[AD removed for archives] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Take movies and games anywhere with a Free Playstation Portable! caadz4ebOyW3Na/ProductTestPanel ------------------------------------------------------------------- Better LR ratio with the 360.. More low end torque.... You will only get 408 out of the 360, where as you will pick up 8 more cubes with the 340. The early LA 318? The first year was 1967. Earl Helm <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 06/02/2005 12:11 PM Please respond to 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx To 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx cc Subject RE: LA 318 crank in a 340 [AD removed for archives] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Need a Laptop? Get a Sony Vaio Laptop Free! caadAcrbOMgnMa/ProductTestPanel ------------------------------------------------------------------- Neal, I may be wrong, but it is my understanding that the only Forged cranks in the early LA318's came in truck motors. I think the last year was 1967. It is easy to tell the difference looking at the front balancer. If it is a forged crank the balancer will be skinny, and if is a cast crank, it will be thick. Just like the 440 stuff. But either way it should work just fine, as long as you use the right balancer and torque converter. Why don't you just buy a cast stroker crank and get with the program. If it is going to be a street car with a small block, you don't really need a forged crank. The cast strokers can be had for about 300.00. The next piece of advice is to sell your 340 block to one of the resto guys, who think they are kool, and build a 360 stroker. It will kick butt on any 340 you will build. Earl this is an LA 318 crank, not a Poly 318 crank I am wondering about. I know its forged by the skinny balancer and i have heard tell the early 273s and 318s (LA) before 68 were all forged. Anybody else know if this will work in a 340 for a cheap way to a steel crank?????? 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