T. I don't know about documented evidence of poorer quality. It may
exist in an obscure/heavily guarded file in the bowels of ChryCo in
Highland Park. Not one of those things a company would want the public
to know about.
Bob
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Subject: Re[3]: DML: RE: new engine....prices????????
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net > at Internet-Link
Date: 10/9/98 9:42 AM
That's an interesting point, Bob. Is there any documented evidence that the
quality is worse with the engines coming from Mexico?
Curious.
T.
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Subject: Re[2]: DML: RE: new engine....prices????????
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 10/8/98 1:38 PM
Whit: Goes to show you that you never know how much abuse the thing
went through before you got your hands on it. By the way, the 360s
are made in MEXICO while the 318s are manufactured in DETROIT. Food
for thought.
Bob
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Subject: Re: DML: RE: new engine....prices????????
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net > at Internet-Link
Date: 10/8/98 9:41 AM
At 12:56 AM 10/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-10-08 00:53:28 EDT, you write:
>
><< I just bought a low mileage 360 out of a '96 Ram. I started pulling
things
> apart to drop a new cam in and was SHOCKED at how poorly built it was. The
> pistons were pathetically out of balance, the rings never sat, rods were
> out of round and the bearings were lame to start with. I have lost all
> faith in Mopar QC. My advice is to buy used and build to your specs. I
> ended up balancing and blueprinting the entire thing but that 360 runs
> smooth as butter now :-)
>
> Whit >>
>
>
>How much did you pay for the 360 to begin with??? how much did you end up
>spending on it?
>
The motor was $1200 and only had 10,000 miles on it. I thought I was going
to just replace the cam, port the heads and drop it in. I have an
additional $2200 in engine parts and machine work. $330 for the headersand
y/pipe, $200 for ceramic coating, $220 for a Random Tech 3" Cat, $120 for
the Borla muffler, $250 for the custom exhaust. $230 for the Mopar hipo
computer. Looks like $3750 altogether.
Whit
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