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AMC 360 Engine Build - 370-Inch 480HP AMC

Got an AMC? Why build a hard-to-find 390 or 401 when the 360 grows on Jeeps? Follow along as we build a 370-Inch 480HP AMC

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Combo Four: Lunati "Small" Cam
For you guys who want to run power brakes and have a milder idle, we swapped in a smaller Lunati cam with 221/230 @ 0.050 and 0.484-inch intake/exhaust lift with a 1.6:1 rocker. It pulled 12-14 inches of vacuum at 800 rpm and made over 450 lb-ft of torque starting at 3,500 rpm with a fat peak of 470 lb-ft at 3,900. Wanna burn rubber sideways on the way to work? Here you go.

Power
Peak HP: 437.2 @ 6,000
Peak Torque: 470.8 @ 3,900

  • AMC 360 Engine Build
  • AMC 360 Engine Build
    The "little" cam and the dual plane conspired to make the most average torque and horsepower at the lowest rpm with the best vacuum at idle and least popping and complaining on the dyno. Street combo? You decide.
    AMC 360 Engine Build
    The "little" cam and the dual plane conspired to make the most average torque and horsepow

370 Specs
Displacement: 370.36
Deck Height: 9.198
Bore: 4.11
Stroke: 3.490
Rod Journal: 2.00
Final Compression: 10.5:1
Rod Length: 6.00-inch small-journal Chevy
Piston Compression Height: 1.453
Combustion Chamber: 54 cc
Valves: 2.02/1.60
Valve Spacing: Stock 1.940
Valve Angle: Stock 18 degrees
Final Compression: 10.5:1

Cam Specs
Small Cam
PN 31799
Grind No. 17-UH4-UH9
EXH Closes 3 ATDC
EXH Opens 47 BBDC
INT Opens 6.5 BTDC
INT Closes 34.5 ABDC
Lope Sep 108
104 Centerline
Lift 0.484
221/230 @ 0.050
276/286 advertised

Big Cam
PN 31799
Grind No. 17-UH22-UH23
EXH Closes 17.5 ATDC
EXH Opens 61.5 BBDC
INT Opens 23 BTDC
INT Closes 51 ABDC
Lope Sep 108
104 Centerline
Lift 0.555
254/259 @ 0.050
310/318 advertised

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