ALL ALUMINUM 318?!?

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No need for 1.03" T bars or even big block T bars with that thing under the hood. 340 T bars with that flyweight engine would be just fine. Would be nice if somebody started making aluminum 318 or 340 blocks
 
In a long ago issue of Mopar Muscle, there was a side bar editorial called "Steves Stuff" with Steve Magnante. He had one or two of these of these and also stated a production number of four. These were a prototype of a planned production change in the magnum production engines but was scrapped when development of the Hemi started. I myself feel we gladly could have done without the gen three for a good five or ten years just to have access to factory aluminum blocks.
 
In a long ago issue of Mopar Muscle, there was a side bar editorial called "Steves Stuff" with Steve Magnante. He had one or two of these of these and also stated a production number of four. These were a prototype of a planned production change in the magnum production engines but was scrapped when development of the Hemi started. I myself feel we gladly could have done without the gen three for a good five or ten years just to have access to factory aluminum blocks.
I agree. Would be a cool pull-a-part hunt for those huh?
 
The new Hemi also helped meet emission requirements that the magnum motors were unable to meet.
Imagine trying to keep your engine hot enough to run? Aluminum engines loose a lot of heat on their own.
Most of us can not even keep our current engines down to 190f. LOL!
 
When PAW was in business years ago, they sold blocks and engines in aluminum in all domestic makes. Even Olds and Buick. I always wondered where in the hell they got the blocks from.
 
I wonder where all the tooling went. Probably in some Mopar Area 51 with all the rest of the prototype and decommissioned production equipment!

Shannons engineering had 440 alum. blocks on ebay, but dam , he`s got them priced out of site !
 
Good point on the cooling and emissions, the same reason most production all aluminum engines run 200 plus degree thermostats. I remember the PAW stuff. I believe the majority of it was made south of the border.
 
Shannons engineering had 440 alum. blocks on ebay, but dam , he`s got them priced out of site !

I've bought some small stuff from him. Read a lot of negative flap online about him. I take it with a grain of sand, because I've not had any trouble. He does have some high prices on some things.
 
That motor is still available. I posted that in a thread. If you go under Craigslist Boston and look up mopar parts in part section it is still there. Not for sale by me.
 
Somebody out there will pay 5k for it. It would be great if the buyer is the type that would use it to pull moulds to make more.
 
It would be interesting to see more photo's of that block. The front is not filled like the race blocks. I wonder if the pan rails and main webs are filled? If not I'm not sure I'd want to put a bunch of power on it.
 
Yep, Race engine. Prototype I imagine. There were some LA small blocks cast i aluminum as well. For road racing and sprint car.

You said in the other thread a guy has an all aluminum 318 in your town. Is he still around?
 
You said in the other thread a guy has an all aluminum 318 in your town. Is he still around?
Haven't seen him for a while but he is probably still around. I think his was a prototype block.
 
Chrysler engineer cam into store I worked at in the early 90's with a odd looking ram charger being the mopar guy iam I started to chat with him and I asked him what year it was as it looked newer then the last year they made them he stated take a good look as it's getting crushed on Tuesday I think it was a Friday... guess what was under the hood ??? Yup aluminum 318 la !!! Wouldnt believed it unless I seen it with my own eyes .... come that Tuesday it became part of someones 5.7 hemi
 
There was one on Boston Craigslist for a while but I don't see it there now. Maybe he's taking it off over the Holidays.If he re-posts it I will let you know.
 
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