Damn good info
I haven't watched the video, but it seems to me if your replacing a worn out 318 or upgrading from a slant, using a cheap and readily available Magnum makes a lot of sense. Not everyone wants to build a race motor. Refurbished to stock specs and you have better flowing heads, more compression, roller lifters... And for saving money you can even drill the heads and reuse an old LA intake manifold.
That's what I'm in the middle of anyway. I'll let you know how it goes when it's all done, but so far I have no regrets on going with a 5.2 instead of a 318 LA.
I haven't watched the video, but it seems to me if your replacing a worn out 318 or upgrading from a slant, using a cheap and readily available Magnum makes a lot of sense. Not everyone wants to build a race motor. Refurbished to stock specs and you have better flowing heads, more compression, roller lifters... And for saving money you can even drill the heads and reuse an old LA intake manifold.
That's what I'm in the middle of anyway. I'll let you know how it goes when it's all done, but so far I have no regrets on going with a 5.2 instead of a 318 LA.
