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The 426 hemi that powered the Chrysler Engineering #88 Daytona, DC-93, that Buddy Baker drove to the 200 mph record in 1970

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A few candid pics from my archive.
Fresh from being built at Chrysler Engineering in Highland Park, Michigan.
Shipped to the Woodward Garage South Chrysler race shop in Huntsville, Alabama.
Pics show it being unloaded, still on the pallet.
Larry Knowlton told me the chrome parts dressed it up!
If it didn't break 200, at least it would look good.
200 engine overview.jpg
breather hose on pass side cover.jpg
driver side - quick oil fill fitting orientation.jpg
pass side cover hole blocked.jpg
 
Yes!

EX-144 is the serial number of the Chrysler Engineering built engine in DC-93, also known as "The Real 88".
(As opposed to the "Fake 88", DC-74, that resides at the Talladega Museum)

This documented engine was in the car at Daytona, Feb. of 1969 and ran a 125 mile qualifying race.
Petty's Garage freshened it up prior to the pics above.

On their dyno it put out an honest 575 hp, 600 ft lbs of torque at 6,500 rpm.
That's in the hot dyno room with an exhaust system going outside the room with 2 sharp 90-degree bends.

As installed in DC-93, closer to 590 hp with cooler ram air feeding the 950 cfm Sand Cast Holley Dominator and
the free-flowing exhaust exiting out each side under the car.
 
odcics2 said:
Yes!

EX-144 is the serial number of the Chrysler Engineering built engine in DC-93, also known as "The Real 88".
(As opposed to the "Fake 88", DC-74, that resides at the Talladega Museum)

This documented engine was in the car at Daytona, Feb. of 1969 and ran a 125 mile qualifying race.
Petty's Garage freshened it up prior to the pics above.

On their dyno it put out an honest 575 hp, 600 ft lbs of torque at 6,500 rpm.
That's in the hot dyno room with an exhaust system going outside the room with 2 sharp 90-degree bends.

As installed in DC-93, closer to 590 hp with cooler ram air feeding the 950 cfm Sand Cast Holley Dominator and
the free-flowing exhaust exiting out each side under the car.
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Thanks for the info!
I would have thought it would take more hp to go that fast.
 
No. Plates didn’t exist in March, 1970.

The first restrictor plate race was August 1970 at MIS.
 
Here’s the business end of the car. How the air is split over the top and sides, with minimal air getting under the car is most important for low drag.
IMG_0534.jpeg
 
Below the cone- VERY important to have the valance go all the way back to the race crossmember!
And, extent the full width, wheel to wheel.
IMG_0584.JPG
 
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