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Old 11-03-2021, 10:09 AM   #19
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Default Re: 1962 Mopars, 361/305 HP

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Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine View Post
1962 Plymouth Sport Fury and Dodge Polara 500

361/305 HP (Hot Camshaft, Dual-Point Distributor and Dual-Exhaust)
as standard equipment.

Properly 'tweaked', and they were running 13.60's @ 102 MPH.

Dave Kempton went with the 383/343 Dual-Quad 1962 'Sport Fury'
in 1966, which was now classed in C/SA.

The 361/305 HP cars were classed in D/SA in 1966.
Maybe too late (I know) but I was wondering what "Hot Camshaft" meant.

The 383/343-8v (parts counter or in-the-trunk combo) had a solid cam, looks like it may have been the same as the 413/380hp 300H cam?

When I look in the NHRA Blueprint files, a lot of the 1960-63 era Mopars have a hyd cam, eg lift .430 .430, and then an "option" for a solid cam, eg gross lift .444 .458.
The NHRA Blueprint for 1962 361/305hp shows .444 .456 (gross?) lift so it makes me think that is the solid cam.

Did the 1962 361/305hp run this same (solid) cam or have an option for that solid cam?

That might explain why it ran so good.
Mopars are more confusing than Pontiacs sometimes.
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