383 recipes?

[Lostsheep_01]

Any good 383 recipes for good streetable HP?

[67_Dodge_Charger]

I have some recipes but I don't want to give away my secrets.



Robert

[TylerCharger69]

Gee....why bother even posting then?   I'm sure you can give up the basic knowledge that most people know about already.  Lostsheep....I think there are a few websites you can check out of dynotesting the 383...what works  and what doesn't.  I do know....the faster you want to go...the more money you will spend.  Do a search in this forum  and you may be able to come up with something.

[firefighter3931]

Any good 383 recipes for good streetable HP?

What are you looking for in terms of performance ? Some things need to be clarified before making any recommendations :

stall speed ?
Gearing ?
tire diameter ?
power brakes ?
Exhaust system ; headers or manifolds ?
pump gas ?


Ron

[Lostsheep_01]

Well, for gearing I was looking at 3.55s or 3.91.  I want something not to bad for either highway or around town.  It will have power brakes and I will be doing a disc conversion. It will definitely have headers, I was thinking max 2.5 and put in an x pipe.  It will definitely run on pump gas. For the rest I don't really know.  I'm just beginning and wanted to compile a list of the parts I'll need so that I can start picking them up 1 by 1.

[73-charger-383]

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=16698.0

[firefighter3931]

Well, for gearing I was looking at 3.55s or 3.91.  I want something not to bad for either highway or around town.  It will have power brakes and I will be doing a disc conversion. It will definitely have headers, I was thinking max 2.5 and put in an x pipe.  It will definitely run on pump gas. For the rest I don't really know.  I'm just beginning and wanted to compile a list of the parts I'll need so that I can start picking them up 1 by 1.

The 400+hp mark should be pretty easy to attain with a few good parts. You'll want 9.5:1 compression....Speedpro makes a replacement piston for the application. 452 heads with a nice valve job and maybe a bowl blend if you feel like playing around with the die grinder. The MP porting templates work fine for this type of work. A vintage edelbrock DP4B intake manifold....check e-bay, they usually go for ~$100.00 or so. For the cam, a Comp xe275hl will get the job done and make enough vacuum to run your power brake booster. Electronic ignition with a curved distributor along with the headers and 2.5in exhaust will be perfect. For the torque converter ; PTC makes a nice street 11in model that will stall ~2500 rpm which is ideal with that cam and those rear end gears. I would go with the 3.91's and a 28in tall tire.


Ron

[Lostsheep_01]

Thanks so much for the help! I really appreciate it!

[Rocky]

Go to 440source.com and get a 496 stroker kit.

[Challenger340]

Well, for gearing I was looking at 3.55s or 3.91.  I want something not to bad for either highway or around town.  It will have power brakes and I will be doing a disc conversion. It will definitely have headers, I was thinking max 2.5 and put in an x pipe.  It will definitely run on pump gas. For the rest I don't really know.  I'm just beginning and wanted to compile a list of the parts I'll need so that I can start picking them up 1 by 1.

The 400+hp mark should be pretty easy to attain with a few good parts. You'll want 9.5:1 compression....Speedpro makes a replacement piston for the application. 452 heads with a nice valve job and maybe a bowl blend if you feel like playing around with the die grinder. The MP porting templates work fine for this type of work. A vintage edelbrock DP4B intake manifold....check e-bay, they usually go for ~$100.00 or so. For the cam, a Comp xe275hl will get the job done and make enough vacuum to run your power brake booster. Electronic ignition with a curved distributor along with the headers and 2.5in exhaust will be perfect. For the torque converter ; PTC makes a nice street 11in model that will stall ~2500 rpm which is ideal with that cam and those rear end gears. I would go with the 3.91's and a 28in tall tire.


Ron

BUMP !