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I am thining of swapping a 440 in for my 318. The car is a 70 challenger and the engine/tranny is from a 78 truck. I don't have the numbers on the engine yet. My question is, are there any real differences between car and truck engines? Oil pan, filter location, manifolds? I'm aware of the usual suspension/brake mods that will be necessary. Besides compression, what other aspects might stand in the way of performance with this year of engine? Forged/cast crank?
Also, will the tranny fit. I have a console mounted slap stick. Will the linkages work?

Thanks,
Perry

The trans will fit fine. They are almost identical.

you'll need a shorter driveshaft, 45.6" i believe

Hey Perry S, You ARE talking about using the truck's transmission right? You probably already know that the small block tranny will not bolt up to the big block . . . Just making sure . . .

Yes, I am talking about the truck tranny. Thanks for the responses.
Perry

i think the oil pan wont fit