![]() ![]() Willem Weertman, who later became Chief Engineer – Engine Design and Development, was in charge of the conversion. The "LA" stands for "Light A", as the older "A" engine it was closely based on was nearly 50 pounds heavier. LA engines were made at Chrysler's Mound Road Engine plant in Detroit, Michigan, as well as plants in Canada and Mexico. LA engines have the same 4.46 in (113 mm) bore spacing as the A engines. The combustion chambers are wedge-shaped, rather than the polyspherical combustion chambers in the predecessor A engine or the hemispherical combustion chambers in the Chrysler Hemi engine. ![]() It was factory-installed in passenger vehicles, trucks and vans, commercial vehicles, marine and industrial applications from 1964 through 1991 (318) & 1992 (360). The LA engines are a family of pushrod OHV small block 90° V-configured gasoline engines built by Chrysler Corporation.
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