That is sick. LOL you had to cut out a spot for the alt.

 

LOL yeah, I know right? Of all the things that people were worried about clearing, the only thing that's in the way is the alternator...

 

I have a 360 PCM that came out of a 98 Ram van. It has the 3 slot connector on the PCM.

I'd use it on my 318 but not that hard up to rewire.

 

Yeah, there's 60 pins, but only about 50ish are used; either way that would be a lot of solder and heat shrink...

Say, question for you guys, would I be dreaming if I thought that this little 318 is in the 260 hp range at the crank? I mean electric fans, Shorty headers, mildly ported heads, 01 non-EGR modded intake, cam with slightly better lift/duration numbers... I guess the hold back would be the stock PCM if anything huh? I dunno, maybe I'll have to spend the $75 and strap it to the dyno

 

I found out that vacuuming the engine down can loosen up a few HP.

 

I forgot what year your engine came from.

5.2L MPFI 230HP 290TQ 1992-1993
5.2L MPFI 220HP 280TQ 1994-1996

So starting with 230 or 220 then those few mods will not equal 30 -40hp. And don't forget all the mileage and wear and tear your engine has to dock it down from stock HP rating.

 

Guess I'm just spoiled by the diesel world... I turned a few screws, ground a few select places and shimmed a few things and I gained 200hp and 450ft-lbs of torque :P

The engine I have is a 92, I was hoping the 230hp rating on the low lift cam would mean at the very least not having to subtract power for a 100,000 mile engine due to the slightly better cam. I guess I was just hoping to keep up powerwise with the R/T and SXT Intrepids with the HO 3.5 that had 253bhp/258ft-lbs. Like I said, I'll probably end up throwing it on the dyno, or at the very least taking it to the local 1/4 mile. A good accurate scale and a consistent trap speed should be all I need to get a good rough guestimate.

 

I don't know about that Crazy... depending on the cam, thats could be a big mod! A cam usually makes a huge difference!

Do you have the numbers on that cam?

If you got this computer...
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DC...92&prefilter=1
... I bet it would really open up the engine with all those mods you've done!

 

Well don't worry the R/T and SXT Intrepids you run against at the local 1/4 Dragstrip will have 100,000 mile engines too. And you will have close to 300TQ. That will launch you off the line like no other.

 

The cam is a stock cam from an `01 360. The specs are in my first post in this thread. But IIRC they are .432/.432 lift, 151/161 adv duration, 109* LSA and I`m not sure where the centerline is, but I installed it 6* advanced to move the powerband up a little... I do know this, it is a snappy little bugger, it definitely picks up rpm quicker than my wife`s 318 did in her 96 ram on a free rev 1/2 throttle snap

I have thought about a performance PCM, but don`t they require 93 octane? I can get 89 for the same price as regular, but 93 cost more than diesel! I kinda wonder what the guys at B&G can do as far as a custom flash is concerned...