I am an old Journeyman Mechanic from the 70's and 80's..lol

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Nah. Put we did use the recommended torque specs for the J-heads. 👍 Thanks for watching.

@jandaniel6499 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else notice him putting the gasket over a hole at 4:30?

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Good eye. That one being covered by the gasket is designed to induce circulation. Thanks for watching. www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/340-water-passage-blocked-by-head-gasket.204887/

@bdmyers8896 2 жыл бұрын

How long did that cam last with no break in oil or no coating on the cam , I would’ve not used that oil to break in my new engine. Exactly why I build my own engines.

@MicsMotorworx 2 жыл бұрын

The cam had been previously used in prior build. Same block. We appreciate the passion from the community and we all have are own ways of building. There's always something to taken from different perspectives. Thanks for watching. 👍

@brettjohnson8009 2 жыл бұрын

You can have the best break in oil made and still wipe a lobe .. or two ,the main thing with flat tappet cams these days is it is absolutely imperative that the face of the lifters be checked to make sure they are convex on the face and with the cam installed and before the intake goes on turn the engine over and make sure ALL the lifters spin in their bores ,it doesn't matter who ya got the lifters from either

@drdodge827 Жыл бұрын

Gasket OR rtv! Never both except at joints!

@MicsMotorworx Жыл бұрын

Hi Joe. Thanks for the comment. Were you referring to the timing cover or the little daps of rtv on the joints for the intake? For the timing cover, we've had a few leaks in the past. This is despite double checking torque and tightening sequence. Many disagree with Pop for doing this, but his way doesn't leak. For the intake, it is acceptable to use the little dollops of rtv on the gaskets for the joints as shown. Again, leak prevention. We also chose the cork gasket per instruction from Edelbrock. If a higher performing intake is used, such as one of the RPM series; then only RTV is recommended.

@barneywarwick8745 3 жыл бұрын

What year is the 318 your working on

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Video 1 of the series shows the casting date as 10/25/71. I hope that helps 😉

@BuzzLOLOL 3 жыл бұрын

Was hoping it was a '67 fish...

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Mike has a soft spot for the e-bodies. He said he knows a guy...

@mikelambert2640 3 жыл бұрын

Are you guys in florida. Would you want to build my 318 for me to raise more funds?

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

The 349 is available for sale. If you're in FL, we'll deliver.

@mikelambert2640 3 жыл бұрын

@@MicsMotorworx I would like to use my motor because all the numbers are matching. Is there a way we can talk other than on you tube?

@mikelambert2640 3 жыл бұрын

I am in North Port Fl

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike. The channel and builds are more of a hobby for us. Pop and Jon work a small mechanic shop in Northern Florida for their regular gigs. When we first started the channel, they wanted to make it clear the builds and projects weren't going to become additional jobs. Myself, I teach a business class at a local middle school. I'll check with them and get their thoughts.

@Mr.mopar71 2 жыл бұрын

J heads are a 1971 model year only.

@MicsMotorworx 2 жыл бұрын

Produced in 70 and 71. One year with 1.88 intake valves. The other with 2.02. We acquired them via a vehicle purchase.

@jamesmackinlay4477 2 жыл бұрын

I agree I have had at least 20 1970 340s back in the day all were x heads then the 1971 340s i had that about 3 of them I think had J heads on them.

@Mr.mopar71 Жыл бұрын

Too bad those aren't '71 J heads. Then you'd have the 2.02 1.60 valves.

@MicsMotorworx Жыл бұрын

Fair enough. We had 2.02 valves on our 390 which used 360 heads Interestingly, the port volume is quite large and the air flow is quite qood on the J Heads.

@garryhatchett775 3 жыл бұрын

Obvious question: why not just build a 360?

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

The concept was to use items we had around the shop. We had the block, crank, pistons, connecting roads, intake, heads and cam. The crank had already been turned to fit the 318 block. We're selling the motor to put money towards Project Fast Fish. 👍 Thanks for watching!

@ufarkingicehole 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate being original but it seems it would make more sense to build a 360 or take a 360 , bore .040, use 318 crank, and use either 318 heads or 360 heads with flat top or dome pistons. I totally get why you did this but the same question was in my mind as well. Cool build

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the ideas. It was all about the parts available around the garage. On top of that, this configuration was essentially what Pop wanted to put in the Barracuda in the middle to late 90's when it was originally gifted to me. Kinda neat he helped build it and had a chance to hear and see it run.

@dwaynehagle7445 3 жыл бұрын

Torque curve.

@GrantOakes 2 жыл бұрын

@@ufarkingicehole The mains journals on the 318 crank are smaller than the 360 block mains.

@jamesseaman6919 3 жыл бұрын

Not a good idea! Could cause oil leaks! I never use cork in the front!

@MicsMotorworx 3 жыл бұрын

There's definitely a lot of information out there from the community. The cool thing is, a builder can choose. Assuming this refers to the intake gasket, we went with it per the intake. We went went in another direction with a Performer RPM install on another build. Thanks for watching 👍

@dannyskaggs6587 2 жыл бұрын

You're skipping too much

@MicsMotorworx 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback. Wish we could have caught all the content users want. There is a fine line between entertainment and information. Keep watching and hopefully we'll cover something you're looking for in the future.