Project Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: 273 - > 408 Magnum Swap
Made progress this past weekend:
Parts used in this video:
Torque Strap: Mevotech MK8848 - Sway Bar Link
7/16 heim joint RH
3/8" 1.75" wide bar stock
Flex Plate:
B&M 10239 -Flex Plate
200-2903 - ARP Flex Plate Bolts
Torque Converter: 27-25HD - Hughes Performance Street Master Torque
240-7302 - ARP Torque Converter Bolts
Converter Strut Bar: QA1 52311
Headers: D453-R - Doug's Headers D453-R
Everything went well on the install, but now that I have the engine in I started dressing it up and ran into a few issues I wasn't aware about.
70s and newer water pump stick out an extra 0.75", as a result the water pump pulley and crank do not align and my radiator efan w/shroud setup no longer fitting. I ordered some 360 pulleys that should resolve this, but another issue is that the heads stick out about 0.25 further than the 273. As a result my alternator (aftermarket 165A that is wider than stock) is also slightly out of alignment with the 273 crank pulley. I am hoping the 360 crank pulley sticks out a bit further than the 273, does anyone know? Otherwise I'll find out when the pulley's arrive next week. Back up plan is to use a double pulley and use the outer pulley for the alternator.
Thanks, I ended up using Spectre Performance SPE-47708 Air Cleaner base & 2" filter with the commando top. This left me with about 0.75" of clearance between the hood and filter cover. I had to get a bit creative on the fuel line routing since they now sit within the commando filter cover, but overall looks good. Will cover this in the next video.
Made progress this past weekend:
Parts used in this video:
Torque Strap: Mevotech MK8848 - Sway Bar Link
7/16 heim joint RH
3/8" 1.75" wide bar stock
Flex Plate:
B&M 10239 -Flex Plate
200-2903 - ARP Flex Plate Bolts
Torque Converter: 27-25HD - Hughes Performance Street Master Torque
240-7302 - ARP Torque Converter Bolts
Converter Strut Bar: QA1 52311
Headers: D453-R - Doug's Headers D453-R
Everything went well on the install, but now that I have the engine in I started dressing it up and ran into a few issues I wasn't aware about.
70s and newer water pump stick out an extra 0.75", as a result the water pump pulley and crank do not align and my radiator efan w/shroud setup no longer fitting. I ordered some 360 pulleys that should resolve this, but another issue is that the heads stick out about 0.25 further than the 273. As a result my alternator (aftermarket 165A that is wider than stock) is also slightly out of alignment with the 273 crank pulley. I am hoping the 360 crank pulley sticks out a bit further than the 273, does anyone know? Otherwise I'll find out when the pulley's arrive next week. Back up plan is to use a double pulley and use the outer pulley for the alternator.
Thanks, I ended up using Spectre Performance SPE-47708 Air Cleaner base & 2" filter with the commando top. This left me with about 0.75" of clearance between the hood and filter cover. I had to get a bit creative on the fuel line routing since they now sit within the commando filter cover, but overall looks good. Will cover this in the next video.
