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One more question. I'm confused about engines and manifolds. Will a y big block intake manifold fit on any big block engine? I know there's the "B" and "RB" engines but I'm not sure if the intake manifolds are interchangeable. I have a Weiand intake manifold - the one that doesn't use the valley...

Well that option would be fantastic if I wanted to tear apart a brand new 400 and spend thousands of dollars stroking it. But I don't and I can't.... So it's the 440 6 pack engine in the 70 Challenger and the built 400 badged as a 383 in the Coronet I guess.

The 70 engine IS the 6 pack engine - and it's not frozen! It's currently in the Coronet, but I'm going to put it in the Challenger. The 72 engine is the one that's frozen. The other two engines are a brand new, never fired, high performance 1977 400 engine with a steel crank, Bullet racing cam...

It's a complete engine. I can't run a feeler guage under a, straightedge. I'll look with my borescope and see if there's anything on the top of the piston.

I'm not sure if any of you guys will see this, but I have an update for you. So the 72 440 engine is out of the picture. It's locked up and I can't get it broke loose. So that leaves both the 77 engines, the 440 and the 400. I worked on both of them today. The 440 turns free and looks...

So now I'm thinking a different way. Of course the HP 440 6 pack engine still should go into the Challenger. And I agree that the 400 is a good option to put in the Coronet. But I realized that both the 400 and the other 440 are 1977 engines. The 440 is a low mileage engine and turns freely...

So I agree that the 400 in the Coronet would be an easier way to get it running and flip it. But before I make that final decision, I think I'll slap the 72 440 block assembly on an engine stand and at least take a closer look at it to see what it will take to rebuild it. If it turns out to be a...

Well, I actually have a 70, a 72, and a 77 440 engine. I thought it was a 67, but it's a 72 block with 67 heads on it. The 70 block is the 440 6 pack engine in the Coronet. It's the one that needs to go into the 70 Challenger.

Yes I have 20 cars and I'm retired, so selling them is my retirement fund (and keeping me busy in my retirement years) So you think the 400 would sell better in the Coronet than the 440? I'm not sure, but I think I have a BBC 2 4s intake manifold somewhere? I think that would look pretty...

Exactly! Mine is actually an Edelbrock intake manifold with the correct carbs on it.

Well there's 2 problems with that. First - neither of the 400s are stroked. And one of them is fresh. The other one would cost me 2-3 grand to stroke and build. Second - as I just found out, the 440 6 pack engine is dated 7/21/70 which means it needs to go into the 70 Challenger. So, do you...

440 6 pack engine stamping. G440 5 13 HP

Ok, so I did some digging and I am very excited to share some good information with you all! I decided to go look at numbers, specifically date codes on these engines. The 400 on the stand is a 77 engine, just like what's in the Challenger now. No surprise there. The 67 440 is actually a 1972...

OK that makes sense. The 400 is done and on a stand. The 67 440 would need built. But there's good news there as well. I already have the heads done on that engine. And while I haven't checked it yet, that engine supposedly came out of a wrecked car that was wrecked in 1973, and only has 27,000...

Thanks for all the input! So it sounds like the Challenger has 2 choices: the HP 440 6 pack engine, or the built 400 badged as a 383. And the Coronet also has 2 choices: the 67 440 which would need to be built, but would be period correct, or the built 400 badged as a 383. So now let's get...