Magnum 5.2l vs 360 LA?
:popcorn:Picked up a roller LA motor, I think its outta 90s truck? Looking to low buck it. watching these 360 threads.
A roller LA to low buck a build? IF! You stay with the roller cam, be careful on the cam you choose! Watch the riming events!
Without touching the heads? Mild lift cam to .500, duration to suite the rpm band you want to operate in.
(Don’t get greedy here!)
1-5/8 headers I like to avoid in favor of 1-3/4, your call.
Dual plane intake, your choice carb & air cleaner, multi spark ignition, now your down to gear and maybe a stall converter depending on the cam.
This I did to my ‘00 5.9 minus the cam.
750 Edelbrock carb and rpm intake w/Hooker super comps @1-3/4 stuffed in my ‘79 B body Magnum backed by an automatic 727 & 3.55’s in 245/60/15’s.
I got his 80K engine from my daughters wrecked Durango. That truck was real peppy to say the least. So I mimic the rear gear ratio. On the smaller tire and the 2500 stall, car gets up and goes darn well for basically a stock set up.
