1969 440 'cuda ~ Original Road Test

1969 440 'cuda

This Car Was Built For One Thing Only,

With our special 'in house' treatment of;
* Valve Timing
* Carburetor and Fuel Pressuure improvements
* Ignition Timing

Our 440 Cubed ~ 375 Horsepower '600' pound Engine beast was near ready for another trip out to Eastern Long Island and on to the
track at Westhampton Drag Strip.

But before we left the 'trick shop' at Rockville Centre Dodge, the 440 'cuda was
taken by 'Jimmy D' the Drivetrain Expert, for a few more 'special tricks'.

The first task, was to replace the factory rear shocks with a set of 'Cure-Ride'
50/50 units.

Then, the front units were replaced with a set of 70/30 Shocks, which will improve
the much needed front-end rise, to help transfer the weight better to the light rear-
end of the 'Cuda.

'Jimmy D' then added a 'special' {3"} Extension-riser to the Pinion-Snubber, to prevent any rotation in the Rear-Axle housing during
'harsh' off the line launches.


For the final up-grade, 'Jimmy D' dropped the fluid-pan from the
Torque-Flite 727-B Transmission.

He then swapped out the 1st-to2nd gear control-spring with a
high-rate shift unit.ff the an ff the Trqe-Flte 727-B transmssn and
swaed t the 'cntrl-srng fr the 1st-2d gear transger. The heaver srng wll alw
the Trqelfte t rev hgher n 1st- Gear, befr bangng nto 2nd-gear.

The last change, was t the Gvernr Assembky. Jmmy D' swaed t the stck nt
fr a Hgh-Seed nt, wll allw fr hgher-RM shfts when the Trqe-flte s left n Drve
and shftng atmatcally,