Thread: Early 276 Hemi

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Neat! What did you end up doing?

Just for the record for others, for just showing and cruising on this rare and engine... I believe I'd be tempted to pretty much leave the internals stock... sure a little carb or maybe a little paxton to gain a few hp... but a 12k original IS SOMETHING in and by itself! Heck, if it were me, I think I'd clean it up and give it factory original paint sceem with the 160 hp and brag on its originality... it will still cruise down the interstate just fine... even in TX or Montana. Those old gals cruised just fine in their day with double the weight of a normal rod of today. It'll likely get 20 mpg too. With only 12k there is no taper to speak of... re hone and ring it if needed... but I'd be real leery of boring it any more than the tiny amount of taper it will have. Who knows? In 40 years it may need that metal... and there are very very few still around.

On that engine, I'd even tighten the oil change interval to 1500 miles (or less even, its the dirt in the oil that wears them) to help preserve it.

Dave