'68 318 to carbed Magnum 5.2: Check my checklist

txstang84 said

You posted this while I was replying, a set of magnum heads would improve the CR, and I think they flow better than stock but then you have to swap the intake too, unless you have the heads drilled for LA bolt pattern...plus correct head bolts, pushrods, rockers, etc...

Click to expand...

Not that much of a problem. There's the Chinese Crosswisefartwind intake, of which a new one will cost no more than the Edelbrock Performer 318/360 that I have now. With a bit of fancy eBaying, I should be able to turn one into the other.

My engine shop should be able to machine the heads as well, if I prefer - and a friend of mine has a Bridgeport mill, though I don't know if I can just up and learn how to use it for this purpose.

Are the head bolts on a Magnum head reusable like the LAs? If so, I might be able to dig up a Magnum 318 at the junkyard with good heads, bolts, pushrods, and the rest of the kaboodle.

-Kurt