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I figured I'd tow it to your place and let you have it as a hunting shedProbably a 440. Getting rid of the rest of the carcass is where the fun starts!!
I figured I'd tow it to your place and let you have it as a hunting shedProbably a 440. Getting rid of the rest of the carcass is where the fun starts!!
I used a rollout of 84 inches so 26.7s, or something like 245/60-15s, or 295/50-15s...and what rear tire are we running here?
Or not! My brother tore a mini-home apart once for the drivetrain. Said “Never again!” You looking for a big block? I have a few!!I figured I'd tow it to your place and let you have it as a hunting shed
Or not! My brother tore a mini-home apart once for the drivetrain. Said “Never again!” You looking for a big block? I have a few!!
I've got a 383, a 400, and a 440 short block, along with a couple 340's and a 360thanks, but im really not...i dont have anything to put it in anyway
but someone brought up the idea of picking an engine of craigslist and that was the closest thing i could find
ill keep you in mind if i ever need oneI've got a 383, a 400, and a 440 short block, along with a couple 340's and a 360
Good call! 71-72 had non-dished pistons, and J heads.The only one that wouldda had a chance was the 1971 only 360, because of its higher compression and all it ever came with was a two barrel.
Did you mean 383 is standard engine in challenger r/t ?Maybe I didn't state it correctly. Wasn't trying to say the factory saw the 340 as the better motor, only that I thought the 383 was the base engine for some E-Body model and that for a small price you could "upgrade" to a 340 4BBL. Can't figure out what model it would have been (not a T/A or AAR), so I must be wrong. Had it pointed out to me in a thread on a different forum and it seemed like I remember seeing that before, but didn't verify it then and couldn't just now either.
Did you mean 383 is standard engine in challenger r/t ?
I had a 72 Charger Rallye 400 Magnum, 71,*** miles bone stock EVERYTHING except a 3.91 gear. It had been rode hard and put away wet before I got it. When someone tells me that the 400 were slugs, I always tell them that they never rode in the one I had. It was one tire shredding S O B!Always found it odd that the base engine(400) on a '72 Road Runner had blank call outs on the standard hood. Its almost like Chrysler was embarrassed by this, weird! Yet the 340 was proudly announced on standard hoods and air-grabber fenders.
Good call! 71-72 had non-dished pistons, and J heads.
Interesting, I guess I assumed the pre-dished pistons were all the same.
Since
I had a 72 Charger Rallye 400 Magnum, 71,*** miles bone stock EVERYTHING except a 3.91 gear. It had been rode hard and put away wet before I got it. When someone tells me that the 400 were slugs, I always tell them that they never rode in the one I had. It was one tire shredding S O B!
Wonder what out-of-the box piston is closest to those '71s?
That's exactly the point. Add headers (if you can fit them) to either and run the numbers. The 383 will pick up some without that crappy pinched manifold but you still have the weight penalty. That was base of discussion. Trying to get them both on same level minus obvious differences. Iron intakes and all.Me thinks talking about the 383 in the A body GTS vs any 340-360 would be the discussion. Me thinks the 383 was heavier and dint really perform any better in that particular a body. But I am not 100%., plus add in that the 383 didnt have power steering etc the trade off wasnt worth it.
Taking into account the weight differences of each engine in the same car, the power differences are not huge and the gains will be small. The B engine will always win. Even with the weight penalty.
Running the numbers on that particular piston fit would be in the ballpark of a 1.642 compression height. Of course thats on a blueprints block with a deck height of 9.600. Speedpro SLP-H116s are close, shy of that at 1.660. Your deck height will vary.None. You'd have to find one and get a custom copy.
Did you mean 383 is standard engine in challenger r/t ?
At least in 1970, the standard engine in a challenger r/t was a 383, the 340 was an extra cost option, but then if you bought the 340, it was not an r/t. Challenger aficianado's know it as an A66. I have a friend who has had her A66 for at least thirty years. We havent seen a real A66, other than hers, at the spring or fall flings in a decade.I thought so, yes, but have since looked and was wrong.
It was the ‘71 and ‘72 Road Runner that I was thinking of, not the Challenger/Barracuda. 383 was the base motor and the 340 was an extra cost option.