RE: OEM 1964 383's

[Ron Crossley <rcrossley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi George -

You're right of course; meant to type late '60s. Another Mopar mystery - why the rb 383?

Ron

'64 Sport Fury  440/727
'63 Sport Fury  383/727


-----Original Message-----
From: george smith
Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2007 11:24 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@
Subject: RE: OEM 1964 383's


I thought the RB 383's were available only 2 or so
yrs. in the late 50's. Scarce block to come by.
--- Ron Crossley <rcrossley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Hi All -
> 
> In '63 and '64 Plymouth only had one version of the
> 383 - 4 bbl w/dual 
> points. Dodge had two versions - one the same as
> Plymouth rated at 330 hp 
> and one with a 2 bbl.
> 
> True, there were RB 383s but they were Chrysler
> "Golden Lions" in the late 
> '60s and they were not a stroked 361 but I believe
> were a wierd version of 
> the 413.
> 
> Ron
> 
> '64 Sport Fury  440/727
> '63 Sport Fury  383/727
> 
> 
> >From: mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@
> >To: 1962to1965mopars@
> >Subject: RE: OEM 1964 383's
> >Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:40:07 +0000
> >
> >I'm not sure if this is true of 383's but the high
> performance versions
> >of the 440 all have an "HP" stamped on the engine
> id pad. Are you guys
> >sure there was a 383 2-bbl. in the early 60's? I
> know for sure in 1966
> >(at least in the B body) the economy big block was
> a 361 2-bbl. and the
> >next step up was the 383 4-bbl. It wasn't until
> 1967 that the 361 was
> >replaced by the 383 2-bbl. as the economy big
> block. I don't see
> >anything listed in my 63 Fury liturature for a 383
> 2-bbl. either. Just
> >the Commando 361 2-bbl. and the Golden Commando 383
> 4-bbl.
> >
> >Then to muddy the waters futher some early 383's
> were actually "RB"
> >engines. I believe they were stroked 361's. And the
> first "B" block was
> >not a 361 but a 350 (one year only in the 58 Fury)
> And then there was a
> >361 4-bbl. called the "Commando-395". I had one in
> a 61 Plymouth police
> >car I owned.
> >
> >Don't you just love Mopar?
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >W.A.Edison wrote:
> > >
> > > Dave, do you know how they achieved the
> difference in hp/compression
> > > ratio
> > > between the two motors? The reason I'm asking is
> that I'd like to
> > > determine
> > > which engine this is in my car. I'm trying to
> figure out what I would
> > > check
> > > to know which engine is in the car. I know that
> some people yanked the
> > > dual
> > > point distributors and replace them with single
> point, so am not going
> > > to
> > > assume which basic motor I have until I can
> prove it one way or the
> > > other.
> > >
> > > Thanks/ Butch /Ferndale, WA
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dave O [mailto:fe2orr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 12:51 PM
> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@
> > > Subject: RE: OEM 1964 383's
> > >
> > >
> > > in 64 the 383 came in two versions. 2bbl. carb w
> single ex, single point
> > > and
> > > lower HP/ comp.  4bbl carb, dual points and ex
> and 10.5 -1 comp 325 hp
> > > it
> > > was a HP version.  Dave O
> >
> >
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> 


George


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