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switchin 2 a carb

 
ramfan ramfan
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 04/09
Posted: 04/26/09
03:04 PM

I have an 88 dodge ram with a fuel injected 318. Im wanting to switch it over to a 4barrel carb, and eventualy a blower, or a dual carb and a weiand hi ram intake manifold. So my question is, will the 318 block handle it?  

 
esanchez esanchez
Administrator | Posts: 198 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 09/25/09
03:52 PM

Any particular reason you want to go with a carb? Do you off-road much with it? Fuel injection is generally a lot better if you're off-roading. In regards to whether the 318 "block" can handle it, it's probably more likely a matter of if the pistons and connecting rods can take it. If you upgrade to forged, lower-compression pistons, and forged connecting rods, you could probably get that bad boy to over 500 horsepower. But if you cram a bunch of boost down an internally stock engine, you're probably going to blow something up sooner or later. I wouldn't run much more than about 6 psi of boost on stock internals.