ok I'm going with the 318

From : dodgevangogh

Q: tsia i found a 318 from someones 73 cuda they are swapping it out for a better/or stock motor cheap i may have a small clearance issue with the tall valve cover bolts you hot rodders like to use clearing my dog house. i still have the origional valve cover bolts from my 318 so unless there is some funny buisness i should just be able to swap to stock not really looking forward to the front end removal required to pull a van motor but oh well if anyone is still bothering to read this i have another question eventually i would like to find an older dodge van i under stand the models began with a ie a100 was there also an a300 1 ton or 3/4 ton in 65-70 or a similar heavy duty van or possibly even a box/delivery truck. my purpose would be for converting to a rv i just like the older style thanks! .

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From : nosey

dodgevangogh wrote tsia i found a 318 from someones 73 cuda they are swapping it out for a better/or stock motor cheap i may have a small clearance issue with the tall valve cover bolts you hot rodders like to use clearing my dog house. i still have the origional valve cover bolts from my 318 so unless there is some funny buisness i should just be able to swap to stock not really looking forward to the front end removal required to pull a van motor but oh well if anyone is still bothering to read this i have another question eventually i would like to find an older dodge van i under stand the models began with a ie a100 was there also an a300 1 ton or 3/4 ton in 65-70 or a similar heavy duty van or possibly even a box/delivery truck. my purpose would be for converting to a rv i just like the older style thanks! check out this website http//www.sweptline.com/ .

From : jramon

i have a dodge explorer motor home. 1969 vintage with a 318 engine. the motor home needs some work but has a lot of features. i am tired of rebuilding it and am willing to let it go. if your interested let me know. i ran across your message in a search for ignition wiring in that the motor is not turnign over at present. .

From : jramon

ambo wrote bigger engines develope more than enough power at low rpms run run the car at highway speeds. the lower rpm can save you 2 - 3 mpg. at 70mph he should be around 2000rpm. when going 65mph i loose 2 mpg when the od is turned off. that is a 10%+ difference. yes another way to improve milage is slow down. od makes a 1000rpm difference at 70 mph in my truck. i go from 2000 to 3000 at 70 when i turn off the od i know that makes a big difference in the mpg but 200rpm i would think would not make too much of a diff if anythign just drive at 63 and that would get you the same mpg at going 70 with the 3.55 ideally the gear ratio would not make a difference in mileage. its just that engines usually turn easier at a lower rpm so there is less loss of power within the engine. wind-drag loss is logarithmic to speed. i think it takes 10x the power to go twice as fast or something like that. 10x the power is 10x the fuel consumption. so 20mpg at 60mph might be 2mpg at 120mph. ideally. we must factor in that less than 20% of the power of the fuel actually gets to the wheels. the rest of the loss wouldnt be logarithmic to the speed. so economy wouldnt be that bad doubling the speed e.g. an sr-71s economy wouldnt suffer going from 60mph to 120mph ;- harry .