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Tech Question
David Vander Veer, Woodbine, MD, 1980, Dodge Peacepeeker 360
Mr. Ehrenberg,
I am a fleet supervisor for a local govt.(Howard County). In our fleet is
an APC, amoured personel carrier. I have been tasked by my supervisor to update this unit. It is a surplus
air force unit. This unit was aquired by us in 1997. It is based on a W350
chassis. It has a 360/auto combination with Spicer axles, #60 in he front
and 70 in the rear. It is presently carbureted. The tire size is 9.50x16.5".
Gross vehicle weight is approx. 10000 lbs with full crew and gear.
I am leaning toward the Mopar crate engine with 320hp/385lbft engine. Obviously I will have to upgrade the transmission. I do not know what the axle ratio is. At this point I am just trying to get some costs worked up. I have quite a bit of flexibility. Whaddya think? What combination would you use?
It is used by our local police and surrounding jurisdictions
thanks
Dave, obviously any 360 is gonna be taxed to the max in this application. While the MP crate engine is surely the easy way out, I'd really like to see a '92-03 stock 360 Magnum in there - complete with the SMPI and beer-barrel intake. You can't beat that setup for low-end grunt, which is what you need with 5 tons!
I've been working with the engineers at Mopar Performance developing a wiring harness, sensor, and injector kit to make this a simple task, hopefully, it will be a catalog item by the end of the year. While this installation would be slightly more difficult than a carbureted installation, it would be well worth it. Follow along our new Project Savvy Savoy for all the details.
The trans likely won't need more than a freshening. Truck 727s were pretty hearty as-built.
Rick
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