Who has the rundown on the evolution of the LA series engine?
The intake is off.
I’m building the drama here….
I have a car that I am undecided on the exact approach that I want to take with it. It is a 70 Charger with a 383 that I rebuilt. I’d like to use an automatic overdrive to make road trips more fun. I could just go with a Silver Sport GM based 4 speed auto. The cost is a slight drawback though. I’ve considered a A-500 or 518 but they can be problematic when trying to use a modified case to fit a big block. A bigger inch LA series engine is one option that I’ve considered. I also have considered a 5.7 Hemi.
Back on point….
I’ve thought that if I went with any LA series, I’d want to use a roller setup to drastically reduce the risk of cam failure. I have a 440/495 in another car that has had camshafts go bad and I’m considering a roller cam for it.
Here we go:
Yay! Roller setup in place and complete. The engine came with these:
Hughes roller 1.6 rocker arms?
What do these cost with pushrods??
I thought these year engines came with the #308 heads. These are not 308s.
One reads 286 and the other 273.
The heads have those big passages for Pushrod clearance.
The ports sure seem small though.
Small and scummy. I’ll lay the intake back on and roll the engine in the corner. I wasn’t looking for it. My buddy just wanted it to go to someone that could use it. I have room to hang onto it.
Thanks for any advice you may have on the weird casting numbers of the heads.
The intake is off.
I’m building the drama here….
I have a car that I am undecided on the exact approach that I want to take with it. It is a 70 Charger with a 383 that I rebuilt. I’d like to use an automatic overdrive to make road trips more fun. I could just go with a Silver Sport GM based 4 speed auto. The cost is a slight drawback though. I’ve considered a A-500 or 518 but they can be problematic when trying to use a modified case to fit a big block. A bigger inch LA series engine is one option that I’ve considered. I also have considered a 5.7 Hemi.
Back on point….
I’ve thought that if I went with any LA series, I’d want to use a roller setup to drastically reduce the risk of cam failure. I have a 440/495 in another car that has had camshafts go bad and I’m considering a roller cam for it.
Here we go:
Yay! Roller setup in place and complete. The engine came with these:
Hughes roller 1.6 rocker arms?
What do these cost with pushrods??
I thought these year engines came with the #308 heads. These are not 308s.
One reads 286 and the other 273.
The heads have those big passages for Pushrod clearance.
The ports sure seem small though.
Small and scummy. I’ll lay the intake back on and roll the engine in the corner. I wasn’t looking for it. My buddy just wanted it to go to someone that could use it. I have room to hang onto it.
Thanks for any advice you may have on the weird casting numbers of the heads.