i will be getting a 68dodge charger hopefully . it now has a running 318 motor , drives and every thing. but a big dent in the front end hopefully the frame s not bent. any ways my dad does have 3 or 4 mopar 440 motors with the trans. but i was just wondering about how much power you could get out of one still pump gas. or i could build a 454 for it lot more parts to choose from. if i go with the 440, not many performance stuff for them that i can find. if you know any web sites i would appreciate it, thanks
ok i will go with dodge 440, i am not familar with them,so what is the stock bore and stroke. whats the biggest stroker crank can i put in one. and max bore. i saw a kit on speedomotive that makes 440 into 500 ci.
Less trouble, parts available, sounds like a Dodge needs a MOPAR! I am
a silly Ford guy and saw 2 Mopar powered Cobra clones at a show last week.
This was a first for me. One had a 426 hemi and the other had a v10 viper.
To each his own but a Chevy belongs in a Chevy or the name needs to be
changed to a "universal" . HA! Tim
I would think from a strictly resale point of view you'd be better off with the 440. From a power point of view I don't remember them having any shortage (from driving a 69 superbee 440 and a 67 GTX 440.)
Tim I thought SBC="universal" I think I've seen them in everything with wheels including a motor cycle (I would not want to have to hold it up at a light though getting lazy in my old age).
BarryH BTW I'm a Chevy Guy but I still like a good Mopar.
In my opinion Mopar V8 engines are by far the best compared to the Ford and Chevy V8 engines, why put an inferior engine in a vehicle made to take a superior engine?
Oh, Shaggy, those 454 powered snowblowers are almost worth there 30k price tag, the coolant is run through the grips for hand warmers
You can easily get 500-600hp out of a 440. Without doing anything crazy to it. You can probably do 500 with just bolt on stuff and no engine mods (meaning bore or stroke). I'm a chevy guy at heart but my dream car is a 71 or 72 Hemi Cuda.
I don't know what you've been smoking but a properly tuned 440 can out perform a 426 hemi in street trim. And everyone knows that just about any 426 hemi ever built can out perform the best 454 ever built. Otherwise all the top fuel and funny car teams would be running Chevy motors rather than hemis.
Go ahead and ruin the value of the Charger (by using a Chevy engine) if you want, after all it's your car. But don't expect any self respecting Mopar guy to even talk to you after that. Putting a Chevy in a Ford can be considered an improvement but putting a Chevy in a Mopar would make even the toughest billy goat puke.
I'm a Chevy guy but a Mopar needs a Mopar engine. As far as no parts for 440's....... where are you looking?! Mars? I won't get into the 454 vs. 440 argument but regardless of your opinion either way a 440 can be a real screamer.
yea i know , i will defently go with the 440. but i have tried to look for after maket parts, but not a whole lot there. i would greatly apprecaite any web sites, does any one know stock bore and stroke??? whats is its max stroke i can go with??
440 is a must, man! I don't know a whole lot about Mopars, but I know a 440, stock or not stock, is a darn nice motor. One of my dream cars is a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 440 4-speed! Can you say, FAST!?!?!?
*200lbs lighter than a 440.
*Practically a bolt in.
*You won't have to get heavier torsion bars to deal with the weight.
*Cheaper to run...ok maybe depending on what you have planned.
I put a small block cevy in a 55 dodge pick up yaers ago...and regretted it...keep your mopar all mopar
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