I was going to put a SB in my 71 dart . But i have see alot of darts with big block in them. i have got an a 440 and 727 out in the garage just setting there all a lone and needs some place to go . sooooooo i was thinking about of putting in my dart. you know it has to be rebuild . what your two cent on this.
Been thinking???
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pastortom1
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If it's already sittin' there, I'd be hard pressed not to use it.....
....a 440 Dart is a beasty, plain and simple....and all the know how is right here on the site fer' ya if you need it. 8)
....a 440 Dart is a beasty, plain and simple....and all the know how is right here on the site fer' ya if you need it. 8)
Purple Haze
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yep, go for it.
Go for it LA Dart, that 440 is itching to be on the road =P~=P~
Oh yea, I'd do it. No doubt.
72ScampTramp
Scamp Tramp
Go for it. Pull it apart do a standard rebuild and you will have a stump puller. Nice thing about 440s is you don't have to build them up to get the power like you do in a SB. And you already have it.
butterball
Banned
I might have gone into overkill for a street car, but I have a 496 to put in mine. Just remember, if cost is an issue, that the more HP you build, the more $$$ it's gonna take.
Adding up the stroker with worked Eddys, lightweight aftermarket internals, MSD box & distributor, etc. I think I've got close to $9K in it, then, of course, the cooling has to be upgraded, then the transmission, better beef up the rear end and put Moser axles in it... hmm... better have a torque strap... then it needs a scoop because the motor won't fit, different t-bars, better brakes, then I got thinking... the Schumaker tri-y headers were smallish for all those cubes... so I got a set of Pro-Parts, then had to cut the fenderwells a little, and modify the headers and get them coated... so now the 2-1/2" exhaust is gone in favor of a 3" setup... All this stuff is done now, just waiting on a little paint work before the motor goes in...but now I'll probably need a roll cage in it if I wanna take it to the strip...things can get out of control, especially if you don't have a ton of money to pour into it all at one time.
It'd be tempting to do a stock rebuild on your 440 and just drop it into your Dart. On the other hand, you could sell the 440/727, put a shift kit and converter in the trans, and there's usually some sweet deals on 340 motors on different Mopar sites. A guy listed one with Eddy heads and new cam, roller rockers, etc. for $2,000 on Moparts a few days ago, and it comes with E-body coated headers that you could sell to get some for an A-body. There's another 340 on there right now that has EVERYTHING, right down to the MSD, plug wires, carb, etc., for $1,800. That's some cheap fun, right there!
It all depends on how crazy you want to get with it. There are a TON of fast small-block A-bodies out there... I had my engine pretty much built when I bought the car, and it was already set up for a big-block.
If I were in your shoes with a 318 car sitting there...I'd probably scoop up a 340 or something and just jam it in there. You could be doing burnouts in a couple weeks!
Adding up the stroker with worked Eddys, lightweight aftermarket internals, MSD box & distributor, etc. I think I've got close to $9K in it, then, of course, the cooling has to be upgraded, then the transmission, better beef up the rear end and put Moser axles in it... hmm... better have a torque strap... then it needs a scoop because the motor won't fit, different t-bars, better brakes, then I got thinking... the Schumaker tri-y headers were smallish for all those cubes... so I got a set of Pro-Parts, then had to cut the fenderwells a little, and modify the headers and get them coated... so now the 2-1/2" exhaust is gone in favor of a 3" setup... All this stuff is done now, just waiting on a little paint work before the motor goes in...but now I'll probably need a roll cage in it if I wanna take it to the strip...things can get out of control, especially if you don't have a ton of money to pour into it all at one time.
It'd be tempting to do a stock rebuild on your 440 and just drop it into your Dart. On the other hand, you could sell the 440/727, put a shift kit and converter in the trans, and there's usually some sweet deals on 340 motors on different Mopar sites. A guy listed one with Eddy heads and new cam, roller rockers, etc. for $2,000 on Moparts a few days ago, and it comes with E-body coated headers that you could sell to get some for an A-body. There's another 340 on there right now that has EVERYTHING, right down to the MSD, plug wires, carb, etc., for $1,800. That's some cheap fun, right there!
It all depends on how crazy you want to get with it. There are a TON of fast small-block A-bodies out there... I had my engine pretty much built when I bought the car, and it was already set up for a big-block.
If I were in your shoes with a 318 car sitting there...I'd probably scoop up a 340 or something and just jam it in there. You could be doing burnouts in a couple weeks!
68dodge
Well-Known Member
I would go for it. When I started the rebuild on my Scamp. I wanted a bigblock A-body. I was going to change it to a stroker small block. But after reading about how much torque you feel from a 440 thats stock in a A-body, I stayed with the bigblock. I am glad i did.
Burntorange70
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I would stick it in there.
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