Re: 318 - 360 interchange; was Cat question

From: Klaus Wilkens (klaus@buffnet.net)
Date: Wed Feb 18 1998 - 21:24:20 EST


All Magnum V8s use the same head and valve size.
Are youcertain the 5.9 Magnum is externally and the 5.2 is internally balanced ?

KW

David Brown wrote:

> >As to the 318 and the R/T 360 looking the same on the outside, there are
> subtle differences to the trained eye. The biggest differences are that the
> 318 is INTERNALLY balanced and the 360 is EXTERNALLY balanced and a lot of
> the parts will interchange you just have to be aware of which parts will
> have to be given special balancing depending on what's changed. The exhaust
> will interchange with each other,so will the heads. Which makes me think,
> considering the 360 has the big valves- that would sure wake-up the 318,
> unless the MAGNUM engines already have the big valves??
> ----------
> Good info. Let me add: Make sure the head combustion chambers are not larger
> (more cc) for the 360 heads, otherwise the compression ratio will drop. Maybe
> good for super or turbo charging.
> --
> David Brown Mailto:dbrown@mh1.mcis.uchicago.edu



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