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I just opened marketplace and immediately see this... LOL mopar 360 v8 LA roller in good shape they say... 200 bucks

Well, the 5.9 magnum is a 360. But I'm just saying that even the LA roller 360's are not all that hard to nab. Every LA360 made for at least a 4-year stretch was a roller block, and that dates about 20+ years after the 383 deceased. Certainly not a needle in the haystack. Think of all the...

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My brother had a '69 Charger with a 383 4-speed. Very solid car, but terrible interior and paint (should we say no paint?). "If I could turn back the clock"... as we all say.. :(

Besides the ability to run a 904 ...... I'll offer that the LA 360 was offered in a roller cam, which can be a pretty big deal. So back to the A-body scenario, a roller 360 with a 904 in a Duster per say?? That's a nice set up!

Not to sidetrack, but a 3.6 V6 2015 Challenger will run 14.6 and keep up with 80% of the "muscle cars" of the 60's/70's. But again, for the time and era, I think the 383 and 360 did well.

About the same numbers as a Little Red Express

I love them both... equally... and some say "you can't" ... LOL They both have "plus sides" to them. But my choice IF we are talking A-body and in the 300-400 HP range (where I mostly play), I would personally take the 360 mated to a 904. As I stated earlier, for header options, and the 904.

One thing that's surprised me as to this point in the thread, the 383 votes are doubling the 360 votes. By all means justified because there really is no correct answer, kind of an each to their own. But I'd have guessed the A-body folks would have stuck to the 360. :)

LOL .. i get it, although I might :D . I'm just saying, are both engines 100% up to snuff? Any updates on one vs the other? It's very hard to hold 50 year old vehicles to a standard of 50 years ago, so many changes between then and now. And were those changes equal? I guess that's why I...

Chance against a 383 I assume you are talking about. I still have dished pistons in my 360, and my pistons are down the hole a ways, and when I had factory smog heads, and less cam than the E58 police 360, it went 13.3's with 2.94 gears. Only addition was headers and an RPM intake (which the...

yeah, I mean so much loose property in there.... I ran 15.3's in the 1/4 with a stock 360 D150, 3.21 gears, single exhaust. It's so hard to compare unless all is equal.

Love the internet... LOL... Seems no solid ground on what the '74 Cuda 360 4bbl ran.... and it would be fun to compare to the 383 4bbl '71 Cuda. Both sweet cars, and pricey these days.. lol

Sadly enough, the "hottest 360's" from the factory came in a smog era, or in heavy trucks/vans/RC's. I think the 360 4bbl A-body ran 14.6's ??? I'd have to verify. But even a police E58 pulled from a Diplomat could compete with the late sixties/early 70's muscle cars if put in a '70 Duster...

And the EH1 360 in the LRE... a nose-heavy pig that had the aerodynamics of a brick schoolhouse was the quickest 1/4 mile time of American made cars (including the Z28, Corvette, and mustang) in 1978. 14 second truck from the showroom!

Actually, it's amazing how many famous "muscle cars" ran mid 14's to even low 15's. I think many versions of a 383 car, and 360 vehicles too, were well into the 14's in the 1/4 mile. Just not in C-bodies with 2.76 gears and single exhaust... LOL. I think they were on par for the era.

Yes, very common in the C-bodies to find a 4500 lbs car with 2.76 gears and a 15" tire. Single exhaust, tight converter, and really never given a chance. But when given a "semi" chance to perform, they ran right with the crowd of that era.

904 will handle big horsepower. It's also lighter for the human to handle. It is generally safer than a 727 unless a billet ($$$) piece is used in the 727. This is along with the other benefits from my previous post. In fairness, as built from the factory, the 727 will obviously take much...

So I had a few key things in mind when I created this thread..... I'll throw one of them out there... 360 allows the choice of either 904 or 727. I am a huge fan of the 904 in A-bodies. Lighter, fits better, more room around the headers. 904 is not an option with the 383 without a very...

Maybe Saturday we'll see what the 9.5" PTC will do for the 318 Duster.... It's not even the same car on the street

Another question... Is there a "cool" factor for one vs the other? Usually a BB brings the cool factor, but not always for the 383 (in many eyes). For me, here is when each would be cool... 383 - in a Dodge "B" series Van, especially a shorty 360 - In a police Diplomat, especially if it...

I have instances/circumstances where I'd choose one and the same for the other. I could make a quick list of 10 reasons/scenarios for each engine where they'd be the choice.

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It's not hard to find a 100 lbs difference right on the front between a Duster with A/C and power steering and a "no A/C w/Manual steering" car with the same engine. Not many say too much about the handling in those cases.

I had a '68 Fury III Police Package (build sheet verified). It came with factory disc brakes, dual exhaust, 383 commando, and dual mirrors. 727 of course. In low mileage-stock form it ran lower 15's with even the factory carburetor still on it. About 4400 lbs at the start line (no spare or...

In my experience, a 383 2bbl and 360 2bbl are so close in every way possible that I doubt I would have known which one was in the car by just driving, without opening the hood. Especially in C-bodies. But this is just the bottom of where both power plants were intended to be..... mules.

Right, but in the end, if you have a Duster, you still have to install the engine and hook up the headers (and header choices)... and in this area the 360 is a mile ahead.

But on the line of mechanics and ease of work'n on them, if we just look on top....... the 383 intake swap is a marvel compared to the small block, as the 383 has no coolant through the intake, less bolts, and the gasket can be re-used right in place. Also, distributor swapping/tuning on the...

That would be a lot of what vehicle the engine is in. For sure, the small block with Doug headers will be an orbit or two away easier than a BB with headers in a A-body.

Not sure the 383 will get to 700 hp for the same cost a 360 gets to 500 hp, others may be able to speak to that.