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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 07 10:44 pm
by latil
Send that lot over as well then

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 07 12:07 am
by Jules
That's a nice motor you've got there ...

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 07 10:58 am
by DaveBishop
I would check what engine you have as well it might be a 340 or 360. If the heads have been put on an early 318 they should have been milled so as to get the compression back up. You never know just your luck you could have a 340 or 360.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 07 10:58 am
by Anonymous
Cheers mate.

Did you know these heads were fitted?
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 7:38 pm
by Anonymous
DaveBishop wrote:I would check what engine you have as well it might be a 340 or 360. If the heads have been put on an early 318 they should have been milled so as to get the compression back up. You never know just your luck you could have a 340 or 360.
Never thought of that, I'll have a look after dinner. Cleaned all the crud off today, thay are J heads.

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 10:06 pm
by Anonymous
Its definatley says 318 at the front of the block too.
heads
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 10:26 pm
by JohnR
Thought I read someplace that ta heads will only fit a ta block ??????? holes for pushrods were different or something but my memory is not good these days now what was I doing???????????????????????????????
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 11:32 pm
by Kev
Go on fella! Get yer ruler out and put us all out of our misery!
273 = 3.63" bore
318 = 3.91" bore
340 = 4.04" bore
360 = 4.00" bore
All have 3.31" stroke except 360 with a 3.58" stroke. Take into account overbores as well.

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 9:33 am
by DaveBishop
They are T/A castings before they are finished. They must have had lots of heads left over for the 1970 production line. Because they were going to carry on the 340 T/A in 1971 but didn't. I don't think they would have thrown them away knowing Chrysler do you. I have had a few pairs of these heads over the years some with big inlet valves some not. All fitted the other small blocks with some machining on the 318
Posted: Tue May 01, 07 7:46 pm
by Anonymous
I think I have done this correctly. My cylinger bores are the standard 3.91 (with no ridge at the top

). I raised piston 1 to TDC and measured from deck to piston top and re-set my calipers to 0 at this setting. I then put the piston the bottom of its stroke and it measured 3.40.

I did this 3 times and came up with the same reading every time. Am I doing something wrong?
How do I work out a true CC from this?
Posted: Tue May 01, 07 7:55 pm
by Dave-R
That is 331.6 cubic inches.

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 7:57 pm
by Gareth
It must be an early hemi with T/A heads on it then

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 8:00 pm
by Anonymous

Cheers Dave. Have I measured it right? I have just done the same on cylinder 4 and came up with the same reading. Can you get stroker kits to make a 318 ino a 331? Would it really be worth it with 340's and 360 small blocks about?

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 8:34 pm
by Dave-R
I have NO idea mate.
You can even get cranks offset ground to get more stroke. Just to confuse things further.

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 8:56 pm
by Anonymous

Please don't confuse things any more.

I'm quite happy with the fact that my "stock" 318 isn't at all stock and doesn't appear to be a 318.

I am a little confused why someone would go through the hassle and expense of strokin a 318 to 331 when 360's are readily available and probably cheaper than a stroker kit.

And while all this has been done it still has points in it.
