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where do the 5.9 magnums run best with total timing? I've been told they like 30-32 total timing because of the more efficient chambers of the magnum heads. And I've been told they like 34-35 total timing. I'm running a 300hp crate 360 magnum, I was running a modified Mopar performance...

I've got a 300hp crate 360 magnum in a 91 short bed 4x4 truck. Im curious as to what the dynamic compression ratio is on this engine. I live at 4000 feet above sea level, and when doing a compression test with the engine at operating temp and the carb wide open I get 150psi across the board on...

how much would have to be taken off iron magnum heads to gain 9.5:1 compression? I was thinking that having .030 shaved off the heads and running a .028 thick head gasket would net at least 9.5:1 or maybe even 9.7:1. Reason I'm asking is I am trying to figure out a way to squeeze some more...

I have a 320hp crate 360 magnum engine in my 91 half ton short bed four wheel drive truck. The front of the engine had the la timing cover and la v-belt set up on it with a mechanical fuel pump. I've struggled to get the belts to line up with the pulleys and I've come to the conclusion that I...

I've got a 300hp crate 360 magnum in my 91 power ram short bed 4x4 truck. I am running the mopar dual plane m1 intake with a 2 inch 4 hole aluminum carburetor spacer. A quick fuel super street series 680cfm vaccum secondary carburetor. A mopar distributer, running 16 degrees initial and 34...

I have a 300hp crate 360 magnum engine and i'm running a dual plane edelbrock rpm air-gap intake manifold on. I had my intake manifold bolts torqued to 20 ft lbs. I just found out that the spec is 12 ft lbs. I have been running this intake torqued to 20 ft lbs for about 6 months or so, but I...

Friend of mine just got done putting a 360 magnum into his 81 dodge power ram 150 pick up truck. We are trying to figure out where to put the full mark on his dip stick... The engine holds 6 quarts of oil, so do you put the oil filter on dry then dump 6 qaurts in it, fire it up and let it idle...

Friend of mine has a 1981 dodge power ram 150 with what i believe is a 318, but it could be a 360.. I have not looked for any numbers on it. It's got a tiny little 1 barrell carburetor on it. It's got a ton of starnge smog and emissions stuff on it. Anyways it was running really rough and he...

Recently i had been told i need a breather on one side and a pcv valve on the other side, well my pcv valve is at the back of the passenger valve cover and my brake booster is so big that there isnt any room to run a breather. So what i did is i put a breather on the front passenger valve cover...

Discovered i have a vaccum leak on the intake manifold gasket, this intake manifold gasket is about a year and a half old, so i ether installed it wrong, or got the wrong intake manifold gasket. When i tell the guys at the part stores that i have a 360 magnum with a 4 barrell intake manifold...

I'm looking for a descent leakdown tester to purchase, i dont have to have a real fancy one, but one that will get the job done. I'm having smoke upon de-acceleration and can not figure out why!?!?!? Compression test shows 150psi on every cylinder, there isnt one cylinder thats 149 or 148 they...

I have a 300 hp crate 360 magnum engine, i'm trying to determin what the best camshaft would be for low to mid range torque, for this engine is in my half ton four wheel drive truck. I need to be schooled on camshafts and camshafts sizes and what sizes provide torque and what cams provide horse...

Is there anything adjustable under the valve covers of a 360 magnum? I have the 300hp 360 crate magnum and am trying to figure out what else i can do to squeeze a little more torque out of it. I am currently unning long tube hedman hedders with true dual exhaust 2 inch pipe with n h pipe and 24...

I can not tell if what i am hearing is the hedders or something under the valve covers on my 360 magnum? but i am leaning more twords the hedders, but just incase is there anything that can or needs to be re-adjusted under the valve covers? I accidently had my distributer installed 180 degrees...

Today i gave up and bought a car quest ignition module, i made sure to get the better qauilty module they charged me 57 bucks and some change for it, when i opened it up it looked identical to the standard ignition module that i seen for sale online for 65 bucks. Does standard supply car quest...

It's time for a new ignition module, i have been trying to figure what kind of module i should get, who makes a good module as far as being reliable and lasting long? should i get a borg warner select or a napa echlin or a car quest blue line or a mopar orange box? i want a good module thats...

I'm having trouble figuring out why i am not getting any spark to my 360, its got the ecu electronic ignition, i volt tested my coil and with the key on its getting 4.1 volts, battery has 13.6 volts, ballast resistor is getting power as well, but did not test it, just ran a test light to it. it...

I am having an off idle stumble problem with my 360 magnum and it is also hard to start when it is warmed up, i gotta crank on it a few times before it will fire up when it is at operating temp, i timed this engine when i first got it running and it was at 8-10 degrees btdc, but i had to re-jet...

i should know this but i forgot lol, i am trying to figure out what hole the linkage to the acclerator pump needs to go in to richin the pump shot. right now its in the middle hole and i wanna say the bottom hole is the one that increases the pump shot if my memory serves me correct? Anyways i...

hi yall, getting ready to do a spark plug and spark plug wire replacement on my 360 magnum, the timing was off for a little bit and i think it may have messed one of my plugs up can that happen? Also i am interested to know wich plug wires you guys think would be best and what size? should i go...

I had to take the air cleaner off my carb today while i had the engine running and i noticed the carburetor seemed awfully loud, it sounded like somone spraying an air hose into a bucket? i checked the back of it to see if the back port deal was plugged i dont know but i think it is for vaccume...

i have the 300hp 360 magnum crate engine and i am wanting to go to the Magnum R/T cast iron cylinder heads over the stock magnum cast iron heads, i have been told the magnum R/t heads are very impressive as far as flow is concerned, i can get a pair for 450 bucks im going to stick to the same...

Anyone seen those intake manifold stud sets for sale? stay away from them! they are comlete junk in my opinion, let me explain why. I put intake studs in place of the bolts when i bought my edelbrock rpm air-gap intake manifold a few years back, went to take the manifold off and broke 3 of the...

i have a 360 magnum crate engine, its the 300hp 375 ft lb of torque 360 magnum crate engine, bought it thru my local dodge dealership, im running hedman headers dual exhaust with an H-pipe and 24 inch glass packs, i have the dual plane edelbrock rpm air-gap intake manifold, the 600cfm edelbrock...