Looking at this 360 on Craigslist

Looking at this 360 on Craigslist - Questions

Prine said
catalytic convertors came along in Mopar Exotica in 1975......

Hippy - Disco people were strapped to the gills to get by and pay bills during the Gas Crunch....much less change oil/spark plugs on proper maintanence schedules.

The 80's were no better....EPA mandates, vacuum hoses, electronics....stupid smog air pump crap.

There is nothing physically wrong with 1975-1988 engine blocks, or heads......

Its the fact they are usually carboned up, dirty, poorly maintained, and smog-era to boot.

I would want an engine that wasnt produced during the worst time of smogged down performance, block Core Shift, and lackadasical factory performance enthusiasm.

Who cares about cats and emmissios ? It's being built into a 408 so none of that crap matters. And along with the other crap you are talking about again it's getting rebuilt. Most likely going to bore any core he buys. Getting new crank rods and Pistons.

Ever see how poorly machine work was done on 60's and 70's mopars? Horrible.

Nothing wrong with either of those engines in my opinion. I'd go with the lower mileage one myself.

My preference would be a roller la360 from the 80's only because of the easy roller set up.