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1962 Mopars, 361/305 HP
1962 Mopars with the 361/305 HP
The 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury's, dominated C/SA (10.60 - 11.29 Wt/Hp) from 1963 thru 1965. And did have their fair share of wins in D/SA in 1966. NHRA Classes. 1962 ..........................A/SA 1963 thry 1965..........C/SA 1966...........................D/SA 1967...........................C/SA In 1968, the new weight class was F/SA (10.50 - 10.99 Wt/Hp). Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 12-14-2012 at 04:25 PM. |
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1962 Plymouth Sport Fury Dean Russell (NED 1) racer out of Norwalk, Connecticut. |
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Re: 1962 Mopars, 361/305 HP
Dave Kempton from California was quite successful running this combo in a '62 Plymouth in C/SA, before switching to the 383/343 after a few years.
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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. |
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Doug Kahl, out of Lansing, Michigan.
1962 Plymouth Sport Fury, 361/305 HP Ran this car in 1963, 1964 and 1965 in C/SA. Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 12-09-2012 at 04:21 PM. |
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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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My Grandfather ran the 361/305 in a couple '62 Dodge's from '66-69. It was a hydraulic cam, with a single point distributor.
The 383/343 is a solid cam combination. |
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Re: 1962 Mopars, 361/305 HP
i purchased 2 361 305 engine from a scrap guy a few years ago with the intent to put one in the behemoth. nhra only rates that engine at 270 hp now my wagon will fit j&k /sa i think it is a real valid combo these days.
paul i also read an article a few years back that stated chrysler built 6 plymouth and 6 dodge 361 305 factory race cars? do you have any info on that? |
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