2001 5.9 Magnum questions
All great advice above.
If you plan on hedders there is one protrusion on the drivers side of the block that needs cut or ground off for the hedder flange to sit flat against the head, and it’s way easier to get it before the motor is in.
Ask me how I know.
I bought a 1996 and the heads were trashed.
Not only were they cracked, but if you turned a valve on it’s seat you could see daylight.
The valves were WAY out of round.
The short block looked like it had maybe 30k on it.
Very obvious cross hatching and near perfect bearings.
Also you might want to consider what intake you want.
If you would like to go carbureted see if you can get heads that are drilled and threaded for LA type intakes.
As far as I know there is only one decent choice for the Magnum style intake bolts.
With the LA style, there are tons of choices.
I got my OE cam reground at Oregon Cam Grinders.
It was only about $125 plus the shipping.
Of course with a regrind you will need longer pushrods.
The OE cam doesn’t have the provision for a mechanical fuel pump, but you can get a kit to add it if you want to use the LA timing cover and water pump instead of the serpentine system.
I went LA style with everything because I had the LA 318 that came out.
All great advice above.
If you plan on hedders there is one protrusion on the drivers side of the block that needs cut or ground off for the hedder flange to sit flat against the head, and it’s way easier to get it before the motor is in.
Ask me how I know.
I bought a 1996 and the heads were trashed.
Not only were they cracked, but if you turned a valve on it’s seat you could see daylight.
The valves were WAY out of round.
The short block looked like it had maybe 30k on it.
Very obvious cross hatching and near perfect bearings.
Also you might want to consider what intake you want.
If you would like to go carbureted see if you can get heads that are drilled and threaded for LA type intakes.
As far as I know there is only one decent choice for the Magnum style intake bolts.
With the LA style, there are tons of choices.
I got my OE cam reground at Oregon Cam Grinders.
It was only about $125 plus the shipping.
Of course with a regrind you will need longer pushrods.
The OE cam doesn’t have the provision for a mechanical fuel pump, but you can get a kit to add it if you want to use the LA timing cover and water pump instead of the serpentine system.
I went LA style with everything because I had the LA 318 that came out.
