I think the girdle is overkill, but, I am also a big fan of overkill..... Maybe the ARP studs, and a windage tray?

 

Well the catch here is that if I want to use studs I need to take my block back to the machine shop and have the mains honed with the studs as they change the clamping force of a bolt. Not that I am against this I'm just trying to figure out if it's really needed. IMHO ARP bolts should be enough but like you I like overkill also.....

http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/p...=&partid=23331

http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/p...=&partid=31869

In all my searching I have not found a windage tray from the magnum engines. So if you know of one I'd be willing to look.

 

Honestly if you have the funds do it. As HeyYou said overkill is better.

 

Yer right.... I can't find one specifically for the magnum engines either. Though, it seems the bottom end is the same as the LA motors. Spacing, oil pump, pickup, and pan seem to be interchangeable.

 

Well I called Hughes planning on spending the MONEY if they said I needed the gridle and they told me for my application just running the ARP bolts will be good enough. I told them I was the type to error on the side of cation if needed and they again said if I just want to throw money at it they'd be glad to sell me the kit with studs & gridle but that I really didn't need it.
So I am returning the studs that I ordered incorrectly and have the bolt kit coming along with the correct bolts for the torque converter. I guess there are two sizes for that also and I'd ordered the wrong size for that also. So I'll have new parts here in about 7-10 days.

 

The Magnum bottom end is the same as the LA motors. I'm running an old LA windage tray setup on my stock stroke magnum motor, along with an LA 8 quart Milodon oil pan, pickup and dipstick setup and it all works fine.

 

That is good to know. If I remember correctly the 5.2 oil pan is different than the 5.9 but I CAN'T remember where I read that or got that information so I could be mistaken. I wanted to go with a larger oil pan but I need to get the engine/transmission skid plate back in place to measure how much room I'll have before I try to get something deeper. It's the same thing with the transmission pan as I would like to have a trans pan with a drain & oil temp bung.

 

Yes, the 5.2 (318) and 5.9 (360) oil pans are different. The rear main bearing cap on the 5.9 is much larger than the 5.2, hence the major difference in the pans for each.

 

Got some tools in today.

1) Crank socket- Goes on the end of the crank so you can turn the engine over when you degree the cam
2) Top Dead Center Stop- Bolts to the top of the block to set TDC when you degree the cam
3) Checking Springs- Used for checking push rod length

 

Fancy!