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I have a magnum 360 crate motor from mopar performance that I bought in 2000. It has been sitting after only 6 months of driving. (my dad took it away. Too many tickets for a 16 yr old). So I am back to building another Dart and wanting to make sure I am not missing anything.

The motor should be good, my dad kept it clean and dry for the past 12 years so I am good on that, but I bought a 727 from a guy on Craigslist, that was already rebuilt, it looks clean and I know it isn't the safest way to go but it is done. I am also putting a turbo action manual valve body to put in it. I bought the one with first gear down shift, I had read the exploding torque flights thread.

So I guess my question is, is there something I am missing or should or look for n the 727? I bought a summit torque converter with advertised 3000 rpm stall. Budget was getting tit but let me know. Is that a good stall speed for the street, 71 dodge dart. Anything "FYI" type of advise is welcome.
 
do you have everything to install it in the car? driveshaft with a 727 yoke, etc etc.
took away your engine? thats one way to slow you down a tad LOL. you are going to want some decent gears with that converter.
 
The motor was whooped on pretty hard in its first life. Do remember smoke coming out of the tail pipes when I romped on it when I was a kid. What do you think? Rings and gasket set..... The motor has no more than a fouled thousand hard miles on it. As for the 727 . Just fill it up and run it, seems like there really isn't a mother choice....thanks for the advice. The motor don turns of freely and smoothly.
 
73AbodEE said:
do you have everything to install it in the car? driveshaft with a 727 yoke, etc etc.
took away your engine? thats one way to slow you down a tad LOL. you are going to want some decent gears with that converter.
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Right now they are 4.10. I was thinking in the future to go to 3.55. Is the converter stall too low?
 
Is this an earlier LA, or magnum or what? You want to make sure you get the engine/ converter balance right. Not all 360's are the same, and you either need to have a properly weighted converter, or buy an aftermarket flex plate (B*M) to take care of the balance issue.
 
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