RE: 426 block was (Re: test and tune)

[Doug Jacobsma <big_jake57@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My older brother had a friend back in the early 70's that had a 64 Plymouth Sport Fury that was originally a 426 Street Wedge 4 speed.  When I had a ride in it, it was running a 361 4 barrel engine, still with the 4 speed. Wonder what happened to that one.  I knew they were uncommon, but didn't realize they were that rare.  My '63 needs one I think.

Jake
'63 Sport Fury 'vert










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> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: 426 block was (Re: test and tune)
> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 00:22:44 +0000
>
>
> When I got my '64 330, 2dr post, 383, 4spd, my friend got a '64 Polara
> 2dr htp,street wedge , 4spd. It ran good and eventually was turned into
> an altered wheelbase car. I was in the Army over on Korea then and lost
> track of him. I think he was in Missouri then. He'd probably be about 70
> something now and I don't even remember his name :-)
>
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> =====================================================================
> Dodger7998@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>
>> Did some checking and this is what I came up with,,,,,
>>
>> There also was a street version of the 426 in 1964, but it lacked
>> virtually
>> all the Max Wedge components--with good reason. While you could walk
>> into
>> any Dodge or Plymouth dealer and order your Mopar with a 426 Max Wedge,
>> the
>> trouble started when you took delivery and tried to drive it home. The
>> engine was almost undrivable on the street: the 426 MaxWedge was a
>> racing
>> engine, pure and simple. The 426 street wedge, while lacking the power
>> of its
>> snarling brother, also had none of the headaches.
>>
>> The 426 street wedge had one four-barrel carburetor mounted on a cast
>> iron
>> intake manifold, and had provision for crossover heat to the manifold
>> to
>> aid warmup. The exhaust manifolds were conventional - not the wildly
>> shaped
>> units used on the Max Wedge. Compression was a healthy 10.3:1.
>> Horsepower
>> was 365 at 4800 rpm with 470 pounds-feet of torque at 3200 rpm.
>>
>> The last year for the 365-hp 426 street wedge was 1965. Mopar fans who
>> dreamed of having a 426 Street Hemi derived from the 426 Race Hemi
>> would not
>> have to dream much longer.
>>
>> Ratings:
>> 1963: (Max Wedge - 11.0:1) 415 bhp @ 5600 rpm, 470 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm.
>> (Max
>> Wedge - 13.5:1) 425 bhp @ 5600 rpm, 480 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm.
>> 1964: (Street Wedge) 365 bhp @ 4800 rpm, 470 lb-ft @ 3200 rpm.
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/26/2010 8:26:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> Dodger7998@xxxxxxx writes:
>>
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> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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