Post your favorite Mopar Myth.

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Torsion bars are harder to work on/change than coil springs.
 
67 Power Wagon said:
I actually had a guy recently argue with me over the 440. He told me it was "actually" a General Motors design.....Mopar had nothing to do with the 440 CID engine. I could have **** my pants!

Honestly, I tried to argue for a short time, was nothing getting through his thick skull LOL I left well enough alone!
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Why even bother?
 
67 Power Wagon said:
None made factory, Mopar? I could have swore I seen a 383 with a 6 pack on it, just can't remember if it was an actual "6 Pack" or a "6 Barrel".....But then again, it could have been a "user" addition, as wasn't the intakes from a 383 and the 440 the same? Wait, no, they weren't! The "common" 383 is a B block as the 440 is a RB block. does that make a difference? I'm unsure here!
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Nope. That's one of the most believed Mopar myths I've ever run into. Only six packs were the 340 and 440.

There were and are aftermarket six pack intakes made for the 383, but none were ever offered by the factory. There could have been some dealer installs like maybe Mr. Norms or something similar, but none from the factory.
 
Finding the elusive , rare , highly valuable and expensive "Semi-hemi"

R/T stands for Rat trap
 
Surprising no one said anything about the Dart R/T

The street trimmed, off the dealership floor 200 mph Daytonas.

318 4bbl cars from the late 60's.
 
The single piston disc brakes cannot have the inboard pad put in backwards. I have seen this first hand new brakes grinding because the at home guy put the metal backing agianst the rotor.
 
I had a guy at work tell me that he had a 70 Charger with a 383 HEMI Wedge in it.:banghead:
 
Of course one of the biggest myths is perpetuated even amongst the Mopar faithful and that's using the generic Chevrolet engine terms "big block" and "small block."

It's a "big block" Chrysler. Oh... that covers a broad enough segment. Is it a B or on RB? If it's an RB is it a wedge head or Hemi head? Doesn't matter, it's a "big block."

It's a "small block" Chrysler. Oh... is it an LA or a Magnum?

The "A" engine family I've heard folks call a "Y" block (Ford term...239-312 as popularized by the "Y" surrounding the "V8" emblem when Ford switched from flat head to OHV engines) and even a "big block 318" forgetting completely the other cubic inch sizes the A engine family.

Might sound nitpicky to some and downright anal to others, but there's more to the "family" than a "big" or "small" block.
 
Yup, most credit the big block and small block thing to chevy. I think that's pretty accurate. I just like to use the engine size. Ain't that accurate enuff?


ramenth said:
Of course one of the biggest myths is perpetuated even amongst the Mopar faithful and that's using the generic Chevrolet engine terms "big block" and "small block."

It's a "big block" Chrysler. Oh... that covers a broad enough segment. Is it a B or on RB? If it's an RB is it a wedge head or Hemi head? Doesn't matter, it's a "big block."

It's a "small block" Chrysler. Oh... is it an LA or a Magnum?

The "A" engine family I've heard folks call a "Y" block (Ford term...239-312 as popularized by the "Y" surrounding the "V8" emblem when Ford switched from flat head to OHV engines) and even a "big block 318" forgetting completely the other cubic inch sizes the A engine family.

Might sound nitpicky to some and downright anal to others, but there's more to the "family" than a "big" or "small" block.
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how later "B" and "RB" blocks are just smoggers and are boat anchors, and have less nickel content. actually, horse-s#!* the later blocks didnt change in nickel content, the main bearing saddles are usually beefier, the motor mount ears are twice as thick and dont break as easily, and theres peanut shaped cooling jackets going to the heads instead of a dime sized hole, and they can be punched out more than .060 unlike the earlier blocks, without egg-ing the cylinders. later blocks are BETTER.
 
Well **** guys!!!! I learnt something today! I did not realize that Ma Mopar only made 6 pack/6barrels for the 340 and 440! (I kinda assumed that someone out there made "after-market parts on the intake for other then those mentioned that Mopar did make factory......

Then to go in with the big block small block talk, yes GM was the persona to blame for that, 400- CID is small block and 400+ CID is big block....

The "350" comments are hilarious, YES Mopar did make a 350, and it was considered to most a "big block"..why? It was a Mopar "B" block!

Wasn't the Mopar B/RB block types all "Big Block"???? THEN that begs to ask, the "LA" series motors, what was the V-10 classified? Most I have heard was LA blocks were small block, BUT that V-10 is not anything close to a small block the thing is HUGE!

Really Mopar engines, small block to us are "Low Blocks" and big blocks to us are Raised Blocks.....

And Rob, yes I agree. isn't the Cubic inch, or even the cubic liters ARE good enough and as accurate as you can get!
 
I had a barracuda just like yours(65)but it had a 340 in it from the factory.
 
My (dad, friend, sisters boy friend, etc.) Bought a 69 roadrunner with the 440 4 barrel and 4 speed New.
 
67 Power Wagon said:
Well **** guys!!!! I learnt something today! I did not realize that Ma Mopar only made 6 pack/6barrels for the 340 and 440! (I kinda assumed that someone out there made "after-market parts on the intake for other then those mentioned that Mopar did make factory......
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Yes, the aftermarket did (and do) make triple deuce intakes for the "B" engines, but none were available as a factory engine package.

Then to go in with the big block small block talk, yes GM was the persona to blame for that, 400- CID is small block and 400+ CID is big block....
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The 396 is considered a big block.

Wasn't the Mopar B/RB block types all "Big Block"????
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In the vernacular, yes.

THEN that begs to ask, the "LA" series motors, what was the V-10 classified? Most I have heard was LA blocks were small block, BUT that V-10 is not anything close to a small block the thing is HUGE!
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The V10 is a Magnum engine as based on head design and the fact it shared bore and stroke with a 360.

Really Mopar engines, small block to us are "Low Blocks" and big blocks to us are Raised Blocks.....
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Actually, no. The "B" engines are low deck with the RB's being raised deck. Mythologically speaking: Raised Block. Both the B's and the RB's fall into the "big block" category.

And Rob, yes I agree. isn't the Cubic inch, or even the cubic liters ARE good enough and as accurate as you can get!
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Right. At least we have it better than the Ford guys. Which 351 are you talking about? The Windsor, the Cleveland, or the Modified?
 
Ask HemiDenny or HemiMark, I'm sure they've heard it plenty about how many factory Hemi powered Dusters were produced.
 
Robert,
Yeah.. the B/RB thing is a difficult one for explaining, I know that they all do fall under the Mopar "Big Block" category.....

The 396 is a big block but wasn't it done off what was the GM 400 block, just bored differently? INSTEAD of the full 400 CID it came out to 396, due to the stroke as well? I thought the 396 came out AFTER the 400 GM.....And that's why it was known as a "Big Block" Chevy. I could be wrong tho!

Then that brings us to the 409. Its a big block right? Well, sort of... it was designed from the old GM 348! Was known as a "W" motor, hence the odd looking (Poly head looking) valve covers that were scalloped, BUT was NOT a "Poly-Head" as we know it.....Was a Wedge head with a weird valve stem set up.....

The 348-409 and the 427"W" Z11, were all off the same block casting! But were known as long blocks, to make things more confusing then ever.....

I only know this as I have a few friends that have them.....one has an awesome 409, in a Corvette, the engine kicks ***, BUT the car itself, isn't nothing but a low dollar unit....Nothing special to it at all, besides that it has a kick *** 409, that's about the only thing going for it. The 348 is in another friends Chevy Tow Truck.....THEN the brother of an ex. co-worker has a REAL Corvette with the Z11 in it, a "W" packaged 427, that has heads to look just like those on the 409.....The only part of the whole lot, is I'm unsure of all the ages of these cars and the truck.....I just know they all have the GM "W" motor in common!
 
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