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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 4:16 AM
Subject: RE: You never know what you might find


> Time flies!  Apparently these heads started in 1985:
>
> "...the latest heads were designed to optimize combustion to enhance
> fuel economy. These so-called "swirl port" heads were introduced
> sometime during the 1985 model year, and were probably offered in
> versions for 318-2bbl, 318-4bbl, and 360 (truck) applications..."
>
> "A few words on condition are warranted. Sometimes, heads found on
> junkyard cars are cracked. Cracks typically form in the area between the
> valve seats as a result of engine overheating. Therefore, fleet vehicles
> which have been abused in city driving (like taxis) may not make the
> best donor vehicles for cylinder heads. Often valves in used heads are
> reusable. Check the flatness of the end of valve stems as a crude
> indication of the amount of wear on the valve. Heavy carbon deposits in
> the exhaust ports are an indication that the engine was running rich, so
> the likelihood of burned valve seats due to an excessively lean air-
> fuel mixture might be lower...."
>
> "...The 318-2bbl heads (4323302) used from 1985 on are a swirl port
> design with a closed (heart-shaped) combustion chamber design with a
> chamber volume of between 56 and 65 cc...."
>
> "...Cars equipped with the 302 head have a dished piston to keep the
> compression ratio from being too high. Some cars left the factory with
> nail head exhaust valves in 302 heads, others with semi-tulip exhaust
> valves, which add 0.6-0.75 cc to the chamber volume. There is an
> interesting excerpt in "Mopar Engines", page 72, describing how such a
> head was ported and made to flow as well or better than other small
> block cylinder heads. Apparently, this experimentation resulted in the
> master for today's Mopar Performance P4452758 cylinder head...."
>
> The above is excerpted from a report about Chrysler Small Block Cylinder
> Heads linked from the '62 to '65 site's "Technical Tips and Links" Web
> page.
>
> Gary H.
>
>
> Gary wrote:
> > Yes, the 1988 318 had swirl port heads. They started in about 1987. Gary
> > Bradshaw Ft. Worth, Texas
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas R Hansen" <trandco1@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:08 PM
> > Subject: You never know what you might find
> >
> >
> > > Today,  I walked through one of the local wrecking yards, looking for
> > > stuff. I stopped to look at the 318 in a Dodge Ramcharger, and noticed
> > > that it had the intake off, and had a roller lifter cam. I backed off
> > > and
> > > checked the yard's ID on the side, and it was a 1988 model. Would
these
> > > heads be the illusive swirl ports? The yard is going to have a half
off
> > > sale this weekend, and I wonder if it would be worth buying them in
> > > speculation?  Would these be any good on a 360? Can they be used on a
> > > earlier model set up.  Tom
>
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