I could always put the Formal Imperial rear disc brakes on it.
1978 NYB New Engine.....
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Awesome. I thought you were going to do an LS swap based on that other engine...lol.
bajajoaquin
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Is this a 400 or 440?
LocuMob
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Yes...
400
LocuMob
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Why in the hell am I thinking 440? Those HP and torque numbers make more sense now.
I wanted to be able to use all the pulleys and brackets from the 400 or I would of had to get them off a 440 donor. They dont interchange from B to RB engines. It looks like I will have to go with an alternative setup anyways.
Keep in mind that the stock 1978 400 has 210 HP and the 440 had 220 HP.
bajajoaquin
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Oh, geez... I don’t want to bring up the net vs gross debate again! But I’d guess the builder is more likely to have numbers similar to SAE Gross.
I agree that this is a step up from the stock 400, and that I’d not want to deal with pulleys and accessories either.
Sorry you seem to need to do it anyway. That sucks.
I agree that this is a step up from the stock 400, and that I’d not want to deal with pulleys and accessories either.
Sorry you seem to need to do it anyway. That sucks.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
100A alternator with the humongous bracket?
Yep, All Formals with the electric rear window has the 100 amp. Even the 360....
Going from barely 8:1 to 10.0 to 1 compression is going to increase the hp a little more. .030 overbore adds a little more. And an aggressive (but not crazy) cam adds to it also.
commando1
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So, for the 100A alternator, same bracket for the 400 and the 440?
No, All the brackets are different from B to RB. Nothing interchanges.
commando1
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Christmas in July, congrats on the new engine. I think you might notice a difference. 
