Magnum 318 carb conversion

For a manual fuel pump you will need an LA cover and if you have the short snout magnum cam will need the eccentric and bolt kit from Hughes, carb and intake, I think most if not all all magnum pans were rear sump, a passenger car center sump will fit but u must use LA gaskets unless you modify the pan, I'm not sure but I think you will be needing a straight electronic distributor, I dont know if the orig. dist. can be adapted. I have heard that unless you get a really good exhaust gasket, using LA manifolds on the Magnum will leak, as the port design is different enough to cause problems. Camshafts are expensive as they are the roller design. Manifold selection is somewhat limited. For the price and what you get air gap knock off professional products crosswind dual plane intake. Valve cover is very limited if u use a 10 bolt, can use the LA 5 bolt ones. Stock valve springs are good to about .500 lift. Bullet Cams can regrind your stock cam or Hughes engines has them. 200.00 exchange. Cam with a lift over .525 lift must buy new retainers to provide extra clearance, Professional Products has a inexpensive balancer that works well. If you have the complete motor I would tell you to run the original serpentine belt. On Magnum engines the flex plate is balanced to the engine (this is what the tech guy at B and M told me any way)your converter and balancer must be matched to them if you dont use the tranny with the 5.2. TransDapt mounts at summit are half or less the price of Shoemaker, work well and designed to work with the inexpensive hedman headers. Google Junkyard Jewel 360 Magnum and follow the other links from there.