icetech
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well.. first thing did you build a stroker or change the guts? 360s are external balanced.. neutral would be internal balance (unless i'm wrong..) do you have the original balancer to compare?
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bm73charger
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Yes it's a stroker it's internally balanced. The balancer I bought had counter weights for it but I do not have them on.
icetech
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k.. sorry didn't read back... i'm no help.. i still use a stock balancer and the block for my stroker is never getting done.. sooo..
I would get a proper size balancer if it's hitting.
bm73charger
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I'm an idiot guys. (If you haven't guessed by now.) Got the windage tray all move up. Got the damper in and just needed to push it in all the way. It fits perfectly. Did run into an issue with the cool gap intake. It dosent lign up very well. It's the jegs branded one and I do see alot of people are having the same issues as me. I'm going to try and use a thinner gasket. And see if that helps at all. And if not. I'm going to blow out the bolt holes to be able yo get the right angle. It's just cheaper and easier than buying a new intake as well. I'm also unsure what jegs policy is on returning parts that I've already tried fitting. It's got some gasket juice on it and suck. I'm sure I an clean it up nice. But I'd rather just open the holes up wider to fit. Any ideas or imput would be appreciated.
It's starting to get really close and I'm getting antsy hahah. Football season is here and I primarily work on this thing on Sundays so production is about to go way down hahahah. Will have updates when I do get more done though. Thanks for the advice and sticking with me.
It's starting to get really close and I'm getting antsy hahah. Football season is here and I primarily work on this thing on Sundays so production is about to go way down hahahah. Will have updates when I do get more done though. Thanks for the advice and sticking with me.
icetech
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looks good.. just don't rush and miss something
You really went to town there
Turn the crank to see if tray rubs?
Check clearance between balancer and water pump?
Trial fit oil pan to see if it clears tray?
Put intake on bare, and take close up pics of said bolt holes?
Turn the crank to see if tray rubs?
Check clearance between balancer and water pump?
Trial fit oil pan to see if it clears tray?
Put intake on bare, and take close up pics of said bolt holes?
bm73charger
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yeah everything turns great balancer clears water pump pretty good oil pan fits pretty good. ive drilled out the holes on the intake. its a jegs brand air gap. it may be junk. i may just use the eddlebrock intake that already on my 318. but we will see. it fits a bit better after drilling but ill still need to clearance some of the holes a bit. i need to get a thinner gasket i think as well. the one i got was a bit thick. hopefully this weekend intake will go on permanently. i still need to get water pump pulley. torque converter. and then it should be ready to go in. i have an hei dist. going in as well. im pretty sure ill end up re using the power steering pump and accessory brackets from the original 318. im also deleting the ac so i should free up a bunch of space and hoses and such. WERE GETTING THERE. im getting amped up
bm73charger
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Anyone have any suggestions on headers?
I like TTI. Spendy but they fit well.
bm73charger
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any message/denting needed. clearances work okay with steering and starter? any idea on length as well? id prefer mid length from my research but i can only seem to find long tubes or shorties for the 73 b body small blocks.
My only experience is on my 65 with a bb. There are several variables in my combo due to k-frame used, mount swap, engine used etc. Therefore I ordered them uncoated so I could massage. Someone else with hands on experience with your combo should be chiming in. Maybe check the exhaust section plus the one dealing with your era to see if there is any good feedback.
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I'm on the side that felt that the plugs behind the plate were not needed. My cold idle pressure is around 70, warm it will drop to 45 or so in neutral using a high volume pump and 10 w 30 oil. Having the plugs in place probably doesn't hurt but I still don't think they matter much unless you have a thrust plate like this:
That has the end blocked on one side and a diverter on the other. If the pressure in the gallery were to run into the plate and make a 90 degree turn down, it seems like the chain would be drenched in oil. Maybe this was used in conjunction with a blocked passage with a small hole drilled in it to restrict the flow? I never looked into that but it could have been that way.
I used one like this:
Of course I cleaned it up before installing it. I've found that over the 25+ years of the LA engine and 10 or so of the Magnum, there have been a few changes, some obvious and others were subtle. For example....For many years, the cylinder head torque spec was 85 ft lbs but it was later increased to 105. I can only guess that revisions like this were done to address some shortcoming. The various assembly publications vary as far as whether to use block off plugs in the lifter gallery at the front. Some call for it, others don't even mention them.
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bm73charger - a suggestion to add an additional 4 holes in your oil filter base plate to aid in oil flow.
icetech
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I did that.. i also drill one side of the cam thrust plate .060 (and cup plug behind it) so it pisses on the timing chain.. don't like how little it gets although i'm sure it was fine
CoronetDarter
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I did roughly the same thing. Passenger side thrust plate bolt has a hole drilled through to allow lifter valley oil to seep down the chain.
If my memory is correct, depending on the years of production, I remember that there were thrust plates with the small holes in them. On your filter base, the 5.2/5.9 Magnums had twice as many holes in the base plus the filter nipple had a larger opening. Had a hex on the outside whereas the earlier ones had a 3/8" square drive hole on the inside for tightening. Easy flow upgrades.
bm73charger
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i did have all the plugs installed by the machine shop and they added those plugs as well. i have a 25% higher flow melling pump so not high volume and not standard just mid.
bm73charger
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in addition to the 4 shown in the picture? 8 total?
bm73charger
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Not much to report anyways. pretty much has been on standstill with football season and the cold hahahha. i work alot and its been really cold where im at. as soon as it starts warming up it will be time to start taking stuff out of the engine bay to get ready to drop this one in. im hoping to have it in and driving by the end of summer. ive never done any of this before so its been a little intimidating but im excited to get back to it.
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