Cheap 318 performance mods.
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Exactly, you get it. Yep, the OP already has a 318 and want's to keep it but just tweak it a bit to make it run better and a little more snappy without breaking the bank. And then here comes the 340/360/Magnum, Gen 3 Hemi crowd. I should just delete their BS posts. If you don't have anything constructive for the OP, start your own thread about your 360 or what ever. Truth be known, you probably don't even own a Mopar let alone one with a 360 or what ever you are preaching.
If the OP ever comes back... go to this youtube channel.. this guy has tried a lot of low buck mods and actually goes to the track to test stuff...
www.youtube.com
318willrun
Classic Cars and Mostly Mopars! ðThis is unprofessional advice, use at your own risk !!! ð Sharing my classic car experiences (mostly but not only Mopar) and projects. It may help somebody with their project, or in the very least, entertain somebody along the way. I've mainly done low dollar...
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And he's one of us and he doesn't preach his engine swaps to something bigger.If the OP ever comes back... go to this youtube channel.. this guy has tried a lot of low buck mods and actually goes to the track to test stuff...
318willrun
Classic Cars and Mostly Mopars! ðThis is unprofessional advice, use at your own risk !!! ð Sharing my classic car experiences (mostly but not only Mopar) and projects. It may help somebody with their project, or in the very least, entertain somebody along the way. I've mainly done low dollar...
Hell.. he barely preaches a sure grip
junkyardhero
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savage. i love it.
Dan the man
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What year, body,of magnum manifolds are you suggesting?
A 3500 tight will stall at around 28-32 in a stock 10.5 340. Equivalent to a factory 340 converter . And a stock 440 10.1 will stall at 35-38. I tried the same converter in two cars. Engine HP will change the stall RPM. So a big block doesn't need the 3500 for street performance.
Cause they always assume people are always gonna want more performance, that building 318 is a gateway drug to more power. Not that people might be genuinely satisfied with 250-350 hp, maybe the OP will be or not, to me as long they have a decent understanding of the possible limitations of their choice then who are we to stand in their way and this OP doesn't sound like he's asking a lot from this build.Exactly, you get it. Yep, the OP already has a 318 and want's to keep it but just tweak it a bit to make it run better and a little more snappy without breaking the bank. And then here comes the 340/360/Magnum, Gen 3 Hemi crowd. I should just delete their BS posts. If you don't have anything constructive for the OP, start your own thread about your 360 or what ever. Truth be known, you probably don't even own a Mopar let alone one with a 360 or what ever you are preaching.
If a 318 can't do it, how do you live with a 273
True, but I think we have to go by percentages if 70-80% are on task for the first couple of pages and the OP ain't leading the convo I think were doing ok
junkyardhero
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very early dakota on the pass side. and then pretty much whatever fits on the driver's side. i think mid 90's dak have the magic on those.
Ant
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I do watch his videos sometimes, good honest info there. OP should check it out.
Dan the man
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Maybe I miss understood this but I was told on here that none of the truck manifolds would fit the A body with a small block. But the 90's Dakota fit that's awesome
Well I won’t go as far as Lord but he is correct.
He gets a lot of crap from the board and sometimes I have to agree. I’m like - “WTF did he just say !?!”
But in this case, I agree.
When you break it down, an engine (over simplified) is just an air pump.
Hey, I'm pretty satisfied with my stock teen 2 barrel with some lighter advance springs. I have a perfect LD4B and a 650 AVS2 to go on it. Also some 68 340 ex. manifolds. I need to update the dual exhaust on the car now. It is the original set up split by the previous owner. I had a tough time welding new mufflers onto the rusted pipes. But why? I don't race it so performance isn't really needed. Will it burn tires down the block? Nope! Who cares. It get's 19.5 mpg on the highway if I drive it right and I have a fun time on cruises driving in circles around the gas pumps when all the big motor hot rodders are pumping their tanks full.
Some of these guys don't have a choice. I do.
A lot can be said for that.
Hey, I'm pretty satisfied with my stock teen 2 barrel with some lighter advance springs. I have a perfect LD4B and a 650 AVS2 to go on it. Also some 68 340 ex. manifolds. I need to update the dual exhaust on the car now. It is the original set up split by the previous owner. I had a tough time welding new mufflers onto the rusted pipes. But why? I don't race it so performance isn't really needed. Will it burn tires down the block? Nope! Who cares. It get's 19.5 mpg on the highway if I drive it right and I have a fun time on cruises driving in circles around the gas pumps when all the big motor hot rodders are pumping their tanks full.
The hotrod mileage wars are on!!!
1969 Satellite 318 with Edelbrock 1406 4bbl, 727 and 2.94 gears, and single factory exhaust >
20 mpg, Yes Sir...
The light weight Torque Thrust II wheels definatly helped, less rotating mass to spin up.
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That's a beauty and you can thumb your noses at all the High Performance, big cube, stroker, dual quad, tunnel ram 4:10 geared, street slick, Cal Tracked, 4000 stall convertor, wanna be street racers. (I'm sure I missed some) Nothing wrong with building a hot rod but not everybody wants, needs, or enjoys that kind of car. Did I say that's a beauty?
Throw a little extra air in those tires... get 1-2 more mpg
junkyardhero
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+1 "no fat chicks" bumper stickerThrow a little extra air in those tires... get 1-2 more mpg
34,000 actual miles. When I took it to car shows I had people roll the windows down > the mechanisms and tracks would just glide. People would look at me like OMG, this is like brand new.
Tail lights shone crystal clear, no hazing or fogged lenses. That is what sold me on the car right there.
Sold the car a few years back to another mopar guy out of Hibbing Minnesota. He had one just like it from his youth, it was all rusted out and same color.
He had to have this mint one, needless to say, it's in good hands and under good care.
Happy ending to "Living the Dream".
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Genesis 2-1 : On the 8th day God created the 340
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