67GTX440
Well-Known Member
In praises of the 440RB.
I love going to the auto parts store. I tell them it is for a 67 Plymouth GTX, and they respond with 7.0 or 7.2? I tell them mine has the big displacement engine, not that less reliable smaller displacement one, and it was like buying the car at a 50-75% off sale as compared to the smaller displacement block.
Most of the sales people are oblivious to what I am telling them. That it isn't a Hemi and that is a plus just about any time but resale time! I think 90% of them drive rice burners. You don't even want to get into the discussion that today's Hemis are not really Hemis at all.
You have to want a real Hemi real bad to overlook some of the shortcomings. The 440 is pretty much bulletproof and an easy engine to live with for a car routinely driven.
I love going to the auto parts store. I tell them it is for a 67 Plymouth GTX, and they respond with 7.0 or 7.2? I tell them mine has the big displacement engine, not that less reliable smaller displacement one, and it was like buying the car at a 50-75% off sale as compared to the smaller displacement block.
Most of the sales people are oblivious to what I am telling them. That it isn't a Hemi and that is a plus just about any time but resale time! I think 90% of them drive rice burners. You don't even want to get into the discussion that today's Hemis are not really Hemis at all.
You have to want a real Hemi real bad to overlook some of the shortcomings. The 440 is pretty much bulletproof and an easy engine to live with for a car routinely driven.