Re: 1978 -vs- 1972 V8

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I don't think the GEN-2/3 V-8s ever went on a diet like the mid 1980 258. They were cast with state of the art techniques from the start. It took until 1980 for the six to catch up! The 600/540 pounds are for the GEN-1 vs. GEN-2/3 engines as far as I know. I've never seen an AMC V-8 with an aluminum intake from the factory. All 360s had cast iron. You'd think that if they really wanted to lose weight that would go, not just thinner castings. 

On May 6, 2005 Brien Tourville wrote:

> So I have both a 1972 and a 1978 360
> engines.
> 
> Were the cyl. heads 'Lightened' along with
> the block during AMCs weight loss period ?
> 
> Haven't had these apart yet - what if any
> are the differences ?
> 
> Any known problems with the later 360s
> vs the '72 ?
> 
> I'd read that the weight of the early V8 is
> 600lbs vs 540 of the later version.
> 
> Is a '72 the same as a '78 in weight ?
> 
> 
>              Brien.
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