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    318 cheap engine mods?

    Here is another cool article talking about budget 318 builds. This one he wanted to not do any special modifications wants everything to be bolt on. And he gets it right on 400hp. 318 Engine Build - A Parts Book 400HP 318 - Mopar Muscle Magazine
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    318 cheap engine mods?

    This article is about a budget 318 build. He gets it up over 400hp 318 Small Block Build - How To - Hot Rod Magazine
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    Real performance tricks

    I've read about people taking 360 magnum heads/intake manifold/TBI/ and Computer and mounting them on an LA 318. Here are a couple good articles on some interesting 318 builds. I found this info researching what to do with my LA318. Chrysler LA Engine Build - How To Build A 500HP Small-Block...
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    Looking for break in advice for a newly rebuilt 89 318

    I just got my 1989 318 TBI Roller lifter engine rebuilt and I'm wondering what oil I should use to to the break in and what type of break in should I do. I'm not sure what weight to use but since I have roller lifters I don't need the ZDDP additive right? I found this, talking about a...
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    89 d150 318 TBI Stalls & Idle raises and lowers after engine heats up

    So the new part gave me the same readings as the one off my truck. I was talking to the mechanic that works in the shop next to NAPA and he was telling me that an infinite reading between the pos and neg terminals doesn't necessarily denote a bad coil. Which I still don't fully understand. I...
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    89 d150 318 TBI Stalls & Idle raises and lowers after engine heats up

    I took it to a friend of a friend that's a mechanic and he looked it over and said that I prolly have a vacuum leak at the intake manifold gasket... He did the, spray brake cleaner around the edges of the intake manifold and I thought I heard the idle speed up at one point but I'm not 100%...
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    89 d150 318 TBI Stalls & Idle raises and lowers after engine heats up

    I missread what I wrote down when I recorded the flash codes. I didn't realize till I when back and looked at what I wrote again. It was 36, not 37. So that is solenoid coil circuit (air switching). And sure enough there was a short. So I fixed that up and ran out of daylight. So I'm going to...
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    89 d150 318 TBI Stalls & Idle raises and lowers after engine heats up

    Ok, so it will idle fine in all gears now. But when I drive off there is a lot of hesitation and the engine ends up stalling. I checked the flash codes and I got: 37 "Torque converter clutch solenoid circuit. An open or shorted condition detected in the torque converter part throttle unlock...
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    89 d150 318 TBI Stalls & Idle raises and lowers after engine heats up

    I already tested the MAF. The diaphragms I was mentioning are ones like the one in my fuel pressure regulator, gas got into my vacuum system so the gas could have damaged other diaphragms right? I was thinking that a vacuum leak would cause it to stall in park or neutral because of the vacuum...
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    89 d150 318 TBI Stalls & Idle raises and lowers after engine heats up

    Thank you for your post Deblackmon3. I ended up checking the fuel pressure regulator and gas poured out of the vacuum line! So I put a new fuel pressure regulator on and now it idles fine but only in drive and rev, in order to keep it running I have to start it then immediately throw it in...
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    89 d150 318 TBI Stalls & Idle raises and lowers after engine heats up

    1989 Dodge D150 318ci TBI 2wd 1/2 ton Automatic Symptoms: Idle raises and lowers, after warming up. Engine stalls when you come to a stop, after the engine warms up. Things I have done: Checked for injector operation. Replaced fuel filter. Checked fuel pressure. Replaced cap, rotor, plugs, and...
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    more power from 318

    I've heard that the stock intake manifold feeds as much air as the engine could possibly use. So upgrading it might not be very helpful. But I don't know from first hand experience so I would be interested in hearing how the upgrades go. Keep us updated!

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