Mike,
You're wrong. 360s are external balance and have a cast crank. 340s up to 73 used a steel
crank and are internal balance. All 383s are steel crank and internal balance. all Hemis
are steel crank and internal balance. etc. etc.
Why would you need extra weight (external balance) with a steel crank which is
significantly heavier than a cast iron crank ?
KW
mike wrote:
> all mopars with forged steel crank are exterally balanced...all with
> cast crank are internally balanced
>
> Klaus Wilkens wrote:
> >
> > JT,
> > Nope, 360s (I don't know about Magnums) were external balance. Some of the later
> > 440s and ones with 6 Pak rods were external balance but the older steel crank ones
> > were internal balance as were Hemis, 383s, 361s, 413s 350s. Don't know 'bout the 400
> > though.
> >
> > KW
> >
> > JT McBride wrote:
> >
> > > >All Magnum V8s use the same head and valve size.
> > >
> > > That's what I understand too - interchangeable heads, in fact.
> > >
> > > >Are youcertain the 5.9 Magnum is externally and the 5.2 is internally balanced
> > >
> > > I thought all small blocks were internally balanced, and the big blocks
> > > (383, 440, etc.) were externally balanced.
> > >
> > > I'm no expert tho.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--
> > > Dakota: The Right Caliber of Dodge Magnum Force!
> > > -PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP-P--P-PP
> > > 1993 Emerald Green V8 4x4 CC K&N, Accel Coil, Bilsteins, Redline synthetics.
> > > Tread Lightly on Public and Private Lands -- Abuse it and we'll lose it!
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