"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:45:43 -0700, Tim wrote:


Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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Are the 318's the old "Big Blocks"? if so, they are vertually the
same blocks as the the 383's, 413,s qand 440's, which would be easier
to overhaul and get the horsepower/torque you're looking for.



The MoPar 318 came in a big block version?

Never knew that.

Eisboch

Yes, Richard.

As a matter of fact, they did. There was the 60's 318 "A" block, up
intill I think about 1967 or '68, then chrylser happened to come out
with the 318 "LA" in a small block version. Wich was essentially in
the family of the 273(?) 340, 360

That;s like in the 60's, Pontiac had a 326 and the 389, and 428 had
the same block same block

Um - again, I'm not up on MOPAR stuff so I looked around a little and
it confirmed what I do know. The "A" block that produced the 318 was
the late '50s 303 block which, if I remember correctly, was small
block.

Yes/no?

That's what I always thought. The original 318 "A" engine came out in 1956
or '57 and I am quite sure it was a small block. The "LA" version of the
318 was also a small block. The 318 and 360 were essential the same engine
blocks with different heads.

I would be very surprised if there was a 318 that shared the same block as
the 440.

Eisboch