Can I swap my 318 for a 360?
Can I swap my 318 for a 360?
It will fit no problem. The 318 is an internally balanced engine verses the 360 being an external balanced engine.
Are 318 and 360 parts interchangeable?
The 360 is balanced differently than the 318 so you’ll need the proper parts to account for that. You can use a different torque converter or get a countedweighted flexplate and run the torque converter from the 318. If you get a 360 that doesn’t have a rear sump pan already, the one from the 318 will NOT work.
Can a 360 converter be swapped for a 318?
Check both the 318 converter and the 360 converter. Look on the face of the converter that bolts to the flex plate. If you see a couple of small weights welded to the face of the converter out close to the ring gear on the converter on both engines, you can interchange converters.
Can you put a 360 head on a 318?
Mods I did in the 1970’s-80’s were putting 360 heads/manifolds/intake on a “Low-budget HiPer” 318 to help it breath better, and 340/4bbl intakes on 318’s and 360’s. But with these mods there are carburation variables that need to be worked out.
What’s the difference between a Dodge 318 and 360?
True, there are a lot of components that interchange among SB-LA engines. Except the 360 has it’s own oil pan (all 4×4 and 4×2 oil pans are also different) and 360’s use a different model 727 than a 318. The 360 is truly an externally-balanced engine unlike the other SB’s.
What kind of transmission does a Dodge 360 have?
Both engines will have a 727 Torque Flight transmission. The flex plate/flywheel is a separate part. It attaches to the converter with four bolts. When making the swap, use the exhaust manifolds from the 360 as well as the balancer and torque converter as the converter has a set of balance weights welded on it.
Check both the 318 converter and the 360 converter. Look on the face of the converter that bolts to the flex plate. If you see a couple of small weights welded to the face of the converter out close to the ring gear on the converter on both engines, you can interchange converters.
True, there are a lot of components that interchange among SB-LA engines. Except the 360 has it’s own oil pan (all 4×4 and 4×2 oil pans are also different) and 360’s use a different model 727 than a 318. The 360 is truly an externally-balanced engine unlike the other SB’s.
Mods I did in the 1970’s-80’s were putting 360 heads/manifolds/intake on a “Low-budget HiPer” 318 to help it breath better, and 340/4bbl intakes on 318’s and 360’s. But with these mods there are carburation variables that need to be worked out.
Both engines will have a 727 Torque Flight transmission. The flex plate/flywheel is a separate part. It attaches to the converter with four bolts. When making the swap, use the exhaust manifolds from the 360 as well as the balancer and torque converter as the converter has a set of balance weights welded on it.
