What is the correct 1968 Road Runner 383 Air Cleaner Pie Tin ??

[stuka1166]

Question for the experts...Did the 1968 Road Runner 383 come with a "383 Super Commando" Tin on the air cleaner...Or was it the "383 Road Runner Engine" ???

Thanks !!!

 

[Budnicks]

383 Road Runner Engine

 

[super-bee_ski]

Here you go....

 

[stuka1166]

I have the 383 Super Commando on mine right now...Time to make it right !!!

Thanks for the help !!!

 

[stuka1166]

1 more question...Was the original air cleaner assembly black or chrome ???

 

[Beekeeper]

Black wrinkle finish

 

[gdrill]

Isn't there a red or an orange depending on year as well?

 

[Budnicks]

Yeah the red is for 68's IIRC

the 383 HP 335hp engine was Chry. Blue too, not orange

 

[resq302]

Yeah the red is for 68's IIRC

the 383 HP 335hp engine was Chry. Blue too, not orange

Correct. In 69 this engine then started wearing orange paint. I also agree that the red pie pan is for 68s as the change over I heard was in 69 sometime to the orange pie pans.

 

[69Coronetrt]

Yeah the red is for 68's IIRC

the 383 HP 335hp engine was Chry. Blue too, not orange

Wouldn't a 68 be turquoise and not blue? ;)

 

[69Coronetrt]

Correct. In 69 this engine then started wearing orange paint. I also agree that the red pie pan is for 68s as the change over I heard was in 69 sometime to the orange pie pans.

A '69 non a/c 335 HP would be orange. An A/C car would still be turquoise.

There is a mid year change over in '69. The pie pan on my Nov 68 built car was red.

 

[resq302]

A '69 non a/c 335 HP would be orange. An A/C car would still be turquoise.

There is a mid year change over in '69. The pie pan on my Nov 68 built car was red.

I always heard that the HP 383 engines were street hemi orange and 335 horse. If you got A/C you got the 383 4 bbl 330 horse engine that was painted the turquoise. A good friend of mine has a 69 Charger SE that was built 3 days before mine and he has auto , a/c, cruise control, disc brakes, etc and he has the 383 4 bbl but his is painted turquoise and I think is rated at 330 horse. My 69 Charger that has the 383 HP engine that has 335 horse has no a/c and also has the 4 spd. I've heard that only the 4 spd cars got the 335 horse version of the 383 engine.

 

[cdr]

I always heard that the HP 383 engines were street hemi orange and 335 horse. If you got A/C you got the 383 4 bbl 330 horse engine that was painted the turquoise. A good friend of mine has a 69 Charger SE that was built 3 days before mine and he has auto , a/c, cruise control, disc brakes, etc and he has the 383 4 bbl but his is painted turquoise and I think is rated at 330 horse. My 69 Charger that has the 383 HP engine that has 335 horse has no a/c and also has the 4 spd. I've heard that only the 4 spd cars got the 335 horse version of the 383 engine.

Cars without ac got the 335 hp auto or standard!!!

 

[resq302]

I'll have to see if I can locate my paperwork that said about that differentiation between the two. I seem to specifically recall that the manual trans made a difference though.

 

[69Coronetrt]

Cars without ac got the 335 hp auto or standard!!!

69 Super Bees and Road Runners did.
All other '69 B bodies, including Chargers, with auto got the 330 horse.
ANY 69 B body (Super Bee, Road Runner, Charger, Sport Satellite, Coronet 500, etc) with four speed got the orange 335 horse.

 

[cdr]

69 Super Bees and Road Runners did.
All other '69 B bodies, including Chargers, with auto got the 330 horse.
ANY 69 B body (Super Bee, Road Runner, Charger, Sport Satellite, Coronet 500, etc) with four speed got the orange 335 horse.

thanks for the clarification

 

[resq302]

69 Super Bees and Road Runners did.
All other '69 B bodies, including Chargers, with auto got the 330 horse.
ANY 69 B body (Super Bee, Road Runner, Charger, Sport Satellite, Coronet 500, etc) with four speed got the orange 335 horse.

Thanks. Thats what I thought as I have some paperwork which says the same thing some place in my garage.

 

[Cornpatch MO]

I ordered a new 68 1/2 roadrunner. It was automatic and had 335 HP engine.. Maybe they figgered the A/C compressor took 5 HP off??.........................MO

 

[resq302]

Thats a possibility. The other thing I heard was a slightly different grind on the cam, windage tray, and one other thing I can't recall now that were on HP engines vs. the non-HP engines.

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Thats a possibility. The other thing I heard was a slightly different grind on the cam, windage tray, and one other thing I can't recall now that were on HP engines vs. the non-HP engines.

The claim in the ads said the 383 Magnum had the HP 440 intake , heads , cam and IIRC exhaust manifolds...........................................MO