Chevy man needs a Mopar lesson

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The 273,318,340 and 360 are all mopar small blocks.The 273,318 and 340 share the same stroke of 3.31.The 360 uses a 3.58 stroke.The 318 has a bigger bore than the 273 and again a bigger bore with the 340.

All small block mopars use a 6.13 inch con rod,something chevy guys have to pay for!Remember basic physics,the one about the guy trying to roll a boulder with a short stick?Picked up a long one(Torque multiplier) and the rock moved...

So the 360 has a much longer stroke and thus way more torque.It does suffer from low compression and smog gear however.Some versions like the E58 police special had a 340 cam 4bbl etc but still crap 8:1 compression.So you either gotta shave the heads or replace the pistons.Offset grinding the crank will bring the pistons up some too.

Anyways thats a very simple version.Pick up How to build small block mopars,How to hotrod small block mopars or chrysler engines.