Feb 1, 2017 · 383-4: 300 gross hp, 250 net hp Compare the NET numbers above to the 1972 400 specifications: 400-2: 190 hp 400-4: 255 hp Compression in 1971 was 8.5:1, in 1972 8.2:1. So …

Jan 11, 2021 · I believe there were only two 383s for ‘71. Commando V8 was the 2bbl. and Super Commando V8 the 4bbl. 440s are Super Commandos also.

Nov 16, 2020 · The B Engines: 350, 361, 383, and 400 Thanks to Eddie Hostler and Hemi Andersen, and the Chrysler Engines book. by David Zatz Chrysler Corporation's first V8 …

Nov 16, 2020 · Chrysler engineers created a 383 engine out of the RB 413 block, with a narrower bore - so there was a large-bore, short-stroke Dodge 383 and a small-bore, long-stroke …

Jul 28, 2013 · The 383 has a shorter stroke than the 360, and even longer rods, so the rod angularity is virtually nil. This allows there to be minimal bore wear over time. 383's have been, …

Nov 16, 2020 · For years, the largest "B" engine was the 383 cubic inch V8. The company created a raised block with the 1959 cars; the new "RB series" would go up to 440 cubic inches. The …

The Sport Furys had three engine options, the 318 cid, the 361 Commando engine with a 2 bbl. Carb, and the 383 cid Golden Commando engine with a 4 bbl. Carb. A 426 Wedge and a 426 …

In 1968, the base engine was a specially modified 383 V8, with heads, intake, cam, and exhaust manifolds from the 440 Super Commando. Those changes made it the fastest 383 ever, with …

Aug 13, 2015 · The RB block 383 was only made from 1959 to 1960, to fill a engine switch at the one plant. (I can't remember which one) but there were 2 DIFFERENT "383's" by Mopar, one a …

The standard 265-hp 361 V8 (and optional 383 D-500 engines with 325 and 330 hp), may have overcome objections to the styling; Dodge made 14,032, which seems like a very small …