bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
I'm wondering if late 318 FI heads will interchange with a early, (1969) LA 318 and what is involved to make the swap. Just thinking ahead.
Thanks, Will.
Thanks, Will.
I'm sure you are referring to "Magnum" heads to go on a 1967 thru 1992 318. If you are, the heads will go on without a problem, but you will need to change the lifters and pushrods. The older style 318 oils the rocker arms thru the shaft, the Magnums oil thru the pushrod. I believe you would use A.M.C. lifters to do this.
Plus you can order them with either intake manifold bolt option.The roller cam 302 heads are a simpler upgrade. True bolt on. A little hard to find. Any 86-91 318 with fuel injection should be the 302 casting. Carefull on used heads as they are crack prone. The A body site FABO has several good threads on this swap. Not as much power as the Magnum heads. If you decide on Magnums buy the Engine quest heads. Superior to any factory head including the R/T head.
That's correct. The EQ heads can be ordered with either bolt pattern.Plus you can order them with either intake manifold bolt option.
Chevy lifters are .842 in diameter so that will not work unless you bush the bores ,bad idea to reduce diameter of the lifter.AMC lifters are very similar, if not the same, to many Chevy ones. If so, using the Chevy's will be cheaper.
Plus you can order them with either intake manifold bolt option.
Yep. LA is at an angle. Magnum is straight down. Hughes & many machine shops can re drill yours. Or best order EQ heads with the LA bolt patternThere's two intake bolt patterns.....?
Last time I checked EQ had them for $550 a pair. When you consider that these are the best iron head out there for a street car & ready to bolt on. Is not that bad. And they are new. Not rebuilt. Hughes sells a performance version of the EQ head they call them Iron Rams. $800 a pair last I checked. More of a street/strip head. High RPM head.I just checked pricing....... their pretty proud of them.
Last time I checked EQ had them for $550 a pair. QUOTE]
That sounds better than what I saw. It will likely cost that much to have my heads done with hardened seats and stainless valves.
Last time I checked EQ had them for $550 a pair. .