Will have to do some searching on Dodge Truck engines of that period. Generally the truck engines were car engines beefed up a bit to handle the extra demands. That 413 with 228 gross HP and 400 torque is actually quite anemic. I know the truck 413 was available with a 2-bbl carb, but that 228 bhp pales in comparison with the 1959 Imperial's 350 gross bhp and 470 lbs feet of torque (4-bbl carb and 10.0:1 compression ratio) Bill Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx To: mailing-list@imperial club.com Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 12:12 AM Subject: IML: Dope on The 413 Hello All, I just received my October copy of Hemmings Classic Car magazine. On page 72, there is an article entitled Depend on It The 1960 Dodge truck V8. Before someone yells foul - this is not Imperial related - read on. According to this article,the 413 engine ( 361 also ) "...have their design roots in a heavy truck application. Chryslers 413 was then modified and fitted to a number of passenger car applications." It goes on to credit The Dodge Division for engineering the B Block. In a seperate chart, they speak of a 413 that devrloped 228 gross HP and 400 lbs feet of torque. These figures were obtained with a 7.5 to 1 compression ratio. My question is directed to our club gurus. What gives? If this is correct, how to I obtain additional information on the subject? Allan from Billings, Montana ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm