But is it a good engine? We'll soon find out.

[DodgeDirty1963]

The hardest working truck in show business.

I had to work today so my brother and my friend took my utline to go get this 318 for $100.00
For that money I figured it's a good gamble. Everyone else around here seems to want $500.00 for some 318 that's been sitting on the side of their house, with the intake and valve covers off for a few years. They said it's pretty clean under the valve covers at least.

[wally426ci]

Looks ok from here. I like those finned exhaust manifolds.

[Hobcobble]

Those exhaust manifolds look like ones used on 360s. You might want
to check the block casting to confirm that its a 318.
Looks pretty clean though!
John

[DodgeDirty1963]

D'oh! Thanks for the tip John. Where would I find the casting? It came out of a '76 Dart so I didn't even think about that.

[Cageman]

Those are off a 76 ish 318.
Easy way is to just look at the balancer, if it has an extra notch hanging off the balancer, it is a 360, smooth all the way around, 318.
Newer 360's have an indentation in the balancer that is half moon shaped.

[DodgeDirty1963]

Just had the girlfriend who's truck will be getting the engine check the casting, it is a 318 after all. Whew! I didn't want to buy a torque converter.

[dodgeboykim]

Mopar used to sell a kit to convert the 318 torque converter to a 360. Weld on weight with directions where to mount.

[mopargnome]

Now they sell an offset weighted flexplate to put on a 360 and still use the 318 converter.

[dodgeboykim]

Now they sell an offset weighted flexplate to put on a 360 and still use the 318 converter.

That makes it easy.

[Txas2step]

For a $100 bucks, who cares if it's a wolf in sheep's clothing( or better said...a sheep in wolf's clothing )....make that sucker howl at the moon!