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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1101139" data-attributes="member: 38206"><p><strong>When I was stationed in Germany in the 80s, a lot of Army GI's would bring over autos, and not bring them back, </strong></p><p><strong>but would sell them rather cheap.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I bought a 1971 Plymouth Satellite with a 318 for 200.00</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>It would do 0-60 in 7 seconds stock. It would do 110 all day on the Autobahn.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>I could get it to 125, but it would slowly overheat.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The US Army bought Dodge Trucks in the mid 80s that had 318s.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Just before I left Germany, I took the heads and intake manifold off the Satellite and</strong></p><p><strong>put them on our motor pool truck. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The intake ports of the mid 80s 318 US Army engines were rather small, you could barely fit</strong></p><p><strong>2 fingers in them. The 1971 318 intake ports on the heads from the Satellite were much larger, and with</strong></p><p><strong>the matching 1971 intake manifold, that Army truck woke up and would really go.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The early 318s were a great engine, not many people realize this.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>A pic of the type of M887 maint truck that had the "modified" engine.</strong></p><p><strong>This not that truck, but a like picture.</strong></p><p><strong><img src="http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p525/yoseft/TRUCKid_m887_cucv_02_500_zps44bba264.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texan, post: 1101139, member: 38206"] [B]When I was stationed in Germany in the 80s, a lot of Army GI's would bring over autos, and not bring them back, but would sell them rather cheap. I bought a 1971 Plymouth Satellite with a 318 for 200.00 It would do 0-60 in 7 seconds stock. It would do 110 all day on the Autobahn. I could get it to 125, but it would slowly overheat. The US Army bought Dodge Trucks in the mid 80s that had 318s. Just before I left Germany, I took the heads and intake manifold off the Satellite and put them on our motor pool truck. The intake ports of the mid 80s 318 US Army engines were rather small, you could barely fit 2 fingers in them. The 1971 318 intake ports on the heads from the Satellite were much larger, and with the matching 1971 intake manifold, that Army truck woke up and would really go. The early 318s were a great engine, not many people realize this. A pic of the type of M887 maint truck that had the "modified" engine. This not that truck, but a like picture. [IMG]http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p525/yoseft/TRUCKid_m887_cucv_02_500_zps44bba264.jpg[/IMG] [/B] [/QUOTE]
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