1962 Mopar 383/343 HP 'Stocker'

[Dwight Southerland]

Out of curiosity, I have wondered if those with experience with BB MoPars would ever consider some of the odd 2-4 engines with short ram manifolds from 1960 and 61 for SS/GT. Especially the 361 and 413 engines.

[Paul Wong]

[QUOTE=Dwight Southerland;302219]Out of curiosity, I have wondered if those with experience with BB MoPars would ever consider some of the odd 2-4 engines with short ram manifolds from 1960 and 61 for SS/GT. Especially the 361 and 413 engines

Those would have to be fair to good combinations because the the limiting factor (intake manifold) is out of the picture in superstock. I just wonder how they would police carburetor placement on an manufactured manifold.

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Paul Wong

Out of curiosity, I have wondered if those with experience with BB MoPars would ever consider some of the odd 2-4 engines with short ram manifolds from 1960 and 61 for SS/GT. Especially the 361 and 413 engines.

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Those would have to be fair to good combinations because the the limiting factor (intake manifold) is out of the picture in superstock. I just wonder how they would police carburetor placement on an manufactured manifold.

I was also wondering about this as well...curious if edelbrock has any plans to remake an aluminum 2x4 dual carb intake...because NHRA is allowing aluminum heads on most stockers now, (supposedly)...so maybe they could reproduce an aluminum 2x4 dual carb intake that replaces the factory iron unit...or is this just wishful thinking.

[Hemi Moose]

What's up with this, I don't see any Dodge's or Plymouth's listed here in this 62 Winternationals list...was this 383/343 2x4 dual carb combo not out yet.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Moose,

I see you are doing your homework....

But let me explain,,,,,,,,,,'most honorable thread contributor'

The 1962 Dodge 'Polara 500' with the 383/343 HP combination had a
9.66 Weight-to-Horsepower Factor.

In 1962,,,,,,,,S/SA Class went from 0.00 to 9.89 Wt/Hp

Meaning, the 383/343 car would have to compete with the 413 Max-Wedge cars.

In 1963, the NHRA opened up the Stock Class, and
B/SA went from 9.50 to 10.59 Wt/Hp.

[Dwight Southerland]

[QUOTE=Paul Wong;302221]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Out of curiosity, I have wondered if those with experience with BB MoPars would ever consider some of the odd 2-4 engines with short ram manifolds from 1960 and 61 for SS/GT. Especially the 361 and 413 engines

Those would have to be fair to good combinations because the the limiting factor (intake manifold) is out of the picture in superstock. I just wonder how they would police carburetor placement on an manufactured manifold.

Paul, I would think they would go with guidelines like they do for the crossram Mopar wedges and Hemis and the AMCs. They require the carbs to be positioned the same front-to-front, etc., and a minimum of 1" offset side to side.