Jon: Do you suppose the MP people are talking about the Big block magnums
of the 70s like the 383&440 Magnum engines?
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From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 10:40 PM
Subject: DML: Aluminum heads and crate motor
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> I was just reading through the latest MPN, and came across a
>couple of interesting things in an article about the short
>blocks, that I thought I'd share.
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> The first is that it mentions that the motor mounts on the
>engines are 360 style. The Magnum engines "have some added features
>for Dakota mounts that the pre-Magnum does not". What those features
>are, it doesn't say, but this does confirm that they will indeed bolt
>into a Dak.
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> The second intersting thing was this: "MPP also has many different
>aluminum heads, from aluminum Magnums and aluminum Commandos to
>W5s and W9s, that offer many more advantages in power." ???? This is
>the first I've ever heard of an aluminum head for the Magnum! I don't
>recall seeing it in the catalog, so either they're under development,
>or they're new. I'm afraid to ask what the price is gonna be though!
>
> -Jon-
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