CUDAOwner
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hellooo everybody im trying to find all 5 Man Caps for my 340 LA Engine....friend gave me the number to Wildcat wrecking an she hasnt called me back yet
As another poster pointed out, 340 blocks are not easy to come by, and putting a set of 318 maincaps on and having the machine work done would definitely be cheaper than buying another complete block! The machine work for something like that is not that expensive!You could swap on another set of caps - theoretically - but the work could only be done by a competent machine shop.
As earlier posters have mentioned they are almost certainly not a set and forget deal.
It is probably cheaper to get another block unless it happens to be the correct block for the car. That would justify the extra cost of doing the work.
no just looked on mancini websiteDid you call or Email . there may be other options ?
The three in the middle are apparently the ones most stressed. Apparently (so I was told) it was common to use the stock 318/340 #1 and #5 caps but upgrade the middle three. On a standard 340 block the extra bolts can be cut off the caps because you actually weaken the block if you add four bolt mains to a stock block.hey chryco the only option i saw from Mancini was the 3 center main caps 4 bolt only
my offer to you is 600.00 an ill come out to pick it up ....I have an entire 340 thats at the machine shop I dont need I bought as a donor for the 340 that is in my car now as it was overheating and I couldn't find the issue. Turned out my block was good and I didn't need it. It took 4 or 5 months to get it back and its in and runs great I was gonna just have them go through it and then sell it. I dont think they have started working on it as they are slammed. I'm in Los Angeles.....
sorry 1200 is to much i already have a motor just need the maincaps to get my motor complete good luck to you an thanksIts a short block and I paid $1200.00 for it. But I have a set of x heads straight out of machine shop I didn't use. I don't think I can take a $600 loss on it. My plan was to freshin it up and sell it as a complete longblock. I'll mull it over. I hit the machine shop guy up as to what cond its in right now and to let me know what I owe him and he hasn't responded to my email yet.
I hear you I'll hit up the machine shop when he gets back at me.. its a pretty big place you never know what they have laying around....sorry 1200 is to much i already have a motor just need the maincaps to get my motor complete good luck to you an thanks
ok all i really need is the number 5/rear main cap is all i need for this 1972 340 engine okI hear you I'll hit up the machine shop when he gets back at me.. its a pretty big place you never know what they have laying around....