I didn't realize the V10 was an LA based engine.
> Now don't go telling the Viper crowd that they're driving around with an
> engine based on the archaic 5.9L.
Better yet, it's based on the "archaic" 318.
Veering off further...
How much would it take to make a coupl'a hemi heads with 5 chambers
each...? I saw someone with a welder make an I8 head out of two V8
heads. It ran... I don't know what kind of longevity it had.
Don in CT
89 Dak Vert 318 NV3500 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
On 6/27/08, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
>
> Now don't go telling the Viper crowd that they're driving around with an
> engine based on the archaic 5.9L. (They have a hard enough time with the
> fact that the original rear brakes were off of a Caravan and the coil packs
> were from a Neon and Minivan) ;)
>
> But yes, the LA/Magnum engines are essentially the same thing with design
> changes differentiating them. Even around here - "LA" is an old V8, Magnum
> is the current design.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terrible Tom [mailto:silvereightynine@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 9:23 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Gen II
>
>
> Jon N. Benignus wrote:
>
> > No, ALL V8 small blocks are LA engines. The LA series includes the
> > 273, 318
> > (67-up) 340 360 and V10.
> > The Magnum engines are the Magnum version of the LA series.
> > The only difference is in the heads and how the heads are oiled,
> > through the pushrod. The block can be drilled to oil the same as the
> pre-Magnum LA engines.
>
> Okaaaaayyyyy - I went to The Source (Allpar.com) and yes - they are LA
> engines. Not just the V8's... the 3.9L V6 and the current Viper engine are
> all from the LA family. I stand corrected in that I had said before the LA
> name was not right for a 2001 360 engine. While they are ALL LA engines
> technically... I will state that the general acceptance is that if you talk
> about an LA engine around the DML - you are talking about a "Pre-magger"
> engine built prior to the Magnum engine production.
>
> Its the old Mac or PC deal... a Mac is a "Personal Computer" but when
> someone says "PC" its generally taken to mean a WinTel box...
>
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