383 block strength?

Pascamp said
I really don't understand the reason for the snarkiness, defensiveness, or general belligerent attitude towards the question. I even prefaced it with some relevant background. This isn't a Chevy vs Mopar or whatever thing. It's a basic question about an engine.

I have seen many 440 with broken blocks... ranging from stock motor homes to race engines(and everything in between). I would think that most Mopar gear heads would agree that it is a weak point.

I however have seen a metric **** load of 383's and have never seen a single failure. I'm sure that the collective brain trust here has far more experience than me though.

I wasn't bein any of that. I clearly said "no offense". It's not my job to pamper you and put your little girl britches on to make sure you don't get your feelins hurt.

Sure, plenty of 383s have been blown all to HELL. Just like 400s and 440s. But was it a blanket problem? Are they weak? Not just no but HELL NO! Their deep skirted block adds a lot of strength and rigidity to the block. Just look at one.

I don't know what you're lookin for here, really. I mean, if somebody comes on here and shows you pictures of a 383 all blowed to hell and back, will that be what you're wantin to see? Help me understand.