1968 dodgecharger r/t 440 4 speeds

[lloyd3]

Bob T:

Factory carburation for the 440 4-speeds was the 4428s Carter AVS. Depending on who you read, it was either a 780 or an 800 CFS sized carb.  From what I understand, it was the biggest AVS model Carter ever made. Later Carter (and Edelbrock aftermarket versions) such as the Thermo-Quads were quite a bit bigger. I had a good friend who picked up a ex-State Police Fury II that had a monstrous Thermoquad on it's 440 motor. Something like 1200 CFS?

[Bob T]

Thanks Lloyd. Cheers.

A friend had a Q jet in his 454 and said although the secondaries were bigger, the primaries we're smaller than a 750 so he reckoned it was fairly economical until you stood on it.

[Ghoste]

If I had to guess, Plymouth had a stronger following with the drag race set than Dodge.  Like Ford and Mercury somewhat.  The Dodge was a little more money and typically selling to a slightly older slightly better off driver, especially so with the Charger.  Factor in that the automatic was a no cost option on the RT and I'm not surprised by it at all really.

[Nickrc3]

383 2bbl w/4 spd.= 74

WOW, I own one, but unfortunately cannibalized it as a teenage forty years ago! She now sports a 440-6bbl.

The Charger R/T wasn't a Dodge Roadrunner.  It was more of a Dodge GTX - an "executive's hot rod"

Absolutely correct, Mike DC. Many publications at the time also referred to the Chargers and GTX's as the "Gentleman's musclecar". Roadrunners and Superbees were "poor man R/T's" - no padded door sills, minimal stainless, chrome, less standard options, etc.