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To do reman, you need 1000 viable cores per year for 3 years, anything less is a waste of time. 360LA engines are out. You aren't going to get there with 360LA.

Next? 5.9 magnum. When the OE ran out of 5.9 engines, MP switched to .020 over reman with magnum RT heads and rated at 390HP. All new internals purchased at considerably higher prices than the OE, low volume machining, and resulting higher MSRP....but still very popular.

So popular, that backorders piled up. At one point there was an 8 month wait. Why? 4 out of 5 stock 5.9 blocks went to scrap because they were either cracked, overheated just shy of melting, or were too thin to go .020 over.
Core viability. Time to move on.

Reman does not work, the end ...



Thanks for the explanation. Makes since. So Mopar Reman. Div. doesn't even sell stocker roller 360 long/short blocks?

Zippy, what is the difference in the "breeding stock" from a core magnum block to the reman plant door as compared to a core the guy buys one out of the junkyard or swap meet.

I've got some assumptions on the differences, but I'd rather hear it from someone that is closer to the process.

Last edited by autoxcuda; 02/24/12 03:39 AM.