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amishguy

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Hello all thanks for letting me in

have a 47 Plymouth with its original 218 ,stuck of course but its not my first rodeo its got 80,000 on clock so thinking replacement might be more economical than a rebuild . my thinking is to find a newer maybe larger spitfire to replace it with .is this a bolt in swap newer flat head/bigger to older?  if i had to rebuild id rather have a bit more power? what cars trucks do i look for to find the spitfire? thanks for any help amishguy

 

 

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American built 23” long 218? Or Canadian built 25” long 218? Big difference between the two. If Canadian you can fit upto a 265 ci engine in there. 
 

23” long? I believe the 230 ci 23” will drop in pretty easily.

 

If you want to upsize to a 25” engine, it may be able to fit with some modifications.  My ‘38 had a 23” 201 in it when new. It now houses a 25” long engine. Rad was moved forward. 

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