Originally Posted by 6PakBee
Have read the entire "Poly Performance" booklet over three times and there is one dimension I can't find. Is the center-center lifter bore spacing for a cylinder the same for the 318 poly as it is for an LA engine? Thanks!


Yes.

The reason the push rod angle for an LA is less than ideal is because the lifter location and angle was not changed.

A Poly head can be run on an LA block with some minor modifications, external oil drains from the heads and pushrod clearancing the block.

Kevin