Questions about BPC4082CTC 408/375hp

[Johnny Mac]

According to Summit's site as of yesterday afternoon 4.30 EST ..They had 2 in stock ready for shipment...We purchased one and then I looked at their inventory of this particular item this morning and it said none were now available...The current advertised estimated shipping date is 6-13-2021 for any future orders...So I am assuming that what we purchased was in one of their facilities...Thank You

well let me know, I'm assuming you'll either have a tracking number, or a delayed order email from them shortly. When it arrives, you'll obviously know once you pop the top, but with the serial #, I can tell you anything about it.

 

[E Satterfield]

The current status of the order says it was shipped today from the Texas store.

 

[j par]

The current status of the order says it was shipped today from the Texas store.

That was close....

 

[E Satterfield]

No doubt about it....We had been watching the inventory on these engines for a week or two and it seemed they were out of stock at many vendors....I was really surprised that both were sold the same day

 

[diymirage]

Got it in yet?

 

[E Satterfield]

Got it in yet?

No. Still waiting for delivery. Painting the engine compartment and working on a Hydramax hydraulic master cyl install. Haven’t decided yet if that was a mistake? lol. Thanks!

 

[E Satterfield]

Engine arrived yesterday truck freight. 1 week from order date. Well packaged and dyno numbers higher than advertised. So far very pleased. I have several questions but probably should start a new thread. NOTHING Wrong. Just my ignorance being new to Chrysler products in general.

 

[diymirage]

i pulled a 1971cy on you for only posting pics of the sheet and not the engine

 

[E Satterfield]

i pulled a 1971cy on you for only posting pics of the sheet and not the engine

Not sure what a 1971cy is? lol. But here’s the engine. Pardon my cluttered mess in the garage. I’m going to use a set of vintage Gardena Ca Cal Custom valve covers and will be repainting the engine soon. I know the stripes are not correctly placed or correct period for a 72 Twister. But it is an A51 car on the fender tag. Not that means anything or important for that matter.

 

[diymirage]

Love those valve covers

1971cy is a member on here who doesn't say much, but passes out red Xs on posts like it's going out of style

 

[Johnny Mac]

Not sure what a 1971cy is? lol. But here’s the engine. Pardon my cluttered mess in the garage. I’m going to use a set of vintage Gardena Ca Cal Custom valve covers and will be repainting the engine soon. I know the stripes are not correctly placed or correct period for a 72 Twister. But it is an A51 car on the fender tag. Not that means anything or important for that matter. View attachment 1715880993

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Looking good!!

 

[Carmen Marchesani]

You received that fast. I ordered mine 12/10/21. Still waiting on an email responce.

 

[E Satterfield]

We were just lucky Summit had two in stock at the time we purchased it. I had looked at those for a couple weeks before we decided to buy. Then surprisingly both engines were sold within 24 hrs. Someone else must have been watching the inventory also.

 

[Johnny Mac]

You received that fast. I ordered mine 12/10/21. Still waiting on an email responce.

4082 or 4085?

 

[Dartnut]

The car and engine look great!
It's going to be a fun car for sure.
How about some more pics of the '56 Chevy gasser?
The stance and everything on it look just right IMHO.....

 

[E Satterfield]

The car and engine look great!
It's going to be a fun car for sure.
How about some more pics of the '56 Chevy gasser?
The stance and everything on it look just right IMHO.....

Thank You!

 

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[jd340]

Sounds like quite the stump puller! how do you like it?

Engine arrived yesterday truck freight. 1 week from order date. Well packaged and dyno numbers higher than advertised. So far very pleased. I have several questions but probably should start a new thread. NOTHING Wrong. Just my ignorance being new to Chrysler products in general.

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[E Satterfield]

Sounds like quite the stump puller! how do you like it?

Runs great. Glad we chose to go with the Blueprint engine. I had to do a kind of makeshift torque limiter as I twisted the driver engine mount sideways.

 

[Gator]

Mopar 408CI Stroker Crate Engine | Small Block Chrysler Style | Dressed Longblock with Carburetor | Iron Heads | Flat Tappet Cam
listed as having magnum heads so I imagine it will have the magnum valve covers, even though LA covers will fit. Says nothing about which distributor it comes with, just gives timing requirements. On magnums there is a boss on the side of the block above the pan rail that interferes with some headers. Test fit headers with engine out of the car. Just an FYI. And it uses the pre-magnum 360 external balance harmonic balancer and flexplate/flywheel

I sure wish I would have read this post before installing my 408 Blue print Stroker in my 71 duster with headers. Once I got the motor in and bolted up to the mounts the Boss on the side of the block prevented me from bolting up my header to the head and I did not want to have to remove the steering linkage along with lifting the engine to remove the header enabling me to dent this area in as that would be a PITA and more time consuming so what I did was use a 2"x2" treated piece of wood about 12" in length and I positioned it on the 3rd header tube where it was hitting the boss and from underneath the car I took a BFH hitting the bottom of the 2x2 a number of times, about 12 swings and I was able to dent this area of the header in enough so that I could bolt it up to the head. I got lucky in doing this. No vibration or exhaust leak in this area. Whew !!!

 

[Johnny Mac]

I sure wish I would have read this post before installing my 408 Blue print Stroker in my 71 duster with headers. Once I got the motor in and bolted up to the mounts the Boss on the side of the block prevented me from bolting up my header to the head and I did not want to have to remove the steering linkage along with lifting the engine to remove the header enabling me to dent this area in as that would be a PITA and more time consuming so what I did was use a 2"x2" treated piece of wood about 12" in length and I positioned it on the 3rd header tube where it was hitting the boss and from underneath the car I took a BFH hitting the bottom of the 2x2 a number of times, about 12 swings and I was able to dent this area of the header in enough so that I could bolt it up to the head. I got lucky in doing this. No vibration or exhaust leak in this area. Whew !!!

Glad you got it in! Is this a "Magnum" related interference, or possibly a header brand/shape deal? The magnum blocks are hand picked to have the LA motor mounts. (Some do also have the magnum bosses, bit those are pretty flat to my memory).
I have always laid my headers in place before dropping the engine in. Was that possible? Just asking for future installers. Most inexpensive headers I have seen, have the drag link going through the tubes. Of course never mentioned in the instructions...and takes either knowing it already, or doing it the wrong way to realize it.