'1968' ~ 'The Way Mopar Should Have Been'

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Had a fantastic new 69 Swinger with a 340 four speed. Raced that car for two years around Decatur, IL. The only cars to beat me on the street were a Hemi Cuda and a 454 Cougar. I can only hope that my current project, a 68 Dart, will come close to that car. Only time I had it at a track it ran an 8.72 in the 1/8th mile with tools and golf clubs in the trunk.
 
ir3333 said:
...i lived through the era
...not much stock that a stock 340 couldn't handle on the street
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That is true.

But a 340 with 11.0-1 Compression and a 'Mechanical' Camshaft would have
been a nice 'addition' to tackle the 1968 Z-28 Camaro's in D/Stock for 1968.
 
douglashadden51 said:
Had a fantastic new 69 Swinger with a 340 four speed. Raced that car for two years around Decatur, IL. The only cars to beat me on the street were a Hemi Cuda and a 454 Cougar. I can only hope that my current project, a 68 Dart, will come close to that car. Only time I had it at a track it ran an 8.72 in the 1/8th mile with tools and golf clubs in the trunk.
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Was that cuda one of those famous 383sixpack hemis? considering the availability of the 454 in cougars.
 
Frank-N-Beans

Here you go for 1968 'wish list'.

Model.......................Engine.....................................NHRA Class

* Valiant 'S' ............... 318/240 HP ................................... I/S
* Dart GT .................. 318/240 HP ................................... J/S

* Barracuda '340-S' .... 340/275 HP ................................... E/S
* Barracuda '340-S' .... 340/300 HP {'D/Stock Package'} ...... D/S
* Barracuda BO29 ...... 426/500 HP {Race Hemi} ................ SS/B

* Dart GT 340 ............ 340/275 HP ................................... E/S
* Dart GTS 383 .......... 383/300 HP {'383 Magnum'} ........... F/S
* Dart GTS 383 .......... 383/320 HP {'H-Code HP'} .............. E/S
* Dart GTS 440 .......... 440/356 HP {'440 Magnum'} ........... C/S
* Dart GTS 440 .......... 440/375 HP {Super/Stock Package} . SS/E
* Dart GT LO23........... 426/500 HP {Race Hemi} ................ SS/B

Note: A 'GTS' would be for a 'Big-Block' only.
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* Road Runner 383 ..... 383/300 HP {'383 Road Runner Engine'}. G/S
* Road Runner 383 ..... 383/320 HP {'H-Code HP'} ............... F/S
* Road Runner 383 ..... 383/340 HP {'E/Stock Package'}........ E/S
* Road Runner 'Hemi' .. 426/425 HP {'Street Hemi'} ............. SS/D
* Road Runner 'Hemi' .. 426/500 HP {'Race Hemi'} ............... SS/C

* Super Bee 383 ......... 383/300 HP {'383 Magnum'} ........... G/S
* Super Bee 383 ......... 383/320 HP {'H-Code HP'} ............... F/S
* Super Bee 'Hemi' ...... 426/425 HP {'Street Hemi'} ............. SS/D
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* GTX ........................ 440/356 HP {'Super Commando'} ..... E/S
* GTX ........................ 440/375 HP {'440 HPR'}................... D/S or SS/F
* GTX 'Hemi' .............. 426/425 HP {'Street Hemi'} .............. SS/D

* R/T ......................... 440/356 HP {'440 Magnum'} ............ E/S
* R/T ......................... 440/375 HP {'440 HPR'} .................. D/S or SS/F
* R/T 'Hemi'................ 426/425 HP {'Street Hemi'} .............. SS/D
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* Belvedere ................ 383/290 HP .................................... H/S
* Satellite ................... 383/290 HP ................................... H/S
* Sport Satellite .......... 383/290 HP .................................... H/S

* Coronet .................... 383/290 HP ................................... H/S
* Coronet 440 ............. 383/290 HP .................................... H/S
* Coronet 500 ............. 383/290 HP .................................... H/S

* Charger 383 ............. 383/300 HP {'383 Magnum'} ............ I/S
* Charger R/T ............. 440/356 HP {'440 Magnum'} ............ E/S
* Charger R/T ............. 440/410 HP {'C/Stock Package'} ....... C/S
* Charger R/T 'Hemi' .... 426/425 HP {'Street Hemi'} ............. A/S or SS/D
 
Cuda68Scott said:
Would not surprise me if someone stuffed a Chevy 454 in a Cougar! Maybe he meant Chevelle?
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just considering when 454chevys became available and how often they where swaped into cougars at the point in history when a 69 swinger was considered new:violent1::protest: feel free to correct my thinking process:burnout:
 
The 454

First came around in November 1969.

I believe that Chevrolet {Leeds Plant} in Kansas City, shipped the
LS-6 over to the Ford Plant, so they were to be made available in the 1970 Cougar SS 454 as a 'special order only'.

I believe, that the 'special' Cougars only went to Decatur, Illinois.
 
Gino,

There was an assortment of Camshafts available for the Mopars in
1968.

If you had the Part #'s, you could get them through Chrysler Special Parts.
 
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