tranny question

fishy68 said
Hi Southernman. Allpar is one source of confusion that started all this mess. I don't know who wrote that site but it has it's share of error's, one being the 318 was externally balanced. A cast vs. a steel crank is not what determines if an engine will be externally or internally balanced although cast cranks are lighter so sometimes (as in the case of a 360) they don't have enough weight on the counterweights to balance the reciprocating assy.

I understand it's not a problem swapping parts as long as they are matched (internal vs. external balance).

Thanks for the feedback.

Thank you for updating us on that. During the years I built 318's I always used the early model units with steel crank and internal balancing. They were about the toughest engines I've even messed with and damned near impossible to blow 'em up. In fact, I ran mine so hard the rings always gave up long before the other parts. With good heads, they would scream 7000+ rpms all day long. Talk about cheap fun. Those were the good old days... ~{:>)

Again, nice chattin' with you too.

Southernman