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My point about the 360 vs. 390 was purely cost related. You could get a running magnum 360 cheap. All of the rebuild parts are a wash between the two (gaskets, machining, etc…)
My opinion is that you can buy a 360 magnum motor for the price of a cast 318 stroker crank. So call that a wash dollar for dollar.
But if you're on a budget, I'd MUCH rather have a 360" with a 360 magnum head, then a 390" with a '83 318 smog head any day of the week.
It was more then just the cubic inch difference. Just depends how much money you want to spend…
you can? here core 360 mags go for over $500, and runners are in the $800-1k range, even if they're over 120k miles...318 mags go for about 1/2 what the 360's do...
but yes, I'd much rather have a mag 360 and give up 30CID than a 390 stroker choked with LA 318 heads.
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