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How do you feel about the 360?

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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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be happy.. steering box brand new is 800 bucks.. trust me .. i went thru that route.. BUT there is a post on here about it.. and instructions w/ pics on how to rebuild it... replacing all the seals... i ended up picking up a used one from a bone yard for 125. .. but still.. seems a little high.. i think you should be glad you turned it down..

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Well, I went and checked it out, awesome truck everything checked clean except the steering box was pouring lol. he was asking 6400 i offered him 6 and id take care of the steering box.. and the power door lock on the passenger side lol forgot about that... and the guy turned it down, it was a lexus dealer so im not suprised haha, so after looking it over for like an hour and playin around with it, i ended up not getting it... thank god there are more than one truck out there... lol
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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I've heard that the 360 heads sometimes crack between the valves, but that and whining about gas are the only problems I've heard of. Can you put 318 heads on 360?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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yes they are the same head...

180 deg t-stat should help prevent any cracking IMO...
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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i got a 2001 dodge ram 2500 4x4 HD with a 5.9L 360 she has plenty under the hood with nothing special YET!

I USUALLY GET ABOUT 11 MPG
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 12:14 AM
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i get about 12.5mpg. and i have been driving quite grandmother-ly lately. (trying to figure out if i need to rebuild my axles). and with the little mods like the k&n fipk, and the holley tb, i have had a nice increase in power, but i haven't lost any mpg. perhaps the high flow cat and 3' pipes even it all out? who knows. i love it though!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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ORIGINAL: Donvier

Well, I went and checked it out, awesome truck everything checked clean except the steering box was pouring lol. he was asking 6400 i offered him 6 and id take care of the steering box.. and the power door lock on the passenger side lol forgot about that... and the guy turned it down, it was a lexus dealer so im not suprised haha, so after looking it over for like an hour and playin around with it, i ended up not getting it... thank god there are more than one truck out there... lol
your right there's plenty of other used trucks out there, like mentioned beforeno sense buying a used truck only to have to pump money into it to fix things right away.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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i LOVE the 360.. dont know why they didnt put them in ALL the rams... my old ram i had the 360 in.. and it was flawless.. and i was getting lousy milage.. around 10 with the plenum gasket blown... after i replaced it.. cleaned up the tb.. tuneup. all that crap.. i was up to around 17.. NOW i have a ram 1500 with the 318 in it.. and it SUCKS.. matter of fact think im going to find a way to put a 360 in it.. so yea... if u dont want the 360.. get up with me.. we can trade
I did this swap last year. Actually it's not that hard going from a 318 to a 360. You need a 360 PCM that matches the manufacture of your truck, a 360 flexplate and crankshaft damper and that's really it. The 318 is internally balanced while the 360 is externally balanced and that is why the flexplate and crankshaft damper needs replaced. Otherwise it's a direct fit. The 360 PCM is preferred, but actually not necessary to get it running. It is needed to provide the optimal fuel curve required for the 360.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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Steve, everytime I see your posts I almost cry! Can I have your truck? or at least buy it?

The shocks that you have won't fit my truck will they? 2001
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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yup..got a 360 in my 1500 the gas inst that bad..i run lus in her though..over all i like it..but watch out for the plentum gasket...
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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I have a 98 Sport 4X4 with the 360 and like you guys I only run synthetics. Mine is a daily driver and I put an avg of 120miles a day highway. It doesn't leak,smoke,or clatter. I'm running a set of 35X12.5R17 Dunlop Mud Rovers with a set of 4.56 gears. She cruises at 2100 rpm's at 70mph. I go 380miles on 28 gallons do the math.


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