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This issue crops up with exhaust manifolds frequently. Just use a header flange as a spacer between the head and header and you'll be golden. Edit: You'll probably need longer header bolts or studs (maybe 1/2" longer?).

Use the "rope trick" like you would do for changing valve springs- feed a length of rope into a cylinder through a spark plug hole, then let the crank turn until the piston comes up to TDC on the compression stroke. Torque it, then back it up and remove the rope.

Big bucks if you can find one. A cheaper alternative would be the '92-93 Magnum manifold that has a larger outlet diameter than the later ones, casting numbers 617/618. Even the standard Magnum manifolds don't give much up to the larger bore ones or the 340 manifolds. They all will take some...

They weren't just from Mopar; I remember McCord, Victor, and probably a few others were making them and were sometimes even included in their gasket sets and service packs. Somebody, somewhere must still have the dies sitting on a dusty shelf in a forgotten backroom.

No, that's economics. It's not a matter of how many years the valance panel has been out, it's a matter of how many they need to sell just to break even. And there isn't ANY company that's in business just to "break even". On a low demand part (be honest with yourself- how many people are...

Since they held up behind Max Wedges, they'll hold up behind your 300 horse 360. The only issue is gear selection is becoming limited.

These are desperately needed, and Van's is just the place to do it. Solid Mopar people who repop a LOT of quality parts- and their prices stay reasonable. If I had a new one, I would sell it to them in a heartbeat- but all I've got at the moment is used ones, and some of them aren't very pretty.

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Northridge earthquake 1994.

Hogwash. 318s share the same LA architecture as every other small block, use most of the same parts, and respond to the same mods as any other LA engine. That '87 stands a good chance of being a factory roller cam motor, too. From the factory it had 9:1 compression and the somewhat desirable 302...

External balance 340s were limited to late '72 and '73 model year engines, if your '69 340 is a stock bottom end, it will be internally balanced. Therefore, you should be able to bolt your torque convertor up with a B&M 10239 flexplate, which is made for the LA360 balance with a904 convertor...

Depends on a number of things. Is/was your 340 a late '72 or '73 externally balanced engine? Since it's a 904 (not original to 340s in any form) it could be balanced by convertor weights or by the flexplate; which changes the needs for the new engine... Is your new Blueprint 408 internally or...

:thumbsup: Yeah, if you're on here long enough someone will say Hemis are junk, too. I take everything with a grain of salt, and tend to pay more attention to comments when egos aren't getting in the way. You know the drill!

Yep, I bought a number of the LX101s (NOT the LX101T) a few years back, they supposedly don't have the rev limiter in them- not that any of my stuff gets wound out that high anymore anyways. But they've been rock-solid reliable without so much as a hiccup. They beat the heck out of all the...