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47fivewindow · Aug 5, 2023

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stevieb49829 · Aug 5, 2023

I think I see a tractor under that air cleaner! steve

Denny K · Aug 5, 2023

Looks like the engine bay in the 68 Charger I had except for the a/c comp. Mine was a York that I added with a under dash mounted a/c from a Ford car.

timcasbolt · Aug 5, 2023

I always liked those engines. Solid, reliable, excellent torque. Dad had a 67 Newport that would burn the tires off, and still get 17 on a trip.

tomNE · Aug 5, 2023

I was never much of a 383 fan after i learned about the 440's lying around everywhere for a song! instant 40hp and everything bolted up!

caterpillar guy · Aug 6, 2023

I'm not seeing the distributor in the front by the alternator. IF the distributor is in the back it is a small block, and I don't care what is said the big blocks all had the distributor in the front. 383 had more stroke than bore and the 400,440,426wedge all had a larger bore than stroke. The reason the 383 was slower at getting up to speed. 383 was something like 4inch bore with 4.5 stroke and it was a 90 degree V block while the others were a 60 degree V bock with something like a 4.125or 4.250 bore with a 4inch stroke. Been a long time since I looked at those engines specs and could be wrong since I slept a few times since then.

47fivewindow · Aug 6, 2023

The dist.is up there, buried under the hoses.

cannonball · Aug 6, 2023

The 383 B is characterized by its large cylinder bore of 4.25 inches with a short stroke of 3.375. (That is in comparison to the 440's 3.75.)

Mike Groom · Aug 6, 2023

Dist. should be on drivers side up front but from that picture I don't see it or the plug wires so it's a little confusing.

DoubleO7 · Aug 6, 2023

(reply to post at 06:27:11 08/06/23)

while the others were a 60 degree V bock

No Mopar ever had any V8 with 60 degree block.

DoubleO7 · Aug 6, 2023

(reply to post at 10:01:10 08/06/23)

It is in the center of this image.
On passenger side.

DoubleO7 · Aug 6, 2023

(reply to post at 10:01:10 08/06/23)

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kencombs · Aug 6, 2023

(quoted from post at 05:35:14 08/06/23) The 383 B is characterized by its large cylinder bore of 4.25 inches with a short stroke of 3.375. (That is in comparison to the 440's 3.75.)

Correct, additionally there is another 383 Mopar, the 383RB. Stands for raised block. Uses the 413/440s 3.75 stroke but smaller bore at 4.031. Only used in Chrysler 59 and 60.

NDIHC · Aug 6, 2023

60 degree V8??? The only ones I've ever heard of that were 60 degrees were the Yamaha engines in the Ford SHO Taurus and a Volvo. Then a few oddballs here and there but every common V8 was 90 degrees.

the tractor vet · Aug 6, 2023

Well if ya look close the dist is there UNDER all the hoses and JUNK , that is a plain old 383 that you would find in the mid to late 60's that is a 325 Hp one . worked on a lot of them back in the day . Blue engines were the 325 hp and Hemi orange engines found in the 68 and up Performance cars were 335 Hp. . Cars with A/C were a pain to work on .

47fivewindow · Aug 6, 2023

Thanks. I was told 330 hp, but 325 is close enough. Air condition is in the way, but it still blows cold!

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