Bonneville Marlin????

fast401 · January 11, 2013, 01:29:14 PM

I belong to another forum (www.TheAMCForum.com) and there is a member who has contracted Salt Fever. He wants to build a Marlin with the GenI 287 or 327. His goal is to get 800/1000 plus horsepower using turbo/turbos. Has anyone had any experience with this engine or know of someone who has? I am not an engine person so be gentle on me.

Beck · January 11, 2013, 07:16:27 PM

Quote from: "fast401"I belong to another forum (www.TheAMCForum.com) and there is a member who has contracted Salt Fever. He wants to build a Marlin with the GenI 287 or 327. His goal is to get 800/1000 plus horsepower using turbo/turbos. Has anyone had any experience with this engine or know of someone who has? I am not an engine person so be gentle on me.

The 287 and 327 are the same family of motors. Heads and intakes interchange.
The engines fall into 2 different engine classes at Bonneville.
C 306 thru 372 cubic inches
D 261 thru 305 cubic inches
He would first have to decide what engne class he wants to run in.
If his desire is to go out to see the best he can do, go for it. If he wants to set a class record I think he should look elsewhere. Being competitive in a class would be difficult with these engines. He would be competing against the Chevy and Ford small blocks. The competition has access to a lot of quality performance parts that the early AMC just doesn't have. Aftermarket heads being the big thing.

1800guy · January 11, 2013, 08:13:27 PM

My personal opinion says go with the car you best know and/or love, even if it may not be the most logical or the most competitive. Build it the best you can - set a personal benchmark and then work at moving it up. If you decide later that you really want to be competitive with a more current engine you can always change up. I think it would be pretty hard to move the other direction

unklian · January 12, 2013, 12:46:34 PM

Quote from: "Beck"
If he wants to set a class record I think he should look elsewhere.
Being competitive in a class would be difficult with these engines.

Also expensive.

Crosley.In.AZ · January 13, 2013, 11:23:13 AM

Seems like an AMC Marlin would not be friendly design for cutting thru the air

tomslik · January 13, 2013, 05:57:16 PM

Quote from: "Crosley"Seems like an AMC Marlin would not be friendly design for cutting thru the air

i was kinda thinking the same thing but for different reasons...
i'll bet the tail end gets "light" at speed...if you can't run a spoiler of some kind...

Charlie Chops 1940 · January 13, 2013, 05:57:37 PM

Quote from: "Crosley"Seems like an AMC Marlin would not be friendly design for cutting thru the air

It would probably cut a much more aerodynamic swath were it mounted front to rear on the chassis. Rule book check, aisle 1, please....

Charlie

enjenjo · January 13, 2013, 06:54:20 PM

Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"
Quote from: "Crosley"Seems like an AMC Marlin would not be friendly design for cutting thru the air

It would probably cut a much more aerodynamic swath were it mounted front to rear on the chassis. Rule book check, aisle 1, please....

Charlie

Against the rules, I checked.

phat rat · January 13, 2013, 09:27:16 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"
Quote from: "Crosley"Seems like an AMC Marlin would not be friendly design for cutting thru the air

It would probably cut a much more aerodynamic swath were it mounted front to rear on the chassis. Rule book check, aisle 1, please....

Charlie

Against the rules, I checked.

And who better to check?

Charlie Chops 1940 · January 13, 2013, 10:34:21 PM

Frank, I thought about calling you first....

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Charlie