Recent content by cal30_sniper

Sold, pending funds. Will update.

I have a 4bbl intake and carb that I was going to use on my slant six before it turned into a 318 Magnum. Parts are located in Albuquerque, and I will ship. Offenhauser 5270: Very nice 1997 casting, all threads look great. Freshly sandblasted and ready for color of your choice. Comes with...

I’ll try to keep this relatively brief, as I have a tendency to ramble with technical details… I’ve been fighting an A518/46RH swap since the summer. Go #1 was an eBay trans I purchased for the swap that lost all forward gears within 3 miles of driving (drove home in reverse, which worked just...

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Are you will to separate and sell just the heads?

On a strict budget, one of the best things you might be able to do is find a later roller cam 318 in a pick and pull. They came in at 9.0-9.2:1, and have better flowing swirl port heads. Lots of ‘85+ M-bodies came with those motors. Add a stock 4bbl manifold and small carb, and upgrade the cam...

Their site went to crap a while back. I typically use summits website for the specs on their products, but their cam cards are particularly hard to find. Here’s Summits info for that cam: Lunati 20200711 Lunati Voodoo Camshafts | Summit Racing I’ve got the smaller 20200714 I bought on sale a...

I had some time this morning and played with dynamic compression and cranking pressure calculations. The cam I'd like to run in this motor (Lunati 20200711, advertised duration 270deg with a 106IC) should put me at 8.73DCR and 154PSI cranking pressure, assuming a 5cc Piston relief (KB107), 64cc...

I’m wondering the same thing myself. Mine had 184k on it according to the odometer. That should be fine for the cam/lifters, and okay for the bores as well, since the combo of TBI and moly rings should have resulted in a pretty easy life for them. I’m most concerned about the rod/crank...

What I found interesting about the ‘92 motor I pulled was that it did not have the timing cover machined for a fuel pump. Others I have seen are machined and have a blockoff plate, like the one mopardude posted. Here’s mine: This one also has the roller gear inside: I assume it still has a...

I just pulled a ‘92 LA 360 out of a Ramcharger this weekend. I’ll have to check when I get it up on the stand and see if it has a windage tray also. That would be rather nice.

Also, that's good news on the Magnum connecting rods. If my engine shares that peculiarity, it makes some of the available piston options a bit easier to implement. Gotta love automotive transitional years.

I'd love to talk specifics, just didn't want to scare people off with a thread starter that was even longer than it already is. The engine is going in a daily commuter. Car is a '77 Volare, slant six/auto, manual everything, no A/C car. As rugged as the slant six has been, its cold weather...

Rusty, I don't think you're missing anything, other than that this is less hand wringing and more trying to get ahead of what combination is going to work well with this block. .014" difference is significant when talking about quench, though likely less significant from a general machining...

During my junkyard diving this weekend, I came home with a 360LA Roller Cam engine out of a '92 Ramcharger (530096921 casting). I've had an '89 Roller Cam 318 sitting in the corner of the garage for a while that's intended for a Volare swap, but I couldn't pass up the 360 roller motor for $200...