Looking at all the leaks I would probably run a compression test before going to the trouble to install it.

That sd motor is about a hundred pounds heavier and twice the power and torque of the 240 motor too. Now you are about double the weight of your little truck's motor. Not what I would do.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.