Mopar 360 Crate Motors
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01/26/09 10:16 PM
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old340dog
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Friend of mine is thinking about putting a mopar 360 crate motor in his street rod project. Any body had any experience with these motors? He is wondering how well built they are or are they junk. Best place to buy one and get more information.
old340dog
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Re: Mopar 360 Crate Motors
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01/27/09 10:22 AM
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if he's up in NY tell him to look up Dwayne fast68plymouth. I bet he could build him a nice little 360. he is not that far away.
For the price of the mopar crate engines you can get more bang for you buck by having someone build you one.
I don't have and expereince with there crate motors but i don't recall them having any problems with the small blocks know the old hemi crate engines is another story
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Re: Mopar 360 Crate Motors
[Re: ZIPPY]
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01/27/09 08:06 PM
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dgc333
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They aren't available anymore.
If you do find one that a dealer or somebody has, be advised it's been sitting for two years or more.
The 360/390 HP magnum based engine with aluminum heads is still listed in the 2009 MP catalog along with several other small blocks based on the new siamese 340 block. This in cludes a 440 small block.
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Re: Mopar 360 Crate Motors
[Re: dgc333]
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01/27/09 08:35 PM
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They aren't available anymore.
If you do find one that a dealer or somebody has, be advised it's been sitting for two years or more.
The 360/390 HP magnum based engine with aluminum heads is still listed in the 2009 MP catalog along with several other small blocks based on the new siamese 340 block. This in cludes a 440 small block.
They do have them listed but they are not avail.
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Re: Mopar 360 Crate Motors
[Re: Challenger_Nut]
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01/29/09 11:07 AM
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They aren't available anymore.
If you do find one that a dealer or somebody has, be advised it's been sitting for two years or more.
The 360/390 HP magnum based engine with aluminum heads is still listed in the 2009 MP catalog
Actually you're correct, that new one can be ordered and expected to show up, however it doesn't fit the most folks' criteria of a dirt cheap stock block 360 crate engine.
The new one has an R3/race derived block, aluminum heads, and forged bottom end. The old one had a stock block, iron heads, and cast lower end, so the new one is alot more expensive to produce.
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