Magnum oil pan for LA 360

Stauff73 · 02-07-2010, 11:14 AM

I was wondering if anyone has swapped a magnum oil pan onto a LA 360, I have read, putting a LA 360 on the newer 5.2 and 5.9 magnums, you just have to use the pan gasket that goes with the pan. Has anyone attempted this.

78D200 · 02-08-2010, 04:23 AM

Not I. Why would you want to do that?

volaredon · 02-08-2010, 07:12 AM

might depend on availability.
also; the discrepancy between 318 and 360 pans "went away" with the Magnum series of engine coming out; they are both the same (and the same as the older 360)
I am putting a 318 Mag into my Volare, and had to get a 360 LA "car" pan.

Stauff73 · 02-08-2010, 09:20 PM

So i can use the one piece oil pan seal, That comes on the magnum engines.

theomahamoparguy · 02-09-2010, 10:20 AM

I think you can do that . I read the Frank Adkins book and I cant remember exactly but I seem to remember something about using the magnum gasket with some minor mods. I dont have the book handy right now. i do know the oil pan will fit right on.

Stauff73 · 02-09-2010, 07:35 PM

I have heard you can swap them if you use the proper gasket, and a one piece rubber gasket would be worth it to me.

Mopar_71 · 02-25-2010, 11:07 PM

It won't work. The magnum and LA blocks are not the same.
I learned this the hard way.
There are a bunch of other things that didn't directly swap when going from LA to magnum block in a 70's car....
But for SURE they are not interchangable.

volaredon · 02-27-2010, 05:40 PM

then how did they put the "crate" motors into a car??? The newer versions are based on the Magnum. this is the 1st I have heard that it "won't" work.

02-07-2010, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stauff73 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 12	Magnum oil pan for LA 360 I was wondering if anyone has swapped a magnum oil pan onto a LA 360, I have read, putting a LA 360 on the newer 5.2 and 5.9 magnums, you just have to use the pan gasket that goes with the pan. Has anyone attempted this.

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78D200 Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 3,395	Not I. Why would you want to do that? __________________ Tim and Heather 1968 Plymouth Valiant - Heading for paint soon 4.0HO/AW4/NP231 doubler/D44 f/r (hybrid) w/5.38 gears & locked/38s

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02-08-2010, 07:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
volaredon Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 69	might depend on availability. also; the discrepancy between 318 and 360 pans "went away" with the Magnum series of engine coming out; they are both the same (and the same as the older 360) I am putting a 318 Mag into my Volare, and had to get a 360 LA "car" pan.

02-08-2010, 09:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Stauff73 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 12	So i can use the one piece oil pan seal, That comes on the magnum engines.

02-09-2010, 10:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
theomahamoparguy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Springfield NE Posts: 735	I think you can do that . I read the Frank Adkins book and I cant remember exactly but I seem to remember something about using the magnum gasket with some minor mods. I dont have the book handy right now. i do know the oil pan will fit right on.

02-09-2010, 07:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Stauff73 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 12	I have heard you can swap them if you use the proper gasket, and a one piece rubber gasket would be worth it to me.

02-25-2010, 11:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mopar_71 Scoie Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 46	It won't work. The magnum and LA blocks are not the same. I learned this the hard way. There are a bunch of other things that didn't directly swap when going from LA to magnum block in a 70's car.... But for SURE they are not interchangable.

02-27-2010, 05:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
volaredon Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 69	then how did they put the "crate" motors into a car??? The newer versions are based on the Magnum. this is the 1st I have heard that it "won't" work.