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I agree....T.S.C. has a good selection of leangths,,,you may even have to cut some threads off,,,better that (what she said) then to short!!!

Early 340s often blew head gaskets ,,once the comppresion reaches 10.5 or more...(small block chevy) has 17 7/16th bolts,340 10 1/2" bolts,,Before (arp) (pioneer) and others were around,,You could go to farm & fleet,,,a.k.a. T.S.C. buy grade 8 bolts...(maybe cheaper) than A.R.P. Make sure to...

Rumblefish,, after some re-search,,, Man this can keep on going,SO MUCH INVOLVED....EXOTIC METALS SOME I have`nt heard of,i`ll by-pass those...BUUUUT,main componet is carbon, more carbon content higher tensile strenght....CAST IRON-70,000-80,000 P.S.I. NODULAR IRON-95,000 P.S.I. CAST...

Larry Atherton,(small block geru) pardon the mix-up standard 340 nodular iron,,,,318-3, forged steel... I will look it up in my book: (METALS and how to weld them:>) good question!!!

might help someone; The"318-3" part#2668810 though discontinued, is stronger then the forged 340 crank! These cranks were refered to as 318 truck crank, found in the late 60s early 70s 1 ton dual wheel dodge trucks.Happen to have one,found another one but the salvage yard said i`d have to take...

It`s hard to go fast with out spending money..Go with a step header,,,or Flowtech headers..I held a flowtech beside hooker, only diff. i could tell was the price. Use your carb. for now.Maybe a used air-gap or a used LD-340 intake.Your going have to shop to save money.Go to( engine parts for...

Knowledge is power! Try not to let a day go by where you don`t learn something!! No matter what it is!!

You can learn alot about your questions,keep reading the fourm. Do you have everything (parts wise) to do this swap? v-8 mounts and or v-8 k-member,360 cooling system, driveshaft? If so, your questions are more like opinions, you can get a hundred different kinds... Headers,is a good start..If...

Heating-up and stops,cooling-down and goes....Sounds like a control box...maybe a bad coil...

Chrysler makes nice re-useable set pricey but worth it! Your engine makes alot H.P.I`m sure your gonna turn some serious R.P.M.And that builds crankcase pressure! Then sealing becomes a problem.If your concerned about leakege try valve cover studs w/ the long aftermarket washers...

If i remember right chrysler coated the journals w/ a hard material thats just few 1000ths thick on their H.P.engines.Dandy dick recommends getting it re-hardened.Balance job would help alot.most after-market forged pistons are real close(same weight)....Weak`en the crank? do`nt think so....but...