360 LA Swap in 1995 dodge ram
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360 LA Swap in 1995 dodge ram
My threads are a rollercoaster of events. Never know what imma do next. So my whole idea of swapping a magnum motor to a carb just went out the window if you have seen my previous threads youll know. I just bought a LA 360 from my farther. Its got all the goodies. 0.60 over pistons. Built and ported heads. Ported intake. Good Street Cam. Few things im concerned about. #1 Fuel Pump ill have to go mechanical cause i dont believe a regulator would hold the pressure #2 Motor Mounts will it bolt straight up. They are both 360s. #3 Electrical.
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But it's an entertaining rollercoaster. From what little I know LA do not directly bolt into a Magnum vehicle and require a different external balanced flex plate. Assuming you still want to run a carb you can't really use the electrical in-tank fuel pump. Aside from the pressure (which possibly could be managed) you also need some sort of safety mechanism to kill the pump in case of an accident. 1995 have analog gauges so the only challenge here is it might require some sort of adapter/converter to go from coil signal to the instrument cluster.
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You can't use the pcm so you will need a way of turning the pump on and a regulator to cut the pressure down, Trans you will need a kit to get it go into lockup/od. Motor mounts should not be an issue. What did the LA come out of? If a truck then you are ok if not the pan/pick up will need to be changed. Look at the link below and you can see what changed between the LA/magnum and think in reverse.
http://www.magnumswap.com/using-la-parts-on-a-magnum/
http://www.magnumswap.com/using-la-parts-on-a-magnum/
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