Well I pulled the engine out of my sad '66 and oh boy. I think most of the bolts were stripped, not majorly but enough. My head gasket had gone (started to go) so I decided to stop driving old faithful before the name was a misnomer.

Well I had the head rebuilt (stock valve sizes), but the engine has just been started. I dropped it off at the machinist yesterday to see if it needs align-boring or anything like that.

Now I have a limited budjet and I dont need a racing slant-6 (not yet), but I do want a tad more useable power.

Here is what I am thinking, you guys feel free to provide input and advice:

1) Overbore cylinders (but how much?)
2) New camshaft with new mechanical lifters (but what is current lift and duration of stock cam with stock rocker arms) I dont want to go too radical maybe slightly more lift, but mostly looking for a little more duration.

That is about it, new oil pump, water pump, and fuel pump are a must, just going to use stock replacements. Re-using my old fan and my newly patched and flushed radiator.

What cam companies to go with? Crane? Comp?

Anyhow, you guys drop some lines. I Will search the archives in a bit.

Caesar

The car is a 1966 4-door dodge dart, with the 3-speed 904, 7 1/4 rear with 2.76 gears. I have dutra dual manifolds into a single 2.5" pipe, and I am running dual 32/36 Webers. I have electronic ignition (the old style kept burning points) with a '73 style alternator and electronic voltage regulator. THe head is stock and I mean stock.

The car is a daily driver, but a tad more gusto never hurt. I will really stick it to the engine in the future, but I have other stuff planned first (brakes upgrade, suspesnion upgrade, rear-end upgrade to 8 1/4, and manual transmission Keisler I hope), all that before a more potent engine goes in.

but for now, all stock. brakes are next.

Seeing the Mopar 244 (basically stock cam) is good, but hard to find.

other suggestions?

Caesar

the best thing and first is to plain about 0.090 to 0.100 of the deck surface , with no head plaining this will give you about a 9.0/1 comp ratio if your piston is 1.80 down the bore at top dead centre. as for the cam use any brand with 260/270 degs duration and .490 lift with a 340 type vavle spring. clean up the stock oil pump and keep the rpms under 5000 and you will have a nice ride.as for the rear end put the 8.25 in with 3.23 gears should work fine.