Re: 99 5.9 or 91 360 which one to use
[Re: dustyswinger]
#1905483
09/03/15 02:32 AM
09/03/15 02:32 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt.
HotRodDave
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,419
Kalispell Mt.
|
99 all the way. More compression, better flowing intake port, 10 valve cover bolts, dry exhaust bolts, higher ratio rocker. And that is without changing anything else. A piston swap can get you good quench very easy in addition to more compression. They have a waaaaaay better chamber that will take a lot more compression.
I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!
|
|
|
Re: 99 5.9 or 91 360 which one to use
[Re: dustyswinger]
#1905709
09/03/15 02:50 PM
09/03/15 02:50 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX
feets
Senior Management
|
Senior Management
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,068
Irving, TX
|
Aren't the carb intakes for the Magnum motors kinda spendy?
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
|
|
|
Re: 99 5.9 or 91 360 which one to use
[Re: dustyswinger]
#1905726
09/03/15 03:13 PM
09/03/15 03:13 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt.
HotRodDave
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,419
Kalispell Mt.
|
The magnum air gap is only a few dollars more than the LA air gap.
If you swap heads and give them both the EQ the magnum is still better because the pistons are lighter and will give you a tad more compression as well as a thinner, lower friction ring pack.
I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!
|
|
|
Re: 99 5.9 or 91 360 which one to use
[Re: HotRodDave]
#1905930
09/03/15 10:20 PM
09/03/15 10:20 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 14,889 up yours
Supercuda
About to go away
|
About to go away
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 14,889
up yours
|
The magnum air gap is only a few dollars more than the LA air gap.
If you have AC then the magnum airgap is a PITA. Water outlet location is right where the compressor would be. Bypass hose fitting is pointed in a different direction, but if you use the magnum water pump you'd probably be ok. Be easier to redrill the heads to take an LA intake than try to make LA accessories work on a Magnum.
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
|
|
|
Re: 99 5.9 or 91 360 which one to use
[Re: Rick_Ehrenberg]
#1906665
09/05/15 01:15 AM
09/05/15 01:15 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 14,889 up yours
Supercuda
About to go away
|
About to go away
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 14,889
up yours
|
Why not use the WHOLE 360 magnum, SMPI and all? I've thrown together some for me, some for friends....awesome outcome.
Rick How do you marry this combo to factory AC systems?
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
|
|
|
Re: 99 5.9 or 91 360 which one to use
[Re: dustyswinger]
#1907012
09/05/15 06:15 PM
09/05/15 06:15 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt.
HotRodDave
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,419
Kalispell Mt.
|
Advertised compression may be 1/2 point but in reality actually measured it is more like 1 point difference. The 91 TBI engine came with thin sheetmetal head gaskets, unless you get a custom cometic or copper gasket you are going to have to put something thicker than stock on it. The magnum is easy to put a thinner one on for even more compression. Way too many people are scared of a little extra compression, why not max it out for your fuel? What other mod can you do to get better power every where in the power curve and get better MPG for as little cost? Combine it with some good tight quench and the difference it makes is very impressive.
For what it's worth I have had equally hard time if not harder time finding uncracked 308 heads. Just less of them out there.
I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!
|
|
|
|
|