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Paul Ceasrine · 12-17-2009, 05:21 AM

Bill,
You hit the nail right on the head, with that list.
Ouch!! 5-head bolts per cylinder would have been the problem solver.
We tried every damn head gasket out there, and nothing ever seemed to work for any duration.
A Max-Wedge in a 64' Valiant. Now that would have been one missle that no one could touch. One problem though, I think the only way you could stop it would be to drive into the front-end of a D-9 Cat Bull-Dozer!
I think Chrysler missed the boat on not developing a big-block for the
1970 Dusters and later Demons. Maybe with aluminum heads (Max-Wedge Stage III design) and aluminum intake to lighten the front-end load (ie; L-89 big-block aluminum Chevy heads).
As for 273 head mods. The article states that 1.94" (Chrysler 354 Hemi)
intakes can be utilized, as long as the stem was shortened by .060.
Paul

12-17-2009, 05:21 AM	#144
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction Bill, You hit the nail right on the head, with that list. Ouch!! 5-head bolts per cylinder would have been the problem solver. We tried every damn head gasket out there, and nothing ever seemed to work for any duration. A Max-Wedge in a 64' Valiant. Now that would have been one missle that no one could touch. One problem though, I think the only way you could stop it would be to drive into the front-end of a D-9 Cat Bull-Dozer! I think Chrysler missed the boat on not developing a big-block for the 1970 Dusters and later Demons. Maybe with aluminum heads (Max-Wedge Stage III design) and aluminum intake to lighten the front-end load (ie; L-89 big-block aluminum Chevy heads). As for 273 head mods. The article states that 1.94" (Chrysler 354 Hemi) intakes can be utilized, as long as the stem was shortened by .060. Paul