JHambleton@diabloresearch.com wrote:
>
> DML,
>
> The last article I read, I believe Popular Mechanics on 99 new
> trucks, said that the 318/360 would be replaced by "all new modular V8's",
> all aluminum, DOHC & SOHC, 4.7 and 5.? that would develop more HP & MPG from
> smaller CI's. Basically the small displacement push rod V8 will be no more.
> The 4.7 is already out in the GC to rave reviews.
> I'll try to take the time to find this article tonight. Memory is
> not exact.
>
> JonH
>
>
> They aren't. Errr, or "won't be" very shortly that is... Since
> the 318 is going the way of the Dodo bird, soon it will only be the
> 360 and the 4.7. The similarities between the two might have
> been part of the reason they decided to scrap the 318. ?
>
> I wonder if the motor mounts on the 4.7 are the same as the
> current 318/360? (If so, that would still allow someone to
> do the swap...) If not, well... I'm glad I have one of
> the Magnum Daks. I'll keep it, thanks! :-)
Will they be applying the technology from the 4.7 into the 5.9 to make
it more powerful?
Mike S
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