What was the cam difference? And what would be the correct cam today? The
proverbial RV cam?
KerryP
Patch panels fabricated
Pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx
dte.net/57imperial
Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68 Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a
bunch of lesser marques
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Imperial and cross-rams
>
> The manifolds and carbs can be placed on the engine without doing any
> internal revsisons. I, too, doubt the car was built with the cross-ram
at
> the factory,
>
> Chrysler of Canada did not offer the cross-ram manifold on any
> Canadian-built Chrysler product. And the only imported car with the
> cross-ram manifolding that Chrysler of Canada offered was the Chrysler
> 300-G. So the parts would have to have been imported if it was done when
> the car was new.
>
> I also bet that "... garage door opener which was on the dash of the car"
> is, in reality, the Automatic Beam Changer.
>
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:27 AM
> Subject: IML: Imperial and cross-rams
>
>
> > Quoting Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> >
> > > I seriously doubt that any Imperials left the assembly
> > > line with the cross rams (but it was possible, 'cause
> > > in the '60s, you could order dang near anything). But
> > > it would have been very easy for buyers to have
> > > requested them and have the dealer install them.
> >
> > In order to get a proper conversion to the 375 hp 413, in addition to
the
> cross
> > rams, you would need to also replace the cam. There may be more
internal
> > differences between a standard 413, and the high output 413 of the
letter
> cars,
> > but the two major performance mods are the intake manifold and the cam.
> > Installing the manifold with the stock cam may have negative effects.
> Would a
> > dealer undertake such modifications?
> >
> > D^2
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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