fester91
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anyone know if 68 bee aircleaner had the pie pan if so which color and lettering thanks
68 superbee air cleaner
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67CoronetR/T
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fester91
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thanks thats the one i have
My '68 did not have the pie pan. Black crinkle paint all around with no creases anywhere on top edges or sides. There are no markings,badges anywhere that say it's a 383(except fender tag,etc.)
fester91
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that was my understanding of the matter to but think i will cheat for the most part in this area
that was my understanding of the matter to but think i will cheat for the most part in this area
SublimeSixpack
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I think you'll find that the 1968 "383" Super Bee's that came with pie tins had "383 Four Barrel" on them.
696pack
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Does the car have factory A/C? If so there are engine and air cleaner differences. See this link and note the info under "other standard and optional items" http://www.hamtramck-historical.com...DataBook/1968/68_Super_Bee_Suppliment0004.jpg
Then see this link for the air cleaner with the standard 383-4 engine.
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1968/68_Coronet0011.jpg
fester91
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mine is a non a.c. but does this mean a.c. cars came with the 330 horse non h.p . engine i have seen original 69 sb ac cars painted torquoise
mine is a non a.c. but does this mean a.c. cars came with the 330 horse non h.p . engine i have seen original 69 sb ac cars painted torquoise
696pack
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That is exactly what it means and states in the link I posted.
68-70 (maybe 71) ewere this way. No 383 Magnum with A/C equipped cars they all got the 330 h.p. instead and when you got that engine you typically got the dual snorkel silenced air cleaner.
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any knowledge or theory why this was and would you get the smaller exhaust manifolds on this engine also curious about vinyl tops were they an option in 68 or all dealer installed
any knowledge or theory why this was and would you get the smaller exhaust manifolds on this engine also curious about vinyl tops were they an option in 68 or all dealer installed
696pack
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I believe it had to do with the fact that the Magnum engine had a higher reving cam and they expected it would be hard on the A/C compressor.
The exhaust mans. on the Magnum and the the reg. 383s were the same.
Vinyl tops were factory installed options in 1968.
I could have sworn the reg.383's had the "Ramshead?" manifolds,an old high school buddy had a 68-383 Satellite w/o the high-rise rt. side manifold that I had. I CAN guarantee that my air clnr. did not have a pie plate on it.The cam was a regular 440-375 horse cam shaft. The best part was that posi-traction cost about $25-35 back then on almost every manufacturer's car line.
696pack
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You must be a Chevy guy. LOL. Ramshead and posi-traction are Chevy terms.
As I stated above both the reg. 383-4 and the Magnum had the hipo exhaust mans. Mopar hipo mans are not ram horn shaped but rather an odd non-semetrical looking mans.
696pack
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Not really.
The GM guys refer to their hipo small block mans. as ramshead or (rams horns) because of the appearance. The lo-pro GM mans. are referred to as log mans.
If you look at your original Mopar big block (383-440) hipo mans. they are far from the semetrical GM rams. The Mopar lo-pro mans. however are more of a log type and are referred to as such.
You have to excuse my attention to detail in the way things are referred to as I am kind of **** about the terminalogy of the hobby. LOL.
69Coronetrt
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Which 383 (330 or 335 horse) engine the car actually recieved depended on the year and application. What happened in 1968 is different than 1969 and both are different than 1970.
A 69 383-4bbl car with A/C would have recieved the turquoise 330 horse version.
69Coronetrt
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D, remember there was no difference in the 71 383-4bbl like there was 68-70. In 1971 the "HP" designation reverts back to the 1967 and earlier terminology where "HP' is used to distinguish a 4bbl from a 2bbl. The term is not used to distinguish two different versions of a 383-4.
696pack
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Your right Doug. I generally don't post much about 71 up B body cars as I have little to no interest in them and typically forget about what changed in 71.
First chance I have had to use the new "THANKS" button.
'696'--I stand corrected on the manifolds.. But, I don't believe the rt. manifold on 'standard' 383's was 'up-swept' like mine is.And, I don't remember an A/C option on the 68's...The only option I remember is auto or 4-spd.Posi,HD brakes were a standard thing..
696pack
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The 383-2 engines have the log style mans. and the 383-4, 383-4 Magnums and the 440 Magnums all share the same Mans. which are the hipos.
Yes, the 68-up 383 S.B.s & RRs both had an A/C option, however when you ordered the A/C in these cars you got the standard 383-4 rather than the Magnum.
Here is a link to the suppliment pages to the Dealer Data Book for the S.B.s since they were a late year intro in 1968 that shows the engine info with A/C.
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com...DataBook/1968/68_Super_Bee_Suppliment0004.jpg
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