318 Mopar Engine Build on a Budget Part 4 - First Run On The Stand for the 1974 Plymouth Duster!

[@tonytavolieri1663]

Good job on the run stand! The 318 sounds like a happy engine. That motor will run for many years!

[@roadhardrestorations]

Thanks! I sure hope it runs for a long long time!

[@aarvolaredonjunior1032]

Great job looks clean and sounds great.Did a similar roller TA-AAR LA 318 build was going for road racing build.I call it the Lunch box build.Look forward to seeing your Duster done for motivation.thanks

[@roadhardrestorations]

Thanks! Its a lot of fun playing with these old cars. I am looking forward to getting it back on the road myself!

[@UpsetK-9]

Great video. Love the engine stand idea. Looking forward to visiting.

[@roadhardrestorations]

Less than a week!

[@StevenReaves-d7g]

I love those 318s mine was stolen when I was incarcerated 😢😢😢😢

[@roadhardrestorations]

Doh! They are still pretty common to come across. Go find an old beater and build a bad-ass 318 for it! (or 360 for the extra cubic inches)

[@fedecarughi8370]

Great video that engine sounds good, i'm about to build a Coupe Dodge GTX 73 here in Argentina with my father, it came with the 318, here we call it the argentinian muscle car, i'm looking for info seeing american people cuz here isnt too much people building mopar V8's, greetings and sorry for the bad english haha

[@gabrielantoniomartin7995]

El motor 318 equipaba aquí en Argentina a la coupe DODGE GTX los primeros motores eran mexicanos de 212hp Después eran de Canadá con 230hp y los últimos eran traídos del Brasil Saludos desde Argentina

[@setha360]

My 1988 roller 318 is quite, that motor has some clacking, maybe roller lifters not pumped up fully, I always run them 2k even with roller cam. Last summer rebuilt a 1977 chevy 454, the wipe cam lobe gods were kind to me.

[@roadhardrestorations]

I think we may be hearing the significant exhaust leak. I have the wrong (cheapest) exhaust gaskets on it as the headers are temporary. I'm going to be going with iron manifolds. The vacuum gauge is also rock solid, so I don't think there's a valvetrain issue, also have good oil pressure as well. I'll certainly check it out again before I install it in the car. Thanks for the heads up.

[@joshjones1360]

What gears u running on the Duster

[@roadhardrestorations]

The 74 rear end is an 8.8 LSD with 3.73 gears. The 70 duster bracket is an 8-3/4 with 4:10 spool.

[@joshjones1360]

@roadhardrestorations my 73 has a open diff 1 tire fire 🔥

[@roadhardrestorations]

@@joshjones1360 My 74 came with a 8-1/4 open 2.54 gear. Sssnnnooozzze,,,

[@joshjones1360]

@@roadhardrestorations i hear that I definitely need some gear

[@joshjones1360]

@@roadhardrestorations I'm thanking about some 3:73 with a limited slip or a locker

[@dannyskaggs6587]

If you don't know ask Mopar Joe he is a good person and he's good on mopars

[@roadhardrestorations]

Ya he's a smart fellar!

[@JuanGomez-oh8qr]

Solo estoy mirando no entiendo el ingles debería poner las letras en la pantalla en español.

[@roadhardrestorations]

¡Veré qué puedo hacer! Gracias por mirar y por la sugerencia. Estoy usando el traductor de Google porque no hablo español. Espero que se traduzca correctamente.