360 Magnum vs 340 mild street build

360 Magnum vs 340 mild street build - my experience

RandyB said
So I have a line on a 1997 360 magnum with low mileage and maintenance of oil being changed every 3,000 miles. For $300.
Into my 65 Plymouth Barracuda that has a 273 dual exhaust in already, that would be a good thing?
Automatic transmission.
And yes, I will be keeping the 273 for my kids if they want to chamois back.

Do it, but get the 5.9 crank drilled for the 273 trans (manual or auto) and get the proper balance plate. Youll have to fab the new headpipes and MAYBE clearance the steering linkage but youll almost double the HP. You can even put the old 5 bolt LA valve covers on the 10 bolt magnum heads