anyone know thanks cam67
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So yes, short answer 440 is a 440, rebuild it, BUT dont use the cam that came with with, use the crank, rods, block, water pump, pulleys, dampner, and covers, change the pistons to something with at least 9-1 or 9.5-1 aluminum heads, change the oil pump to a high volume, change the timing gear to a 2x roller, change the heads to either an earlier chamber or source aluminum, and use a decent aluminum intake with a decent carb. You will easily make 450 hp and that block and a cast crank will be fine (not being raced of course)...
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good luck..
Holy crap, man! Your caffeine intake must me huge!!!
I have a 68 hp engine i tour down it had a large hole in the side where the rod broke through everything had been rebuilt at 5000 miles the heads are the type that came on the high comp engines and also it had a voodoo cam in it did some checking and the cam is way to radical it is for street and strip required a stall of 3000 not what i am wanting just a driver a 440 8.5.1 is way better than the 400 that came in the car what would be best use the 68 heads and worry about valve seats and valves burning up or just be simple and run the stock ones others had listed that the heads that came out in the 73 smog setup are the best for the pump gas we are using today dang bet e85 would even burn in the 440 from early seventy 440s i am just wanting good advice like i said just wanting this old car to be mobile would love to stick a brand new fuel injected from a hell cat in it but that would be worlds apart from what i am wanting and would cause a man to be a single man again lol thank you any help is well thanked
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I HAVE THE 906 HEADS OFF OF A LOW MILE REBUILD THAT WAS BLOWN UP THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE JUST WAS TOLD THAT THE SEATS AND VALVES REQUIRE LEADED FUEL AND I AM OKAY WITH THE 440 NOT BEING A STUMP PULLER I AM JUST WANTING IT TO BE ABLE TO RUN ENOUGH TO DRIVE IT AROUND HOME AND BE ABLE TO HAVE A AWAY TO MOVE IT INSTEAD OF DRAGGING IT BEHIND MY TRUCK I AM SAVING ALL THE PARTS OFF OF THE 68 440 HP IN HOPES OF GETTING A NEW BLOCK LATER ON THEN IT WILL BE IN THE WORKS OF A GREAT BUILD UP IM JUST TOYING FOR NOW MOPARS ARE WAY COOL WONDERED WHY I EVER GOT RID OF THIS ONE FOR SURE NOW WONDERING WHERE IT WILL TAKE ME ANY ADVICE WILL BE APPRECIATED THANKS
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WOULD HAVE MADE SINCE TO HAVE CHANGED THE REAR END WITH A LARGER GEAR 355 OR 375 SET IN THAT CASE THE 440 THAT I HAVE SEEN RACED NEVER WAS FAST OFF THE LINE BUT MADE POWER HALF TRACK LIKE I HAVE SAID I LIKE MOPARS AND JUST TRYING TO GET IT MOBILE AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH
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I HAVE A SET OF THOSE I AM NOT WANTING TO REBUILD IT. IT SHOWING NO SIGN OF WEAR IT IS A HD INDUSTRIAL TRUCK IS WHAT A 40 YEAR DODGE RETIRED MECHANIC SAID AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY USED ALOT OF THESE ENGINE IN SOME SEDAN CARS SOME CHALLENGERS AND CUDA CARS WAS ORDERED WITH THEM ALSO IF IT IS A LOWER COMP ENGINE IT SHOULD HAVE STAMPED L OR LA IT IS NOT STAMPED ANYWHERE ON THE BLOCK IM NOT WANTING TO RACE IT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE HOPPING TO SAVE IT FOR MY 7 YEAR OLD SON IT WAS MINE IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW SURE WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM DRIVING IT.THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD BUILD IT FOR HIM MAKING 400 TO 500 HORSE POWER AND WATCH HIM BLOW IT AWAY BUT ANY INFO WILL BE APPRICIATED THANKS