I'm not going to provide any technical info because there are far more qualified people to get that from and there's plenty of good info on this forum!
What I am going to say is if you're considering doing the conversion, but are concerned about how difficult it is - take it from me if you are patient, read the directions on the Hammer site and follow the service manual you can do the basic Cylinders/Pistons/Ignition/Air box/Clutch swap. I didn't do heads/cams or any other go fast stuff.
My mechanical experience is limited to doing brakes on the family cars and replacing a starter or two i.e., I had to barrow a buddies in-lbs and ft-lbs torque wrenches. Now I didn't get it done in 6 or 7 hours, but after a couple long days it fired right up. I got a little help from a buddy who is far more qualified than me, but he mainly babysat my dumb a:censors to make sure I didn't totally screw the pooch.
Here's a post of the first 10 second heat cycle http://xl.duffeyclan.com/?p=285
I also can't speak to other products on the market, but what I can say is the customer service and email support from Hammer Performance was World Class (I needed some coaching). Even the pre-sale process of asking questions was awesome with the Hammer guys.
***High Level overview of what I did***
-1250 Hammer Conversion (reverse dome)
-Dyna Ignition
-185/45 Jets
-Hammer Air cleaner
-Breather Kit
-Extra Plate Clutch Kit/Spring
-and a trainload of shop rags, why am I so messy?
What I am going to say is if you're considering doing the conversion, but are concerned about how difficult it is - take it from me if you are patient, read the directions on the Hammer site and follow the service manual you can do the basic Cylinders/Pistons/Ignition/Air box/Clutch swap. I didn't do heads/cams or any other go fast stuff.
My mechanical experience is limited to doing brakes on the family cars and replacing a starter or two i.e., I had to barrow a buddies in-lbs and ft-lbs torque wrenches. Now I didn't get it done in 6 or 7 hours, but after a couple long days it fired right up. I got a little help from a buddy who is far more qualified than me, but he mainly babysat my dumb a:censors to make sure I didn't totally screw the pooch.
Here's a post of the first 10 second heat cycle http://xl.duffeyclan.com/?p=285
I also can't speak to other products on the market, but what I can say is the customer service and email support from Hammer Performance was World Class (I needed some coaching). Even the pre-sale process of asking questions was awesome with the Hammer guys.
***High Level overview of what I did***
-1250 Hammer Conversion (reverse dome)
-Dyna Ignition
-185/45 Jets
-Hammer Air cleaner
-Breather Kit
-Extra Plate Clutch Kit/Spring
-and a trainload of shop rags, why am I so messy?