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440roadrunner · 03-04-2008, 09:41 AM

You need to calm down. Nobody here has flamed you. If I ever get mad enough to tell you off, youll know it.

I've spent a lot of hard miles behind the wheel of several mopars. Let me just fill you in.

My first was a '69 383 Roadrunner. I later put an Edelbrock, Holley 780, and headers on the car. A bearing failure in the A833 cost me some time and money.

My second was my '70 440 six pack. I learned a hell of a lot in that car, and put over 140,000 miles on it in the 8? years I owned it. I did manage to scatter the original engine, but the only failure in the drivetrain in that mileage was a broken 3-4 shift fork in the A833, as well as replaced bearings in the trans, and some U joints an brakes. The Dana was as built when I sold it.

Also, in that time, I owned a '64 Dodge 426, later to have a 440. That same engine went 11.8 in a 'Cuda body I later traded for. That was no where near the potential, because at the time I had to quit--out of the Navy--I was still having clutch problems with the car. Those 118's were run

AND READ THIS:

Launching in 2nd gear, and granny shifting without the clutch!!! That car would've been a good 1/2 sec faster if I'd gotten the clutch problems rung out.

The '70 later got a 340 installed during the '72 gas crunch, and that 340 later went into my old Landcruiser. Now THERE is a swap for you.

Here's another helpful factoid: That 340, stock except for headers, when in my '70 RR body, could STAY RIGHT WITH a stock 383 RR or Bee. It got better mileage, was lighter, and cornered better.

You need to calm down and learn a few things. On one hand you cannot tell me anything at all about what your distributor advance is doing or even where the timing is set, and how you don't want to "run too fast" and the next thing you come on here and claim to be an expert in swapping big blocks into Darts.

Calm down. Take a breath. You might actually learn something, and I actually might remember something I used to know.

03-04-2008, 09:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
440roadrunner Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 272	You need to calm down. Nobody here has flamed you. If I ever get mad enough to tell you off, youll know it. I've spent a lot of hard miles behind the wheel of several mopars. Let me just fill you in. My first was a '69 383 Roadrunner. I later put an Edelbrock, Holley 780, and headers on the car. A bearing failure in the A833 cost me some time and money. My second was my '70 440 six pack. I learned a hell of a lot in that car, and put over 140,000 miles on it in the 8? years I owned it. I did manage to scatter the original engine, but the only failure in the drivetrain in that mileage was a broken 3-4 shift fork in the A833, as well as replaced bearings in the trans, and some U joints an brakes. The Dana was as built when I sold it. Also, in that time, I owned a '64 Dodge 426, later to have a 440. That same engine went 11.8 in a 'Cuda body I later traded for. That was no where near the potential, because at the time I had to quit--out of the Navy--I was still having clutch problems with the car. Those 118's were run AND READ THIS: Launching in 2nd gear, and granny shifting without the clutch!!! That car would've been a good 1/2 sec faster if I'd gotten the clutch problems rung out. The '70 later got a 340 installed during the '72 gas crunch, and that 340 later went into my old Landcruiser. Now THERE is a swap for you. Here's another helpful factoid: That 340, stock except for headers, when in my '70 RR body, could STAY RIGHT WITH a stock 383 RR or Bee. It got better mileage, was lighter, and cornered better. You need to calm down and learn a few things. On one hand you cannot tell me anything at all about what your distributor advance is doing or even where the timing is set, and how you don't want to "run too fast" and the next thing you come on here and claim to be an expert in swapping big blocks into Darts. Calm down. Take a breath. You might actually learn something, and I actually might remember something I used to know.