Re: What vehicle had the most 360s with a stick?


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Posted by Brian in Oregon on Sunday, May 19, 2002 at 0:55AM :

In Reply to: What vehicle had the most 360s with a stick? posted by J. Vietti on Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 11:53AM :

From what I could tell in the parts book, a 74-77 Dodge 3/4 ton and probably 1-ton pickup would have what you need providing it has a mechanical bellhousing. What you need is the 11" clutch. I think this is fairly safe because nowhere could I find a truck, 4x4 or 4x2, with a 360 that had a 10-1/2" clutch. But it pays to be careful.

One issue I could not resolve was if this was an aluminum or cast iron bellhousing. Ray Suiter believes the cast iron bellhousing offers extra strength since the transmission is unsupported. Only the bellhousing holds it up. The worry is if the truck did some air time and slammed back to earth that an aluminum bellhousing might break and causwe the transmission to part company and auger in. The aluminum and cast iron bellhousing are absolutely identical otherwise. I checked them carefully side by side. Even if the above combo had an aluminum bellhousing, it would have all the rest of the parts needed. Just procure a cast iron bellhousing and swap it. BTW, the casting number of Ray's bellhousing and mine do not match, but they are virtually identical.

A 360 is a very viable alternative to hopping up a 318. If I had it to do over again, I'd go with a 360. At the time I started this project, it was thought the 318 was pushing the drivetrain for HP and torque. Apparently larger engines are not all that much more abusive than the smaller V-8's. The 360 may do better because of the heavy weight of the M37, especially with a load (1-ton on road) and/or with a loaded trailer.




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