hey guys...ive got my 73 swinger on the road again..new interior from classic and legendary..front floor pans from classic....rebuilt my 8 3/4 and added superstock springs and installed in..this is an 80,000 mile car with a perfect slant 6 that will go anywhere,just not cool enough..i have a 73 duster v8 k frame with disc brakes to install...i aslo have a 79 360 hp 4 barrel motor with the windage tray and i have a steel crank 64 year 413 i think out of a fury..cost about the same to rebuild them but the big block good headers will cost a little more...cant make up my mind which way to go...what would you guys do?View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942818 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942818 View attachment 1715942818
Your budget says to stay w/the small block.just want a good streetable strong car...360 has kb 107's and a new cast crank...i could go 202 intakes in the stock heads with a decent cam and intake...or a decent cam in the 413 with my 906's and a good intake..headers for either one...about 3500-4500 on the budget
I bought a Duster with a B-engine on elephant ears and have always said that when the starter goes out I'm pulling the motor and replacing it with a small block.big blocks are a pain in the a$$ , specially if you want headers and such , doing it over again , I`d go big smallblock , maybe a store bought/blueprint engine .
Do you want to turn the steering wheel in a parking lot? Big block makes it a bit harder.
street car...323 gears... torqueflight..willing to do aluminum heads on the 413..excellent bore and will build ok with the stock bore and pistons
This is my .02
When I was building my 67 dart. I had the choice of an unknown built 360. The desirable 340 and I scrounged up a 440 block.
I chose the 340 and sold the rest. After spinning a rod bearing I stroked the 340 into a 418 with w2 heads. Bad machine shop choice and had to redo engine, but stumbled on Indy 360-1 heads.
Lots of power and fun to drive, but big block still sits in back of the brain. So......
Now I am working on a stroked 400 to 512 with a t56 and plan to dump that into the dart and take the small block and dump into a 96 Dakota. Now fuel prices have me reconsidering the idea, but lots of torque down low and an overdrive keeps me moving forward.
The small block needs to rev to make power but that is head choices
Owning a big block is like having that gun laying on the night stand next to your bed. You probably don't need it, but you sleep better at night knowing it's there if you need it. Are you really worried if it's easier to change the plugs, oil filter, or if the headers are a little more work? All I am hearing in 2 pages of post's is how you should go the easy route and that a big block is just to much work and trouble. Want to guess which engine I would use?
Tom
I'm on my 7th classic Mopar owned. And none had small blocks.
My thoughts. Why own a small block if big blocks exist? (Maybe if doing something crazy with a sub-compact?)
JMO.
hey guys...ive got my 73 swinger on the road again..new interior from classic and legendary..front floor pans from classic....rebuilt my 8 3/4 and added superstock springs and installed in..this is an 80,000 mile car with a perfect slant 6 that will go anywhere,just not cool enough..i have a 73 duster v8 k frame with disc brakes to install...i aslo have a 79 360 hp 4 barrel motor with the windage tray and i have a steel crank 64 year 413 i think out of a fury..cost about the same to rebuild them but the big block good headers will cost a little more...cant make up my mind which way to go...what would you guys do?View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942818 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942818 View attachment 1715942818
Half or full throttle?how fast is this beast. Lol
For a street car ..... Yes!Sorry I had to give you a disagree because it isn’t true. That is unless you consider 6400-6600 high.
Low 10 sec 1/4.how fast is this beast. Lol
Half or full throttle?
Did you get that Indy headed 572 going yet?
i have both and love both but the average guy is very pleased running low 11’s and super pleased running in the 10’s. With todays heads this is easily accomplished in an A body with an easy to work on, cheap to build, small block Mopar. I love beating big blocks with my little block. Lol
John is humble. He won't admit his knowledge give's him a one second advantage.You aren't going low 11's or 10's with a small block for cheap, especially in a street car. Nothing is cheap today. To rebuild an engine isn't cheap, and crate engines that put out enough to send a 3,400lbs car and driver low 11's or 10's aren't cheap either. Maybe the definition of cheap varies.
You aren't going low 11's or 10's with a small block for cheap, especially in a street car. Nothing is cheap today. To rebuild an engine isn't cheap, and crate engines that put out enough to send a 3,400lbs car and driver low 11's or 10's aren't cheap either. Maybe the definition of cheap varies.
hey guys...ive got my 73 swinger on the road again..new interior from classic and legendary..front floor pans from classic....rebuilt my 8 3/4 and added superstock springs and installed in..this is an 80,000 mile car with a perfect slant 6 that will go anywhere,just not cool enough..i have a 73 duster v8 k frame with disc brakes to install...i aslo have a 79 360 hp 4 barrel motor with the windage tray and i have a steel crank 64 year 413 i think out of a fury..cost about the same to rebuild them but the big block good headers will cost a little more...cant make up my mind which way to go...what would you guys do?View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942818 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942816 View attachment 1715942817 View attachment 1715942818 View attachment 1715942818
I had manual steering in my ‘71 w/the 400B engine. Not hard at all.With power steering it is easy to turn still.
Disagree. Even more so at his sought after 350 hp goal.From @dodgedifferent2
The small block needs to rev to make power but that is head choices
I disagree since his HP goal is only 350 HP. That’s easy on ether engine and doing it right is a point of view. The idea and suggestion of doing a 440-512 or what he has, ether a 413 or a stroked 413 is not in his budget.If you're going to do it, do it right, once.