...this is the most recent and most relevant thread I could find on the topic, and have a quick clarification question about bolting an LA 360 car oil pan up to a magnum block: is swapping out the timing cover for an LA unit 100% required in order to bolt up an LA pan to a magnum engine? Sounds like it is...and if that's the case then I think that means the magnum water pump and serpentine setup cannot be used either...hmmmm...