1962 Mopar 383/343 HP 'Stocker'

[treessavoy]

Paul,

Was the 413 with the two inline fours ever a viable combo or raced by anyone?

JimR

[Hemi Moose]

Didn't Don Garlit's run a 62 Dodge with a 383 motor with inline carbs on it or was that a 413 with inline carbs, I'm not sure.

.

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Didn't Dob Garlit's run a 62 Dodge with a 413 motor with inline carbs on it or was that a 383 with inline carbs, I'm not sure.

Dob Garlits????? I'm glad I'm not the only one who suffers from "Fat Finger" syndrome!
Danny Durham

[Hemi Moose]

oops...curious but did you check you pm's Gearhead because I didn't here anything back from you last week.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Jim,

When the NHRA changed the Stock Class Rules for 1963,,,,,,
expanding the classes,,,,,,,,,,,

Some of the early-1963 'Top Runners' for B/SA (9.50 - 10.59 Wt/Hp)
were the 1961 Plymouth Fury 'Hardtop Coupe' cars.

With the 'heavy' Torque-Flite casing, the cars weighed in at #3579 lbs.
And the 'optional' 413/375 HP engine was a perfect fit (9.54 Wt/Hp)
for the B/SA Class.

With 10.0 - 1 compression, solid lifter camshaft, Closed-chamber cylinder heads with 2.08 Intake / 1.60 Exhaust, Dual-point distributor, (#1854817) Cast iron In-line Dual-carbed intake with twin Carter AFB's (400 CFM).

They could run 13.50's,,,,,,,,,,

In 1963, not too many racers were running the newer 1962 and 1963 Mopar cars in the B/SA Class.

Seems like in early-1963, there was a 'small abundance' of 1961 Plymouth Fury's floating around (2-year old car).

[Frank Castros]

One of my favorite Mopar combinations and happy to see the Jerry Bennett / George Widuch team have success with their beautiful '62 Savoy.
I hope to see more cars with it for 2012 and I also believe it would be a great combo for SS/GT.

[Paul Wong]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

One of my favorite Mopar combinations and happy to see the Jerry Bennett / George Widuch team have success with their beautiful '62 Savoy.
I hope to see more cars with it for 2012 and I also believe it would be a great combo for SS/GT.

You wont have to wait long in that case.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Bryan,,

1963 NHRA Class List for 9.50 - 10.59 Wt/Hp.

B/Stock Automatic
1961 Plymouth Fury 'Hardtop Coupe',,,413/375 HP 'Dual-Quad'
1962 Dodge Polara 500,,, 383/343 HP 'Dual-Quad'
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 (2-Door Sedan),,,427/410 HP

B/Stock
1962 Ford Galaxie (2-Door Sedan),,, 406/385 HP
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 (2-Door Sedan),,, 406/405 HP 'Tri-Power'
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 (Hardtop),,,427/410 HP
1962 Chevrolet Impala 'Sport Coupe',,,409/380 HP

[Geerhead55]

HM,,, I've got to admit,,I haven't checked the PMs for a while,, since I seldom get them, but after seeing what you sent, I've got to go back and study it again, so that I can get in on the fun here. It'll be a slow process,,,bare with me and thanks for the info.
Danny Durham

[Hemi Moose]

World Champion...what year would this have been in.