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Old 06-09-2014, 06:46 AM
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I'm putting a motor in my truck, it's a 318 la out of a 69 dart, I was wondering if this will bolt up to my 1996 nv3500 trans... Thanks
 
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My friend just did that. But he swapped in a 727.
Great deal for me.
I gave him an LA 360/727/208 and he gave me a Magnum 318/46re/241.My opinion is your going backwards. But I believe they bolt up.
Dad just put a 360 Magnum in a 66 Coronet with a A518.
 
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Ok perfect thanks and yeah I'm doing it for the purpose that I need all fuel lines, fuel tank, fuel pump, o2 sensors, knock sensor, and cam position sensor, it's just cheaper to go carb 318, it's gonna be a mud truck eventually anyways. Thanks again!
 
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If you have a Magnum. Get a carb for it.
 
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Pretty sure the bellhousings are compeltly different
 
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Originally Posted by RDuck
If you have a Magnum. Get a carb for it.
I would go this route instead of a LA, but to each his own
 
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Ya. I used to love my LA's until I bought my first Magnum.
But I still have a beauty 360 LA wrapped up on a pallet.
Four barrel, .030 over. Factory rebuild I pulled from an ambulance I drove when they retired it.
 
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The only problem with slapping a carb on the magnum is the cost, the trucks not worth dumping thousands into I'd rather put a few hundred and move on down the road, seeing as it'll be a mud truck it dont matter.
 
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Pretty sure the bellhousings are compeltly different
Are they? I was really hoping the bell housing was good but wasn't sure if the flywheel would match up with the crank.
 
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Maybe not

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chrysler_bellhousing_patterns
 


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