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I gotta feel for Uncle Tony with the "You can do this in your garage" engine that went to Nicks Garage for dyno testing. They went through all of that to build the 318 and transport it all the way up to Canada only to fail the engine on the dyno because of being too dirty inside to run without...

I threw the outer ring on my Magnum harmonic balancer/damper and this one was recommended by Summit racing. Problem is, the sales guy couldn't tell me which weight to use for the Magnum, nor if there were specific instructions included with the balancer on which weight to use. PRW High...

That's what some dumbass schooled me on at the last car show I went to. :D He says they were the most gutless unreliable POS ever made. I didn't contest his opinion, because what would be the point?

We know oil has to create a film over the bearing surfaces and metal to metal contact surfaces. What most don't think about very much if at all, is that oil flow over the metals carries off heat. One myth is that the higher the oil pressure the better, but this is totally false in most cases and...

I rarely tell people what I am doing with my car, and mostly because I don't need extra opinions but this subject is something others may like to know so here we are.:D When I built my drivetrain I had a limited amount of money to work with so I bought a totally stock Magnum with approx. 96k on...

Working with a 1996 5.9 Magnum with a regrind cam 214/224-.512 lift. Ever since I put this thing together I have had a very tiny rocker/lifter tick on #6 or #8 (can't tell until I open it) and yes I am sure it's not an exhaust leak. I assembled it with about .040 on the lifter preload which...

After running the 5.9 Magnum for 9 months and finding it uses ZERO oil after 10,000 or so miles I am going to change to a full synthetic oil. Thinking to go with a 10-30 full synthetic in the Castrol or Valvoline line. I have run and trusted both brands for decades and was wondering if anyone...

1969 Plymouth Weslake DOHC V8 It’s unknown whether this project was purely for racing, or Plymouth had the intent to offer the motor in a street car at some point. Keep in mind that the entire Chrysler group witnessed the excitement and positive impact on the brand when the previously race-only...

At idle my A/F reads way rich (like mid 10's) and it won't adjust out but figured it was because the idle of the cam lets a lot of unburned fuel into the pipes. As soon as the throttle starts to open it goes right up into the mid to high 13's. Is this the case, as I don't see how it could be...

I posted the way it sounds running in park before and this is it at idle in gear. 800 RPM's and this is how it sounds at red lights.

Engine is a 9:1 factory bottom end 1996 5.9 magnum. EQ heads with 192/16? valves and Hughes 1110 springs. LA Edelbrock dual plane Performer Edelbrock 1406 (600) cfm with electric fuel pump. 1 5/8 tube headers and dual 2.5 inch exhaust through Flowmaster 40's. Stock converter stall. This...

Is there any reason for one gasket set over the other for an LA intake on Magnum heads drilled for it? I kind of like the extra material of the mag gaskets, but also like the cleanliness of the LA gaskets. But is there something I'm missing as to one over the other? Thanks

I have a post looking for another motor to replace a stock 318. An LA is an easy inexpensive swap, but I found a guy with what he says is about 86,000 mile Magnum engine and trans out of a early 90's 4x4 that he was going to put in his Jeep but decided he didn't have the time and energy to do...

Or is it just a random casting designation. Both 68-74 heads on this 318 are the same casing number.

400cu small block V8 Liquid cooled Titanium crank and rods Cast 12/1 pistons Pressed Ball bearing bottom end Precision balanced Dry sump oiling Twin turbo forced induction (not crankcase pressurized) Reed valve intake system Crank sensor ignition Tuned exhaust 2 stroke :D (No...

I remember it used to be that you should have the new pistons before the engine is bored, so the machinist can fit the piston to the bores (or fit the bore to the pistons actually) Is this still the case, or has that changed? Thanks Y'all

I have a stock 318 with a A999 trans and I don't know jack about cams. I got one of (Tony's) Whitepunkonnitro's MP cam and lifter sets because it was a heck of a deal and I figured it was worth having even if I couldn't use it myself. Keep in mind that this is a daily driver and I don't want...

A peice of quarter inch plastic tubing works wonders getting the two rear drivers side spark plugs started. (especially ones with the brake booster) Slip a 4-6 inch section of quarter inch plastic tubing over the tip of the plug to get it started in the threads without beating it all over the...

Technology has changed quite a bit over the years and I read about guys needing to get valve springs and retainers off with the head still on the engine. These days most use compressed air to keep the valves in place while removing retainers and springs. In the "Old Days" we used to get the...