Thread: Here's a silly engine question

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Originally posted by doctor al
6.13 gears will give it a real kick in the ass from light to light. course it's not a hp increase, only feels like one.
seriously though replacing with a 440 makes way more sense.

Yea, I was thinking of keeping the stock 3.23 gears. I figure with a 383 it would be well off... or a 440.

Originally posted by CrazyBenny
440 is fun a hemi from the crate is more fun but a cheap and awsome solution is a 455, I got a 78 caddy seville turnin about 950 hp on the street with all toys ago, and didn't pu that much into it ( except the blower) lol but a hemi is a bit costly really if it's not an olds get a 383 magnum

Want to keep the engine MOPAR that's why I'm thinking 383 or 440.

Originally posted by Dave Severson
The old rule is still accurate. The only thing better than lots of cubic inches is more cubic inches. That Satellite weighs about the same as a Sherman Tank, takes lots of torque to get that much mass moving, a big inch motor with lots of torque is going to be the best return on the dollar.

Yea, I hear ya Dave, I think it's sitting at about 3,300 lbs. which is why was looking to pull that little 318. I think keeping the 3.23 gears are fine and will give me prety much what I'm looking for.

go with the cubic inches, a 440 is easy , cheap and with a nitros kit....
Really, Big Caddy pics would be cool....

A 440 is obtainable from a lot of the huge chryslers during the 70s. It takes some work to pull all the smog equipment from the later ones, but if you can score an earlier 440, then you just need to find a way to route the exhaust manifolds so they dont hit, and drive.

Originally posted by drg84
A 440 is obtainable from a lot of the huge chryslers during the 70s. It takes some work to pull all the smog equipment from the later ones, but if you can score an earlier 440, then you just need to find a way to route the exhaust manifolds so they dont hit, and drive.

THANKS, I'LL DEFINATELY KEEP THAT IN MIND.

Ok, whats with all the GM stuff in a mopar room? huh? and if you're runnin with a b body satilite i would deffiniately like to see a 440 with a 6 pack, but i really doubt that will happen, as a new 6 pack setup will run you about 1500. but, like they say, the only thing better then a lot of cubic inches is more cubic inches. so, go get it overbored .030 for $20 a cylinder at a local machine shop and get a tall cam and a big eldelbrock.
Drew