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would be a good idea. “Ok,” I said, “I’ll get my truck keys.” I get the door moved, the drywall hung, and now the spackling can start. “Hey, I thought I had drywall mud here” was my next statement. I didn’t, but, the home improvement store does. Guess where I went? After the drywall is spackled and smooth, it’s the evening before I leave for my trip. This is when Paula reminds me how nice it would be if she had water in the kitchen before I left—oh yeah, I know what that means. It means that simply putting a bucket of water in the middle of the kitchen would be a bad move. So I proceeded to temporarily install a couple cabinets so I could install the sink. Crap, the water shut-off valves need to be replaced—where’d I put my truck keys? When I get home and fix the shut offs, I feel it’s time to install the new countertop. Well guess what, the color doesn’t look right—back to the store we go! I got the water turned on at o-dark-thirty the night before I had to leave, but I made it. When I return from my trip, I remove the temporarily installed cabinets and sink and get ready to paint the walls—here’s an experience I won’t soon forget. Apparently, while I was gone, Paula had time to really look at the color I had begun to slather on any of you guys know me 10-day trip I noticed Paula walking through the wall. Guess what? The burgundy/maroon well enough to know that the house with a claw hammer, I knew the color I had chosen didn’t seem to overwhelm like to do things myself. schedule had changed. Normally, noticing her, so it’s back to the store. After looking at It’s not that I’m cheap, something like her walking with an object what seemed like five thousand different color it’s that I can’t afford capable of hurting, oh, I don’t know, me, samples, we came to one conclusion. I say Mto pay someone to do would cause concern for my well being. But we, but guys you know what I mean. Yep, we something that I am sure this time I was sure I did nothing wrong—well, settled on the burgundy/maroon. I can do. A lot of times, time—or the lack 90-percent sure. Apparently she thought it After the painting was done, I am finally thereof—comes into play, and I have to rely was time to start on the remodel, and if I hanging the cabinets on the wall when—“You on someone else. But overall, if I can do it, have learned anything over the last 18 years, have to be kidding me!” The last two cabinets I do. it’s that when a schedule suits her, it also I need to hang are wrong. It’s funny how Being the editor of a car magazine suits me—not vice-versa. So the remodel had 24-inch cabinets will not fit in spaces made requires me to handle a lot of facets of the begun. for 18-inch cabinets—back to the store. I job myself—again, money comes into play. The first morning of the accelerated found out that it will take a couple weeks to And that’s fine, I like to get greasy, and I like schedule, I go to the local home get the two right cabinets, so I grab some of to travel. But recently, something came up improvement store. Luckily it’s close to the trim molding I’ll need, and head for home. that I had to figure out how to handle myself. home, and you’ll figure out why later. I I would have never thought that there Guys, all I have to say is Honey-Do List, and get drywall, drywall screws, and some was even a remote possibility that the young I am sure you all feel the hair on the back of other miscellaneous items I think I’ll need. man that helped me load the moldings in your neck stand up and a shiver crawl down As I remove the old drywall that needs my truck would not have noticed that there your spine. Plan on a day in the garage, and replacing, I learn that wiring in old houses were two different kinds being loaded, but he all is well. Plan on a day of house repairs, and is not exactly run the way it should be. didn’t—neither did I. Yep, I know it now—I’ll I get visions of Paula standing immediately Example: When I turned off the breaker for be right back. There was actually one point behind me, politely but firmly asking me, “are the kitchen lights, I learned that the one when I travelled to another location/branch you sure that’s how you want to do that?” It’s receptacle in the master bathroom was on of the store, because the lady at the register usually at this point that I kick myself for not the same circuit—we found this out the hard I had been frequenting actually said, “back asking her opinion to begin with. way. Guess what, another trip to the store again, huh?” I mumbled something under my This time the job was big. The area because I had to do some wiring. Finally, breath and got what I needed. needing attention wasn’t necessarily large, we’re ready for drywall—or so I thought. Anyway, the job is done, and I learned a but the job was. It was time to remodel the Just before I start to hang the drywall, I valuable lesson from it. That lesson is, when Bolig household kitchen. This was actually a hear, “Are you sure that’s how you want to it comes to working on houses I might have pre-planned job for a later date, as we had do that?” My head dropped to my chest, and to think about calling someone else next time. already purchased the cabinets in anticipation I squeamishly say “I guess not.” This is when Nah, I can manage. The store is close if I of my non-travel time of year, but, when one I learned that replacing and moving the door need anything. evening a week before I was to leave for a that leads from the kitchen to the garage —RANDY
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roperly firing your engine’s between the terminals, which leads to ABOVE It’s no secret that Ray Barton Racing ignition is a necessity for a smoother running engine. Inside the Engines has been building, dynoing, and good combustion—thus distributor is the Dyna-Module that adds shipping the latest version of the MP 528 power. There are many dwell time for longer spark duration to ignite Hemi crate engines. Before being crated, aftermarket ignition choices the combustion more completely. The coil, Barton dyno-tests all the engines using the for the RB Wedge and also inside the distributor cap, is a high same dyno distributor and ignition (MSD Pro P Billet, Moroso Blue Max wires, MSD 7AL Hemi that offer added voltage (50,000 volts) unit. All it takes is one voltage to the spark plugs. Some long-time 12-volt wire to power the D.U.I. ignition. ignition box and MSD Pro Power coil). In this readers may recall we tested Performance For a trial fit of the Hemi D.U.I., we used ignition shootout, Performance Distributors’ Distributors (PD) 440 D.U.I. (Davis Unified our ’67 Coronet R/T. The tall distributor (PD) new Hemi DUI distributor will have to Ignition) ignition back in our March ’04 issue managed to fit under the hood when we used prove itself without the help of the big MSD (Fire That Big Block). Nevertheless, that a stock type coil/cap cover (see captions 4, 7AL ignition box. D.U.I. distributor is still under the hood of 5, and 6). It’s most likely the Hemi D.U.I. won’t our 67 R/T test mule. Just a reminder, the fit under the hood of a Hemi A-Body unless Call any MP dealer to order your Hemi, not 440 D.U.I. distributor only fits under the the motor was in a lower than stock location. RBRE. Questions can be directed to the MP hood of non- Shaker, Air Grabber and Ram Fortunately, we were able to test the tech line: 888-528-HEMI. Charger equipped Mopars with stock type new Hemi D.U.I. using a brand-new Mopar The brand new 528 was run at 1,800 valve covers. Performance 528 Hemi crate engine at to 2,200 rpm for 25 minutes to properly We were jolted to hear Performance Ray Barton Racing Engines (all MP 528 break-in the flat tappet hydraulic cam and Distributors has developed a Hemi D.U.I. Hemis are now built at Ray Barton Racing lifters. During that time, they monitor the distributor that clears the fat Hemi valve Engines). Before any MP Hemis are crated oil pressure, water/oil temp, and check for covers. One drawback—limited applications and shipped, they’re dyno tested on Barton’s any possible leaks. Afterwards, the valve due to hood clearance. For Performance DTS engine dyno for quality control. The settings are rechecked before any dyno Distributors to offer a Hemi D.U.I. they 528 Hemi used for our ignition test was only pulls (usually three before crating) are made. needed to lengthen it 1½-inches more than the 17th Hemi crate engine that Barton’s Barton’s dyno distributor is an MSD Pro Billet the 440 D.U.I. causing hood clearance had built at that point. By the time you read piece, using Moroso Blue Max ignition wires issues. The benefits of the fatter/wider this, RBRE will have built, dyno-tested, and and an MSD 7AL ignition box. On its first distributor are reduced spark scatter shipped over a hundred MP 528 Hemis. pull the 528 made 642 hp at 6,200 rpm.
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Since the 440 D.U.I. will not fit a Wedge engine with Indy heads, we felt that maybe the Hemi D.U.I. would be tall enough to fit one. Good friend Vic Palombo graciously lent us his ’66 Charger with an Indy-headed RB, and our buddies at SLP welcomed the Charger for a flogging on their chassis dyno. This time the Hemi D.U.I. would be up against the MSD Pro Billet distributor with a more street-like MSD 6AL ignition box and MSD Blaster coil. For our baseline pull, the rwhp was 457 at 6,200 rpm, and the air/ fuel (A/F) mixture ratio was a good-looking 12.8 at WOT (wide open throttle). Timing was at 39 degrees total—right where this Indy-headed Wedge makes its most power. We made three more pulls to confirm there was consistent power production. At Vic’s home garage, all the MSD ignition components and wiring were removed. This really cleaned up the engine Baseline testing with the MSD ignition showed the Hemi was increasing power output on compartment (see pics). We used the each pull. We installed the taller and wider D.U.I. distributor with only the 16-volt dyno stock 12-volt wire that originally juiced the wire to run the Hemi D.U.I. The stand-alone D.U.I backed up the MSD’s numbers and power positive side of the coil to power the D.U.I. still increased on each pull as the Hemi continued breaking-in. The D.U.I. did well against distributor. The original ballast resistor was a team of racing ignition components. bypassed. With the Hemi D.U.I. dropped in place, the stroked Wedge fired right up. We immediately noticed that it was running smoother and with better throttle response. Now back at SLP, we made certain the timing was set at the same 39 degrees. With the Charger securely strapped down, the moment of truth came when SLP’s Hank Denieki (Chief Engineer) punched the pedal down. We were very pleased to learn we picked up 5 rwhp. With the A/F at the same 12.8 we didn’t need to reach into our boxes of Holley tuning supplies. Again, we made three more pulls to check consistency. As an added bonus to our testing of the Hemi D.U.I., we wanted to see if Performance Distributors’ Mini VIP (18-volt step-up regulator) would step up the power. The Mini VIP was plugged into the D.U.I. and another spin of the roller showed us 5 more horsepower to the wheels. That’s enough of a power increase to be worth a tenth at the track. The additional spark output changed the combustion burn to a lean and mean 13.0 A/F. This was on an exceptionally warm Here Dave Barton sets the D.U.I’s timing at the same 30-degrees for a fair comparison. and humid December day (72 degrees, 77 When you consider the mild build-nature of the Crate Hemi (.540-inch lift cam, 10.5:1 percent humidity). If it was cool and dry we compression, un-ported heads/intake, and an 830cfm Holley HP with no special tuning), would have richened it up for a few more hp these Hemi’s produce amazing power (over 650). but we left well enough alone.
By its fourth pull, power was up to 647 hp. hp at 6,200 rpm! The Barton’s (Ray and son We pulled out the MSD distributor, dropped Dave) commented that these new Hemis CONCLUSION in the D.U.I. and set the timing at the same need over 20 pulls before power stops Testing ignitions and seeing and hearing 30 degrees full advance. The D.U.I. worked climbing. Dave reinstalled the MSD ignition the new Street Hemi make 650 hp was alone without the help of the big 7AL and to demonstrate, and the Hemi backed-up amazing, considering we did no special MSD Pro Tower coil, using only one 16-volt the 650 hp. This only verified the MSD Pro tuning (using only an 830 Holley HP with 30 wire to run. On its first pull the D.U.I. tied Billet/7AL vs. the D.U.I. was a dead-heat degrees timing, and unported heads and the MSD in power production and the Hemi ignition duel. It was senseless for us to make intake) on the mild-mill. Most enthusiasts with marched on making more power as it any more pulls (these crate Hemis usually a Hemi or Indy-headed Wedge will see more continued breaking in. After three more pulls get 3-4 pulls); we’ll let the lucky new Hemi- power using the Hemi D.U.I.—if it will fit the 610 hp (rated) Hemi was putting out 650 owner enjoy breaking it in. under the hood!
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Hood clearance for the Hemi D.U.I. was checked using our ’67 Coronet, equipped with an RB Wedge. The hood closed, but as you can see, the pink play-dough shows how the top edge of the coil cover was up against the hood. On our ’67, the hood bracing didn’t come close to the distributor. We tried the Hemi DUI using a friend’s 440-powered ’64 Fury, and we couldn’t close the hood. The hood bracing was in the way.
Further competition for the Hemi D.U.I. would be your typical street type ignition. Vic Palumbo’s ’66 Charger features a Indy-headed 493-inch Wedge, and the ignition is an MSD Pro Billet distributor and a 6AL box and Blaster coil, with 8.5mm Super Conductor plug wires. We baseline tested the MSD ignition on SLP’s SuperFlow SF840 chassis dyno.
The coil cover on the left will become standard issue for the Hemi D.U.I. to aid in needed hood clearance. The cover on the right is featured on all the other D.U.I. distributors. The new cover will add nearly an inch of needed hood clearance for the tall distributor.
The fender well area gained a cleaner appearance without the MSD We checked hood clearance with the stock-type H.E.I. coil/cap cover ignition box, coil, and wiring. The DUI distributor made its presence and gained the needed clearance (see the pink play dough). The Hemi known—it’s big, tall and intimidating. We set the timing at the D.U.I. may have fit under the hood of our 67 R/T, but don’t expect it to same 39-degrees total, and the Wedge idled noticeably smoother fit under any Shaker, Air Grabber, or Ramcharger equipped hoods. and the throttle response felt better. Ditto for our road test.
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The MP finned aluminum valve cover sits roughly a ½-inch higher on the raised port Indy head. In this situation the Hemi D.U.I. clears the MP valve cover by an 1/8-inch. Note: the 440 D.U.I. will not fit a RB engine with Indy heads. This was why we trial fitted the Hemi D.U.I. on this Indy headed RB motor.
On this ’66 Charger we can see the Hemi DUI sticking through the hole of the Hemi hood scoop in the fiberglass AAR hood. The ’66-’67 Charger and Coronet use the same hood. In our case, it fit under the hood of our Coronet but not the Charger. Remember, the Hemi DUI will only fit under a limited number of Mopar hoods.
Back on SLP’s dyno the D.U.I. put out five more rwhp than SOURCES the team of MSD ignition components. We did reuse the HOLLEY MSD Super Conductor plug BOWLING GREEN, KY • 270/781-9741 (TECH) wires for a fair comparison. Previous testing has shown the Mini VIP helps the ignition HOLLEY.COM After testing we changed to produce a stronger spark for better combustion—that means MOPAR PERFORMANCE Performance Distributor’s more power. We mounted the Mini VIP (18-volt step-up MOPAR.COM Livewires plug wires. The regulator) right where the ballast resistor once resided. We PERFORMANCE DISTRIBUTORS Livewires are a high-quality plugged in the Mini VIP, which changed the 13.5 volts that MEMPHIS, TN • 901/396-5783 spiral core wire with a heat went to the D.U.I. into 18-volts. In return the D.U.I’s PERFORMANCEDISTRIBUTORS.COM resistant sleeve for protection increased voltage to the plugs gave us a gain of five hp to RAY BARTON RACING ENGINES from exhaust heat. the tires. The added firepower changed the A/F from 12.8 to ROBESONIA, PA • 610/693-5700 a lean and mean 13.0. On a cooler day (it was 72-degrees, RAYBARTON.COM 77-percent humidity) we would have re-jetted the carb to a SLP PERFORMANCE PARTS richer fuel mixture for a few more hp. Realizing over TOMS RIVER, NJ • 732/349-2109 10-more rwhp from the Performance Distributor products, SLPONLINE.COM we felt that was quite an accomplishment with less clutter under the hood. MM
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TEXT: DAVE YOUNG can be traced to the American brothers PHOTOS: DAVE YOUNG, RANDY BOLIG, Francis and Philander Roots, who came up SOURCES KEVIN DIOSSI, PHIL HUBBARD, AND with the design in 1854 as they attempted COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURERS to improve the design of the waterwheel PROCHARGER powering their textile mill. Though their 913/338-2886 bi-rotor gear pump didn’t work very well at PROCHARGER.COM here are some decisions we the water mill, the brothers later found it KENNE BELL make in life that have no bad to be great at pumping large volumes of 909/941-6646 outcome. Like visiting the air. Before being adapted to automotive KENNEBELL.NET ice cream store, no matter applications, Roots and other styles of MR. NORM’S GARAGE what flavor you choose, superchargers were used in a variety of 727/869-9533 Tyou’re still having ice cream. industrial applications, including blowing MRNORMSGARAGE.COM Similarly, there are choices fresh air down mine shafts. PAXTON AUTOMOTIVE we make when building our Mopars, but The first application of a blower being 888/9-PAXTON whether Hemi, big-block, or small-block, A-, fitted to an internal combustion engine is PAXTONAUTO.COM B-, C-, E-, or F-body, the end result is still a arguably when Sir Dugald Clerk used one on VORTECH ENGINEERING Mopar so there’s really no bad choice. The his two-stroke engine design in 1901, forcing 805/247-0226 same goes for supercharging the engine in air into the engine in an attempt to lower the VORTECHSUPERCHARGERS.COM your Mopar. Regardless of which style you inlet air temperature. While compressing air LITTLEFIELD BLOWERS choose, Roots, Screw-Type, or Centrifugal actually raises the inlet temperature, he did 714/992-9292 supercharger, you’ll still be force-feeding discover that he increased power by some LITTLEFIELDBLOWERS.COM air and fuel into your engine for incredible six percent using forced induction. Since WHIPPLE SUPERCHARGERS power gains. then, superchargers of many types have 559/442-1261 When it comes to power, the secret of been designed and used to force air into WHIPPLESUPERCHARGERS.COM supercharging has been out for a long time. internal combustion engines with varying CARTECH, INC. In fact, most supercharger designs predate levels of success, and through that process 800/551-4754 the invention of automobiles altogether. As modern superchargers have evolved into CARTECHBOOKS.COM an example, the Roots supercharger design one of three basic designs. Today, nearly
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“Big Daddy” Don Garlits ◀had an extremely successful career in Top Fuel, using Roots style blowers with nitro methane fuel almost exclusively. Big Daddy is still at it, making exhibition passes in one of his early “Swamp Rat” diggers as recently as the Mopar Nationals.
This front engine dragster with dual blown Hemis was This diagram shows for sale at the Mopar Nationals last year. We’re not ▶the various types of sure if it was a replica or the real deal, but it superchargers, or demonstrates the common use of blowers on Hemis, blowers, designed over in this case two of each, during the early days of the years. Today nearly drag racing. all popular automotive superchargers are Centrifugal, Roots, or Lysholm Screw designs.
CENTRIFUGAL SUPERCHARGERS
Named for their inertial compressor, Centrifugal superchargers offer Vortech, Paxton, and ProCharger all manufacture quality centrifugal manageable boost, in a small package for easy underhood mounting. supercharger systems. For the new Hemi, a centrifugal supercharger sits hidden under the hood in most cases.
all automotive supercharger systems are pulleys or gears and thereby is considered a of its design and smaller size, centrifugal Centrifugal, Roots, or Screw-type, and supercharger. Though not driven by exhaust superchargers can be mounted further from fortunately there are some extremely well- gases like a turbocharger, the Centrifugal the intake, making them somewhat easier engineered and reliable systems available supercharger does share the same type of to intercool and keeping the compressor for our Mopars new or old. With modern inertial compressor. This style compressor away from the engine, reducing air inlet intercoolers to lower inlet air temperatures, requires high rpm, sometimes 50,000, temperatures. there’s just about no limit to the power you so the compressor rpm is multiplied by a Most centrifugal superchargers use a belt can make with any of these supercharger precision gear-case with bearings which can from the crankshaft to drive the gear-case, systems. be oiled either by engine oil, or by a self- but in extreme, high-boost applications a contained oiling system. cogged belt or even gear-drive is sometimes Unlike Roots and Screw type necessary. Manufacturers make centrifugal CENTRIFUGAL compressors, the centrifugal compressor, superchargers in all sizes, and most come SUPERCHARGERS sometimes called the impeller, is not a as complete kits with all the necessary positive displacement pump, so boost components. For older muscle cars, hile the Centrifugal supercharger increases gradually as a function of rpm. systems are available that blow through may look more like what we This makes the centrifugal supercharger the carburetor, and for modern Mopars Wthink of as a turbo rather than a great choice for street cars, especially the kits come with new fuel injectors and a blower, it is engine driven by those that are traction limited. By virtue computer programmed tuning. Centrifugal
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Centrifugal blowers can also be ducted into an airtight box abound the For carbureted applications, the supercharger can be ducted into the carburetor. Under boost conditions, the entire box is pressurized, carb, commonly called a blow-through system. forcing air through the carb.
Centrifugal superchargers systems are easy to install, and a reliable Thanks to modern computer and manufacturing technology, way to get more power from your Mopar. Most street, or even stock high-quality materials, and high-tech engineering, centrifugal factory engines with cast internal parts can easily handle moderate superchargers are reliable and easy to install, offering great power amounts of boost without sacrificing reliability. for their cost. ROOTS SUPERCHARGERS
Roots superchargers have powered some of the quickest and fastest The classic hotrod supercharger is the Roots, or Eaton style blower. drag racing cars in history, providing instant power at the crack of the Aside from its intimidating looks, the Roots blower offers increased throttle. Modern Roots systems are compatible with new and old power at the crack of the throttle. Mopars, even fitting under the hood in certain applications.
supercharger systems offer great power, but you have to love the fact that blown cut, but modern designs utilize helical rotors good reliability, and are relatively easy to Hemis using this type of supercharger have with Teflon seals to form a tight clearance install for the average mechanic. continuously dominated the top classes in between the rotors and the housing. Either drag racing for many years. There are no way, the air or air and fuel enter the top GM parts in modern Roots blowers, however, of the blower, and the mixture is then ROOTS because manufacturers such as Littlefield, pumped outward and down the inside of Eaton, MagnaCharger, BDS, and Holley/ the rotor case, exiting at the bottom. This SUPERCHARGERS Weiand build completely new Roots blowers style of blower typically sits right on top oots, or Eaton-style, superchargers and blower kits for almost any application. of the engine which creates higher inlet are probably the most recognized The compressor of the Roots blower is a temperatures than centrifugal superchargers. Rblowers in the world. As a Mopar positive displacement pump, containing two Roots-style blowers are also more difficult lover, you might not like the fact rotors spinning inside the blower housing to intercool, though there are air/water that modern Roots blowers evolved from the to pump air. Early Roots blowers had either intercoolers that sit between the blower and GMC 6-71 blower developed in the 1930s, two or three-lobe rotors that were straight the intake.
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The classic drag racing combination is a bug-catcher air intake atop To properly meter fuel, Roots blowers that are mechanically injected an injected, blown race Hemi. By design, the Roots blower is difficult engines use a barrel valve. This is what you see the crew chief to intercool, but there are some manufacturers making air/water adjusting prior to each Top Fuel quarter-mile pass. Most street cars intercoolers that are sandwiched between the blower and intake. use either electronic fuel injection or carburetors with their blowers.
Roots blowers might be considered old-school to some, but they’re Most Roots superchargers on classic Mopars are topped with one or still widely produced, available in kit form, and can be a great way to more carburetors. These systems are actually fairly simple to install, get impressive power numbers from the engine in your classic or and can be very reliable if set up and tuned properly. So if over the modern Mopar. top looks and power are your style, a Roots supercharger may be just what you need.
The latest Roots blowers with “high- power increases on otherwise stock late of multi-lobe, helical, meshing rotors. But helix” rotors are even more efficient than model Mopars. Another common setup for while the two rotors of the screw-type are the original design, and reliable Roots older cars is dual carburetors on top of contained in a case that usually sits atop supercharger systems are now available for the blower, though this method generally the intake, just like the Roots, internally, modern and older Mopars, both carbureted requires cutting a hole in the hood, allowing the units are engineered very differently. and fuel injected. By design, the roots the world to see your massive display of First, the rotors in a screw-type compressor blower provides instant boost for incredible power. spin toward the center, or down where they torque and throttle response, even from meet, instead of toward the case, or up an idle. Race units are generally set up where they meet, like a Roots supercharger. for mechanical fuel injection to handle the SCREW-TYPE Next, the rotors of a screw-type blower large volumes of fuel required, and injectors having a male and female rotor instead of
can be mounted on top of the blower in SUPERCHARGERS symmetric rotors like the Roots. the injector “hat” (helping keep the mixture crew-Type superchargers, Based on an evolved version of a cooler), in the intake below the blower, or also known as twin-screw, or simple screw-type water pump developed in extreme cases, injectors can be installed SLysholm compressors, are very by the Greek inventor Archimedes around in both locations. Roots superchargers are similar externally to Roots style 200 B.C., the intermeshing spiral rotors also compatible with electronic fuel injection, superchargers. They are both positive of a modern screw-type supercharger and small roots blowers can provide big displacement pumps, and each house a pair are precisely engineered for maximum
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Screw-type superchargers look similar to Roots units, but actually perform much differently. The Mr. Norm’s race team uses a Kenne Bell Screw-type superchargers have very high efficiency ratings, but are supercharger on their modern Hemi to run some impressive mid-nine somewhat more complex to manufacture than Roots or centrifugal second elapsed times in the quarter. blowers.
With the rear air-inlet plate removed, you can see the male and Kenne-Bell already has screw-type supercharger kits available for the female intermeshing rotors inside the screw-type supercharger. 5.7 and 6.1 modern Hemi engines, enhancing an already potent platform. TheT technology behindi supercharging can’t’ all be covered in one magazine article, so if you want to learnl more check out The Complete Guide to Street Supercharging by CarTech.
Whatever style blower you choose, it will be driven by the crankshaft by either a belt or gear drive. Street systems normally utilize a serpentine belt, often shared with the rest of the accessories, while high-boost units need a cogged belt to prevent slippage.
efficiency. By design, the screw-type compared to Roots blowers. supercharger kits for modern and classic blower both moves air forward along the Years ago, the complicated machining cars, including Mopars. Twin-screw systems rotors as a positive displacement pump, required to fabricate the rotors of a twin- generally give more hood clearance than and also acts as a vane supercharger, screw compressor restricted the design to Roots superchargers, as air can enter at further compressing the air as it moves industrial applications, but thanks to CNC the rear instead of the top. The screw-type it. This combination of air compression machining the cost to manufacture these supercharger also needs less maintenance gives screw-type superchargers higher parts have dropped significantly. Kenne than the Roots, since no Teflon seals are efficiency ratings, and lower inlet air temps, Bell, Whipple, and Vortech-Lysholm are all required on the rotors, making it a great especially at high boost levels, when producing screw-type superchargers and choice for your Mopar. MM
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Sure the new Chrysler Hemi engines are potent right from the factory, but what if you were to supercharge one? Thanks to ProCharger, you can now bolt on incredible power gains without sacrificing reliability when you install their new High-Output Intercooled P1SC-1 supercharger system.
HEMI UNDER PRESSURE WE INSTALL PROCHARGER’S NEW HO SUPERCHARGER KIT ON OUR ’09 CHALLENGER R/T FOR IMPRESSIVE RESULTS TEXT: DAVE YOUNG PHOTOS: DAVE YOUNG, EVAN SMITH, AND KEVIN DIOSSI
ike baseball goes with hotdogs, led to Hemi-powered cars eventually local area. Knowing the efficiency of the or apple pie with ice cream, a competing against themselves in classes like hemispherical combustion chamber, several Hemi engine and a blower just SS/AH, which happens to be the quickest years ago Ma Mopar decided to reintroduce seem to be a good match. Even and fastest Super Stock class on the NHRA the Hemi engine in trucks and passenger in the early years of racing, roster. Blown Hemis were relegated to cars, and made up for the somewhat smaller Ladding a supercharger to a a similar fate, as they also now primarily than 426-inch displacement with modern Hemi engine simply gave the compete against themselves in Top Fuel components like fuel injection, aluminum racer a seemingly unfair advantage over and Fuel Funny Car classes, powering the cylinder heads, a roller camshaft, and the competition. So it’s little wonder that quickest accelerating cars on the planet two-plug per cylinder high-energy ignition. sanctioning bodies would either ban or regardless of which manufacturer’s body is Last September, we picked up a new ’09 severely handicap the Hemi engine when it affixed to the chassis. Dodge Challenger R/T from our local dealer, would dominate a racing class, giving the Another place the Hemi ended up is at Citrus Dodge in Dade City, Florida, and were other competitors a chance. This process the Chrysler or Dodge dealership in your immediately impressed with the well-rounded
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HEMI TECH: UNDER PRESSURE
Our best pass to date was this 8.95. at 281.75 mph in the eighth-mile we ran at the local Lakeland Drag Strip. Equating to a 14.30 or so in the quarter, this elapsed time is not For a baseline, we ran the ’09 Challenger on our Mustang chassis dyno. Through the bad for a 4,100-pound luxury car, but we 1automatic transmission, our 5.7 Hemi (with K&N cold air kit and Magnaflow exhaust), made should see a nice improvement once our 309 horsepower at just under 5,200 rpm, and 333 lb/ft of torque at 4,400 rpm. supercharger is in place.
The heart of the ProCharger HO kit for the new Hemi is this 3PS1SC-1 gear-driven centrifugal supercharger (ours is polished). Before we can install our new parts, the factory, or in our case This compact unit fits in the area where the factory air box goes, 4aftermarket, air box must be removed. This space will soon be under the hood, and provides 6 psi of boost. occupied by the new supercharger.
There are various fasteners holding the front fascia onto the car, 5even plastic rivets that must be drilled out. The instructions Eventually, the fascia can be removed after unplugging the fog-light clearly outline how to accomplish this procedure, and new rivets are 6wiring harness. This may seem extreme, but it’s the easiest way to included for reassembly. access the radiator and the area where the intercooler will fit.
vehicle, not to mention the power of the one of the earliest manufacturers to provide that ProCharger really does their homework, 5.7-liter Hemi engine. After several months complete supercharging kits for the new designing powerful supercharger kits that of driving, however, we knew we simply Chrysler 5.7- and 6.1-liter electronically fuel don’t sacrifice drivability or reliability, so wanted more horsepower and torque than injected Hemi engines. Since then, they’ve when they told us they had a new HO our factory Hemi was giving us. Knowing our made hundreds of dyno pulls on their chassis intercooled system for our ’09 Challenger friends at ProCharger had spent extensive and engine dynos, refining supercharger that would add about 100 additional rear- time developing their gear-driven centrifugal technology for the new Hemi. Their wheel horsepower at only six pounds of superchargers for the new Hemi, we called centrifugal superchargers and associated boost, and that they were willing to prove it to see what they had for the new Challenger. hardware have outstanding fit and finish, and on our chassis dyno, we had to take them up As one of the leaders in Mopar mount under the hood for a clean, OEM look. on the offer. supercharging systems, ProCharger was During previous installations we’ve learned ProCharger actually offers two levels of
34 moparmusclemagazine.com performance for the new Hemi, the HO and the Stage II, but we decided their HO system would best suit the needs of our daily driver. The HO system offers intercooled performance, and utilizes ProCharger’s P-1SC-1 supercharger to make six pounds of boost for an approximate 100 rear-wheel horsepower gain. Other nice features of the HO kit are the simplicity of a shared serpentine belt drive, and the fact that other than swapping the injectors, no fuel system modifications are necessary. Once installed, the supercharger and related bracket and components look as if they could have been installed at the factory, and even the stock engine cover is retained though slightly modified. When the kit arrived at our shop, we unpacked it and found everything to be nicely protected in the shipping containers. We ran the baseline dyno test on our Challenger (which is modified with a Magnaflow cat-aft exhaust system and K & N cold air kit) the day before we planned to install the kit, making 309 horsepower and 333 lb/ft of torque at the rear wheels. Once Jeff Lacina and Shannon O’Connor from ProCharger arrived, we unpacked the parts and started the installation. Besides removing the car’s front fascia, which really isn’t that big a deal, the supercharger kit simply bolts on with basic hand tools. Since balancer/lower pulley on the new Hemi is only pressed into place on the crankshaft, with a bolt, but no keyway, ProCharger sends a pinning kit with the necessary drill bit, fixture, and pin to prevent the balancer from slipping on the crank. We found the kit to be well thought out and nicely engineered, and basically watched and took pictures as the ProCharger team had our system installed easily in about 8-10 man hours. Since we began the project in the afternoon, we had time to finish the installation the next morning, upload the new Diablosport tuning, then test drive and dyno the car in the afternoon. The ProCharger kit included everything we needed, and the car fired immediately after the work was complete, sounding crisp. Since our car is a daily driver, we chose the quiet gear drive option so that with the hood shut, there’s no indication of the power-adding air compressor hiding underneath. Taking the Challenger for a test drive, we immediately notice the improved throttle response and increased power, demonstrated by the ability to fry the tires at will with the traction control off. Otherwise, the Challenger was docile and drove just as it did before the installation, until the throttle is opened. Follow along as we show you how easy it is to install the ProCharger kit for impressive horsepower gains, then back up our gut-feeling of power with dragstrip and dyno testing. HEMI TECH: UNDER PRESSURE
◀ With the radiator 7drained and out of the way, there’s easy access to the crankshaft. Since the balancer/pulley is only pressed onto the crank and held with a bolt, ProCharger includes a pinning kit with each of their supercharger systems. This “kit” helps secure the balancer against the force exerted by the supercharger.
▶ The drill bit, guide, and 8pin are all included with the kit, and it just takes a few minutes to drill the hole and insert the pin. By centering the hole where the crank and dampener meet, there is no way the crank can spin inside the combination dampener/ pulley once the pin is tapped into place.
Re-torquing the balancer bolt is a two-person job, requiring The factory injectors are replaced with new 39.5 lb/hr units, but 9someone to hold the flywheel, and can be accomplished with the 10the factory fuel rails are retained. ProCharger includes new car on jackstands, but is certainly easier with the car on a lift. injector clamps, which also serve as engine cover retainers.
The air-to-air intercooler is also a nice piece, and uses the The next step is to install the plate that will hold the 12existing bumper hardware for mounting. This intercooler takes 11supercharger. This is a nice piece, actually two pieces made of advantage of the vertical space offered by the Challenger, acquiring polished billet aluminum, and bolts directly in using existing hardware cool air from both the upper and lower grilles for maximum cooling. A locations on the engine. bracket is included to relocate the horns.
36 moparmusclemagazine.com ◀ Before installing the 13supercharger, the power-steering return line must be turned 90 degrees so it doesn’t interfere. A fabricated plate is included with the kit to make this possible.
▶ The ProCharger 14P1SC-1 supercharger can now be bolted in place, and the system is ready to plumb with the provided ducting. The supercharger’s gear case can be filled with the supplied oil. This is another nice feature of the ProCharger system; the oiling system is self-contained and doesn’t require engine oil supply or return lines.
The radiator is repositioned with the brackets provided with the The factory-installed plastic coolant tank is replaced by this 15system, and now sits lower so the specially designed air plenum 16fabricated and powdercoated metal replacement which allows can pass air from the supercharger to the intercooler, then from the for additional room around the blower. This coolant tank would be a intercooler to the throttle body. nice addition to any LX Mopar, supercharged or not.
As Shannon installed the ducting for the system, I pitched in The system is protected from over-boost by this surge, or 17and began changing the spark plugs. ProCharger recommends 18“blow-off” valve. If the throttle is closed suddenly after full plugs that are one or two heat ranges colder than the factory installed boost, this valve opens so the system doesn’t create enough pressure plugs for optimum performance. to damage any engine components.
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The air inlet is a tight fit, placing the 19air filter behind the supercharger above the driver side valve cover. Completed, the ProCharger HO system looks like it could be a factory installation. All 20the pieces fit precisely into the tight confines of our Challenger’s engine bay, leaving enough clearance around major components so that servicing and maintaining the system won’t be a problem. With a little trimming to clear the new air filter, the factory engine cover can be reinstalled.
Taking a test drive, we found the Challenger to be 21responsive and powerful, without a sacrifice in drivability. Fuel mileage dropped slightly, but the MDS still works, giving us better than 22 mpg on the highway.
▲▶ On the dyno, power was definitely up across the board. The at the rear wheels by installing the ProCharger HO system. With a fan in 22torque curve was broad, peaking at 433 lb/ft at 4,900 rpm. front of the intercooler to simulate driving at speed, or if our car had Horsepower was also up to an impressive 399 rear-wheel horsepower at been bone stock when we began the installation, we have no doubt we 5,055 rpm. So we gained a solid 100 lb/ft of torque, and 90 horsepower could have achieved a solid 100 horsepower gain.
38 moparmusclemagazine.com At the Gainesville raceway, our best 23elapsed time was 13.26 at just over 107 mph. We were definitely limited by traction, with 60 foot times in the 2.13-second range, so with a set of drag radials, we should have no problem getting our Challenger into the 12s. MM
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Supercharging the engine in your Mopar can be a fun way to add power, but it’s not as easy as simply bolting on the blower. This month we’ll show you how to prepare your car for the extra power off boost.
the carburetor, or a “suck-through” system by which the Roots-stylet blower sucks air through top-mounted carbs. Either way, the carb or carbs need to be properly tuned for supercharging, with larger fuel metering jets and power enrichment systems. Additionally, the stock fuel system must be upgraded with a high-volume electric fuel pump at the very least to support the requirements of a supercharged engine. A good coil is also a must, and if boost is high, you may need to upgrade with aftermarket electronic ignition or even a magneto inn extreme cases. As with any installation that enhances engine performance, the rest of the car may need upgrades as well. Factory 9-inch drum brakes just don’t cut it with a powerful engine, and even a mildly supercharged 318 can destroy the 7¼-inch rear that came in you’re A-body. So you can see there are lots of considerations when installing a supercharger, but with the right choices and upgrades where necessary, your supercharged Mopar can have power to burn!
As this year’s True Street champion can 1attest, a supercharger is a great way to make reliable, streetable power. But before s this issue’s theme clearly Modern Mopars like the new Challenger you start building boost, there are a few of shows, supercharging is a or Charger can actually handle mild amounts your car’s systems that may need to be great way to increase your of boost with a simple fuel injector swap upgraded. Mopar’s power output. It and tuning change. If you want to make takes careful planning and more than 6-7 psi of boost, however, you’ll SOURCES Athe proper support systems, want to look into adding something like a however, to ensure you Flowcharger to boost fuel pump voltage. PROCHARGER don’t damage your engine or vehicle in the If that’s not enough, you may even need 913/338-2886 process. Since a supercharger pumps a to change the fuel hat and upgrade to a PROCHARGER.COM larger volume of air into the engine, the multi-pump unit. With a high-energy, dual coil- SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT car’s fuel system must be able to supply on-plug ignition, the new Hemi can handle 800/230-3030 more fuel to maintain the proper air/fuel moderate boost levels with a simple plug SUMMITRACING.COM ratio, additionally; the ignition needs to change, but start adding higher levels of FORE PRECISION WORKS, LLC have sufficient energy to fire the mixture. boost, and an ignition upgrade may also be 919/550-0700 Often, the stock fuel and ignition systems, required. Tuning a modern Mopar is pretty FOREPRECISIONWORKS.COM especially in older Mopars, may not be up straightforward as most supercharger kits HOLLEY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS to speed, and the result of ignoring these come with a tune-up you simply upload into 800/HOLLEY-1 systems can be as mild as a misfire, or as your car’s computer. HOLLEY.COM severe as a blown engine. Luckily, with the Mopars built during the muscle car MSD IGNITION proper upgrades, reliable supercharging era are generally supercharged by a 915/857-5200 is available at nearly any power level your “blow-through” setup where the centrifugal MSDIGNITION.COM budget can handle. supercharger blows pressurized air through
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▶Since the 2supercharger will pump more air through the engine, your fuel system needs to pump more fuel to ensure the proper air/fuel ratio. Older Mopars will need an upgraded fuel pump, like the Holley unit shown here. Modern cars may need a Flowcharger to boost fuel pump voltage.
▶In carbureted 3applications, the carburetor must be properly tuned for the extra air being forced through it. Holley makes four-barrel carbs specifically for blow-through supercharging, or tuning your existing carburetor is another alternative.
▶If your car is 4fuel injected, you’ll need to swap to larger injectors as well as retuning your car’s computer to provide more fuel. Most supercharger manufacturers provide all the necessary components as part of their kit.
▶Factory ignition 5systems are adequate for mild levels of boost, but if you want to push the limits you’ll need a good electronic ignition and high-energy coil like these units from MSD. MM
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WHO: Matt Sorenson WHERE: Portland, Oregon WHAT: ’07 Dodge Charger R/T In the past, court officers like Matt—a juvenile parole officer in Portland—relied on four-door A-Bodies and B-Bodies to get around. Matt’s ’07 R/T isn’t anything like those low-optioned “fleet specials.” On top of the R/T’s standard 5.7L Hemi, Matt’s added a functional Shaker hood by Classic Design Concepts. There’s also a Magnaflow exhaust, 22-inch Demoda wheels, a lowering kit, custom black leather seats with red stitching, and sharp custom two-tone paint. Matt says that the young offenders that he works with love this car. He often tells them that if they can get their lives on track, find a career to settle into, and learn to manage the day-to-day responsibilities of being an adult, they can own a car like this without resorting to crime. Though not all of them listen to this message, they sure do pay attention when he pulls away from the curb!
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WHO: Karin “Bigfoot” Neeleman WHERE: The Netherlands WHAT: ’69 Plymouth Road Runner hardtop Proving that Mopar devotion knows no borders is “Bigfoot’s” Road Runner, which found its way to The Netherlands via Georgia 1 and Switzerland before undergoing a 4 ⁄2-year restoration. Instead of the original matching-numbers 383, there’s a 528-inch stroker from 440Source under the A12 hood, one that’s equipped with Stealth heads, an STR-14-6 intake and 6-Barrel carbs, a Comp Cams XE295HL camshaft, tti headers and Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers. He can’t fuel it up just anywhere in his homeland, as fuel stations don’t always have the gas needed to keep the 528’s 11.6:1 compression ratio happy. The transmission’s a built 727, with a SureGrip-equipped 8¾-inch rear end. The project also added torque boxes to the original unibody, R/T springs, and a pair of buckets inside to replace the OEM bench. Wheels are ConvoPros on big rubber (60-series in front, 50-series in back) all around.
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WHO: Craig & Michelle Dozeman the rear end contains a 4.89-geared Sure Grip differential. A BeCool WHERE: Grand Rapids, Michigan aluminum radiator keeps the engine cool, while a new coat of Plum WHAT: (L-R) ’70 Dodge Super Bee hardtop, ’74 Plymouth Crazy adds to the coolness outside. ’Cuda & ’70 Plymouth Road Runner coupe Their goal was to get it done in time for this year’s Grand Rapids Craig had owned his ’70 Bee for nearly three decades before he Autorama…which they not only did, but they scored First Place in a and Michelle decided to restore it. During that time, every room in very competitive class! their house became a tribute to Mopar (thanks to the parts that came Michelle says that they’ve added two more Mopars—a ’74 ’Cuda off the Bee). and ’70 Road Runner. She adds that their house is still a Mopar There’s a stroked 440 under the now-functional power blister shrine—with photos and trophies in each room, instead of parts! hood, backed with a Hemi A-833 shifted by a Hurst Pistol Grip, and
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WHO: Bill Purvis WHERE: Olalla, Washington WHAT: ’70 Plymouth Road Runner hardtop Bill bought his Bird back in 1976 from its original owner, and it’s stayed with him during his moves from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Temecula, California, to the Northwest. An original 383/four-speed car, it’s now powered by a 440+6 equipped with a 284/484 repops of the OEM side trim. That’s a functional Air Grabber hood, camshaft and 1¾-inch headers, with a 3.23 gear set in the 8¾-inch and the Rallyes on each corner are 15x7 inches. rear end. All that is good for 13.90 seconds/103+ mph on the ¼-mile. Bill adds that he and Hank Chachulski (whose Plum Crazy ’70 The B5 Blue paint on Bill’s B-Body went on back in 1985, thanks Super Bee you saw here back in September) attended many a Mopar to Jack Bravata in Grand Rapids, and the side “dust trail” stripes are Nationals and Car Craft Nationals together. JOANIE THE VALIANT
WHO: David & Cindy Pennington WHERE: Indio, California WHAT: ’69 Plymouth Valiant Dave and Cindy’s Valiant is a California high desert car, which was in rough (but rust-free) shape when they found it. Instead of the original 170 Slant Six, there’s a 318-inch LA engine in it now that’s graced by a Carter four-barrel, new fuel and water pumps, bigger radiator and dual exhausts with Cherry Bomb mufflers. (A “healthy” stroked small-block is in the works.) The transmission’s a rebuilt 904, and the chassis got new brakes and Cragar S/S wheels (14-inchers in front, 15s in back) mounted on Cooper tires all around. Bodywork consisted of replacing the hood, driver’s door and trunklid, then painting it Viper Red. Inside, a pair of buckets replaced the stock bench, and the seats, door, and side panels got new black-and-white upholstery. They’ve named it “Joanie” in honor of Dave’s mother- in-law, who has passed and is missed by Dave and Cindy. MM
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Installing the 360 into the Duster.
igh school is usually the high school makes almost anyone instantly time we all find our path with cooler, having one that looks nice takes Mopars. Our minds were you to another level. Under the hood of said already predetermined at this Duster was a 225 Slant Six backed by an point, and we’re just waiting A-230 three-speed transmission. Hfor the coin so we can get He repainted it during his junior year, and our first one. For 19-year-old also began to build a 360 to replace the Slant Tate Hanson, this “first one” materialized as Six. There was a lot of hard work and labor a ’74 Plymouth Duster. Over the past few put into building the 360, and he wanted it years he has built the car into something built right. It features ported heads, a Weiand pretty grand, and used the car as a stepping dual plane intake manifold, a Holley double After prom was over, Tate started stone to high education. pumper carburetor, a mild Comp Cam, and a looking toward the future. His passion for In an effort to become the coolest kid Centerforce Clutch. The hot little small-block performance and Mopars led him into the in school, Tate bought his Plymouth when was finally finished just before senior prom automotive field. “I’m now attending the Hot he was a sophomore. While having a car in when Tate drove it for the first time—again. Rod Institute in Rapid City, South Dakota, where I’m doing a complete restomod-type build with my Duster.” These plans include E-Body Mopar catalog. The philosophy subframe connectors, a four-point cage, an and work ethic that led to the creation 833 four-speed, and he would like to paint of YearOne in the basement of Len the car Citron Yella. ear One was founded over 20 Athanasiades’ home are still there and Whenever a Mopar can change someone’s years ago on the desire to still work. YearOne treats every customer life, it’s great to hear the end result. For preserve classic automobiles as a friend and always remembers that Tate, his ’74 Duster cemented his desire to Yand provide like-minded the people in the garages and driveways become a high performance gear head and people with a single source for working on these special cars form the encouraged him to peruse further schooling products and information. YearOne has backbone of the automotive hobby. For at the Hot Rod Institute. Tate’s plans are grown from a company supplying parts for more information about YearOne, or to practical, and he should be able to put his Pontiac GTOs to a multi-marque supplier request your catalog, contact: YearOne, new skills to good use on the Duster, and any with 18 distinct catalogs, including an Dept. MM, P.O. Box 521, Braselton, GA future Mopar. He assures us that the car isn’t A- and C-Body Mopar catalog and a B- & 30517; 800-932-7663; www.yearone.com. going anywhere and that he plans to keep it for the rest of his life. Good luck, Tate! MM
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“ I BUILT THE CAR TO DO EVERYTHING WELL. I WANTED IT TO WIN CAR
52 moparmusclemagazine.com rue speed freaks are never it when I painted the car Plum, so you can CHRIS CARLSON’S content. It’s like a drug that imagine,” he jests. ’72 CHALLENGER you build your immunity to, He ignored the eyesore inside his car and have to push the limits to focus on getting the Challenger moving. MATURES INTO A even further as you increase This started simple with a few bolt-ons, Tyour tolerance. When a and it wasn’t long before he was installing BLOWN SMALL- speed freak decides to build a nitrous bottle in his trunk and spraying in a Mopar, they usually start slow. As the an additional 150-horse kick in the pants. BLOCK WITH addiction takes over all bodily functions, With the car smoking the tires, Chris SOME JUICE you become consumed in the drug and you decided to paint the car again and selected end up with a car so far from where you a cool pale orange that was commonly TEXT & PHOTOS: KEVIN DIOSSI started, you sit in the corner of your dark confused for pink. “That got to be too bedroom rocking back and forth telling much, and I just had to change it again.” yourself “it’s going to be OK.” For Chris This time he decided to just build the Carlson, this scenario may have played out car from the ground up. “I realized it was a little differently—sans rocking back and time to redo the whole thing from the inside fourth, but the end result is the same—one out.” This started with his color option. extreme Challenger. Back when Plymouth was still kickin’, they Chris’ Challenger started life as a 340 produced an underpowered hot rod called Rallye car that was B5 Blue. When he got the Prowler. Plymouth only offered them in it, the paint was in poor shape and there a handful of colors and one of them was was a little rust on the doors and quarters. called Prowler Flame Orange Metallic— “I couldn’t believe a northern car was in offered in 2000. He sent the car to Barton such good shape with very little rust,” Collision in Spokane, Washington, where it he recalls. It didn’t take long before he was media blasted and sprayed with this was tweaking the small-block and making color. They installed a T/A-style hood, front the E-Body look better. “I had the panels and rear fiberglass spoilers, and a flip-top replaced and painted it Plum Crazy. It had gas cap. The bumpers were rechromed by some of the ugliest interior you have ever Tripple Plate in Spokane. Once it was out seen. It was plaid blue, and I didn’t change of the paint booth, Barton Collision applied new Rallye door “strobe” decals. Chris took the car home and began
SHOWS, DRAG RACE, ROAD RACE, AND AUTOCROSS.” —CHRIS CARLSON
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A 408-cubic inch small-block with a ProCharger can get you into a lot The plaid blue interior has been scrapped in favor of a more subdued of trouble. black color from a donor car.
to tear down the suspension to construct The “hideous” interior was finally going rods, and a forged Eagle stroker crankshaft. a chassis strong enough for its soon- to be addressed as Chris, C.W., and Mike Final displacement came to 408 inches and to-be-added power. With the help of his began tossing plaid bits and pieces out was ready for boost. The ProCharger kit brother, C.W., and friend, Mike Ethridge, onto the garage floor. “I figured the best was modified and bypasses the intercooler. they completely revamped the suspension. idea was to buy a donor car with black “When the kit showed up and I picked up the All the bushings were replaced with poly interior instead of buying everything new. intercooler, I thought it was just too heavy pieces, and heavy-duty sway bars from Firm What I couldn’t find or use, I purchased and large. I didn’t want to cut the car and put Feel were installed along with Edelbrock through YearOne.” He found a ’72 donor car all this weight on the front end. That’s when Performance shocks on all corners. Up front, and was able to use its carpet, headliner, Brian suggested I run a methanol injection the factory control arms were replaced with trim pieces, and kick panels, but everything kit,” Chris says. The methanol would cool CAP Automotive upper and lower tubular else was recovered or replaced. “What we the inlet air and also increase his octane control arms supported by heavy duty pulled out of the donor was replaced with rating, allowing him to run pump gas and Torsion bars and a “firm feel” steering box. the plaid pieces from my car. We painted get away without an intercooler. The kit was The rear was extensively modified to them black and sold it,” he claims. The sourced from Snow Performance and uses make room for the large, 11-inch-wide front seats were found in a Jeg’s catalog a 1.5-gallon tank mounted in the trunk. Fuel rear tires. A Mopar Performance spring and are A/R Racing buckets with custom delivery is also key, so Chris didn’t skimp relocation kit was put in place, and big-block upholstery from Fast Recovery in Spokane, there either. An Aeromotive A-1000 pump leaf springs were installed to help put down and the steering wheel is a leather-wrapped using a ½-inch Mopar Performance sending the power and make the car sit with a killer Tuff wheel. Chris didn’t forget the sound unit sends the fuel up to a modified Holley stance. Shelley’s Performance in Spokane system and put in a mixture of Pioneer 750-cfm carburetor built for boost. installed a custom 8¾-inch housing with and Kenwood components, CD player, The air and fuel are forced into an Moser Axles, 3.55 Motive gears, and a and subwoofers. The gauge cluster was M-1 single plane intake, then onto ported Detroit True-Trac. With the suspension all rebuilt, recalibrated, and resurfaced by Magnum R/T heads. A .544/.555-inch lift buttoned up, it was capped off with a set AutoInstruments.com. 232/242-degreee duration Comp Cam of custom J-Line wheels measuring 17x8 With the rest of the car out of the on a 114 lobe angle opens the valves up front and 17x11 rear. The wheels wear way, he could once again give into his and releases the exhaust into tti headers Michelin Pilot Sport 255- and 335-series healthy obsession—power. A new Mopar with Dynomax mufflers. Sitting behind the tires, respectively. Sitting behind the massive Performance 360 Magnum block was given engine is a rebuilt 727 TorqueFlite with a wheels are 12-inch Wilwood rotors with four- to Brian Rothmund at Shelley’s Performance, Gear Vendors overdrive, making his 727 a piston calipers to slow the Challenger down and was bored .030-over and filled with six-speed automatic. A full MSD ignition was quickly. forged JE Pistons, forged Eagle H-beam installed and then the car was strapped to
54 moparmusclemagazine.com was slid inside to command the valves. Its grind duty torsion bars, and CAP Automotive tubular FAST FACTS specs are .544/.555 232/242 on a 114 LSA. upper and lower control arms. The rear uses ’72 DODGE CHALLENGER Once the mixture is in the chamber, a full MSD big-block springs mounted inboard with a Mopar ignition converts it into energy. It’s controlled Performance relocation kit to make room for CAR OWNER: CHRIS CARLSON by an MSD Digital 6 box that incorporates a wider tires. A Firm Feel rear sway bar keeps the SPOKANE, WA rev-limiter and an MSD multi-step timing retard Challenger glued through the corners. selector with different timing settings for the BRAKES: 12-inch Wilwood rotors and four-piston blower and the nitrous. The exhaust is sent into tti calipers. MOPAR POWER headers and an aluminized exhaust with Dynomax ENGINE: The original block was toast, and Chris mufflers. opted for a ’95 360 Magnum crate engine as his TRANSMISSION: Shelley’s Performance rebuilt HIGH IMPACT starting point and sent it to Shelley’s Performance. the 727 transmission and reinstalled the anti- PAINT AND BODY: The doors and quarters were To achieve 408 cubic inches, the bore was honed ballooning 3,500-stall converter. A Gear Vendors repaired from rust damage. A T/A-style scoop out .030-over and stroke length was increased overdrive adds under/overdrive to keep rpm down was added in addition to fiberglass front and rear to 4 inches. Since the path Chris would take on on the highway. spoilers. The car was sent to Barton Collision to his second engine build would be different, the DIFFERENTIAL: Shelley’s Performance built a be stripped and sprayed down in Prowler Flame engine was built to take more punishment than custom 8¾-inch housing with Moser axles, 3.55 Orange. After paint, Rallye stripes were applied. last time. Forged JE pistons attached to forged Motive gears, and a Detroit Tru-Trac differential. INTERIOR: The blue plaid interior is long gone. Eagle H-Beam rods are bolted to a forged Eagle Black parts from a donor ’72 and new parts from Stroker crankshaft. A ProCharger kit forces air into YearOne have revamped the interior. A leather the modified Holley 750-cfm carburetor bolted SURE GRIP wrapped steering wheel, A/R Racing seats, and to the M-1 intake manifold. Cooling and fueling SUSPENSION: All bushings were replaced with a Pioneer/Kenwood stereo make the interior a bit are assisted by a Snow Performance Methanol polyurethane, and the shocks were replaced more comfortable. Auto Instruments rebuilt the injection kit. The mixture is then directed into a with Edelbrock performance shocks. The front gauges and Fast Recovery recovered the seats. pair of ported Magnum R/T heads with Crane 1.6 end features a heavy-duty sway bar, heavy- rockers. An off-the-shelf Comp Cams camshaft a dyno for tuning. Without the assistance Now that the 15-year project is At the 2009 MATS in Vegas, Chris took first of the NOS nitrous kit, the Challenger sent completed, Chris can sit back and start place in the E-Body Modified class and that 605 hp to the rear wheels. This was enough enjoying his Challenger on the streets of got our attention. Chris’ Challenger goes motivation to propel him to 11.22 at 127 Spokane. “I built the car to do everything to show that not all addictions are bad, mph at the Mopars at the Strip event in Las well. I wanted it to win car shows, drag race, especially not ones that involve going fast in Vegas in 2009. road race, and autocross. It does just that.” a ’72 Challenger. MM
MOPAR MUSCLE JANUARY 2010 55 56 moparmusclemagazine.com rom one of the biggest Detroit-area social event when he overheard ’62 DART RAN perceived screw-ups in Ma some Chevrolet execs talking about the MID-12S THEN, Mopar’s history emerged a new “small Chevy” that was in the works for lineup of “full-sized” cars that ’62. With this info, and knowledge that Ford LOOKS JUST AS were considered hideously ugly was bringing out cars sized between their Fby some, but were really a neat compacts and full-size models, Newberg QUICK NOW feat of engineering and became ordered that the S-Body Plymouth and Dodge TEXT: SCOTT ROSS a vital part of both the Dodge and Plymouth be shrunk—drastically. PHOTOS: RANDY BOLIG line-ups for many years. Dodge tried to put the best spin on it, That screw-up? Downsizing the all-new- calling it “The Lean New Breed of Dodge!” On for-’62 “S-Body” platform that Dodge and the day the ’62 Mopars were shown to the Plymouth would share, one year before the dealers, a dozen Dodge dealers quit on the start of production—but one year after the spot. They’d had trouble selling the ’61s, with designs were finalized. their weird-looking “reversed” fins, and they In the summer of 1960, newly-appointed saw this…this…thing as something they’d Chrysler President William Newberg was at a never sell. The remaining dealers told Ma Mopar in no uncertain terms to
The original 413 block was replaced early in the ’62’s lifetime, but the rest of the engine components are either original or era-correct.
FAR LEFT ▶ Custom-bent steel tube headers make the most of the early B-Body’s limited room via their fenderwell exit.
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moved into the company’s top job. But something interesting happened: Someone noticed that the new-for-’62 Dodges and Plymouths were pretty fair performers, when equipped with regular production engines like the 225 Slant Six, the 318 Poly and 361-cubic-inch B-engine. But, put in a higher-performance engine in those lightweight “full-size” cars, and those B-Body cars would fly! Meanwhile, Chrysler’s RB engine platform had been getting plenty of performance upgrades since its introduction in ’58, especially when it came to carburetors and intake manifolds—culminating in the “long ram” dual four barrel intakes that were optional on the letter-series Chrysler 300s and Dodge D500s. Somewhere inside ChryCo, the decision was made: 50 Plymouths and 50 Dodges Jeff’s ’62 was built with base-level Dart trim inside and out, which it retains. Dash-mounted would be built with a special 413-inch RB, push-buttons (left) control Art Carr-built 727. Other than one auxiliary gauge, rest of dash is stock. intended for the Stock and Super Stock wars on the nation’s dragstrips. There would be two versions—one with “low” (11.25:1) compression, putting out around 390-400 horsepower, and a high-compression (13:1) version, good for 410 horsepower. Both would wear a special “short ram” intake with two four-barrels. Transmissions would be either a floor-shifted Borg Warner T-85 three- speed manual, or a 727 Torqueflite with the same dash-mounted pushbuttons as regular- production B-Bodies. The Plymouths were built first, at Lynch Road Assembly, in the early spring of ’62. About a month later came the Dodges, out of Hamtramck Assembly. The car you see here was the first of the Max Wedge Dodges built. Jeff Miranda has always been a fan of the early B-Body, and he’d owned Max Wedges Here you see the downstream end of the header and where it exits in the right front fenderwell. before, including an unrestored ’62 Dart, Front wheels are chromed Hudson ones (with same bolt pattern as OEM rims), mounted on BFG a ’62 Belvedere, and one of the factory “Silvertown” skinnies. lightweight ’63s. “I’ve always had a love for Max Wedge B-Bodies,” he says. “I’ve always either had a real one, or I’ve built clone cars. The ’62-’64 B-Body cars are my favorite cars of all times—my preferences are ’62, ’63, and ’64 Dodges and ’62 Plymouths.” A couple of years ago, he was searching through “The Big Brown Wishing Book” when he saw an ad for another Max Wedge ’62 Dodge. “I pursued it slowly,” he says of the process that brought it to his Pompano Beach, Florida, home. “I finally figured out E.T. slip from Irwindale Speedway attests to We’re guessing this photo was snapped in the what it was. I wanted the car, I bought it, and Dart’s mid-12 history. Legendary strip was pits at Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach, as time progressed, I pursued the history of replaced by big Miller brewery in ’80s. California, during the ’62’s racing heyday. the car. One thing led to another, and this person led me to that person, and it all led me to the items of interest of a car that has get a real full-sized car in the lineup ASAP, styling—and the boot for it—but he and his this history to it—time slips, buildsheet, drag or they’d be gone too. (Thus was born the stylists were merely following orders from slicks and wheels.” One person that Jeff cites ’62½ Dodge 880, with the ’61 Dodge’s the top. is Steve Marinoff, the Dart’s second owner. front sheetmetal bolted on to the finless ’62 By then, Newberg was out as Chrysler’s He’d kept the buildsheet, time slips, and Chrysler Newport body.) Chrysler styling president, in a conflict-of-interest scandal other items that later verified this Dodge’s chief Virgil Exner got the blame for the ’62’s that broke just a couple of months after he identity.
58 moparmusclemagazine.com The time slips told of elapsed times in the mid-12s, which the original set of drag slicks Longitudinal torsion bars with tubular shocks attested to. What the buildsheet told him FAST FACTS (Rear) HD leaf springs with tubular shocks was not only the equipment that went on at ’62 DODGE DART TWO-DOOR BRAKES: As good as there were back then: Hamtramck—the 413 Max Wedge, the 727, SEDAN 11-inch-diameter drum-and-shoe brakes all and little else—but also when it was built. around, no power assist. He’s yet to see any documentation of a ’62 OWNED BY: JEFF MIRANDA, WHEELS: Era-correct American Racing Torq- Max Wedge Dodge with a lower VIN number POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA Thrusts on Inglewood Tire Service 8.20-15 or earlier build date than this one. slicks in back, with a pair of chromed Hudson One of the people that helped Jeff verify wheels wearing a pair of vintage BFGoodrich what he had was noted Max Wedge historian/ MOPAR POWER “Silvertown” bias-ply skinnies in front. builder/restorer Bob Mosher. “I emailed Bob ENGINE: The first of the “Max Wedges”—a some photos of the car, and he was kind 413-inch RB packed with 11.25:1 compression enough to do some research on his end,” pistons, high-lift camshaft, and topped by a HIGH IMPACT says Jeff. “Lo and behold, he had actually short-ram intake manifold wearing two huge BODY: Original ’62 Dodge B-Body two-door sedan done some paint work on that car some 30 four-barrel carburetors. unibody, all steel. (And, in the case of the ’62 years ago. He had photos of the car, and he TRANSMISSION: An Art Carr-modified 727 Dodge, with styling only a Mopar devotee would sent them to me.” Torqueflite, with dash-mounted pushbuttons. love.) Two items seen in the photos clinched (One big reason why this car won automatically.) PAINT: One repaint in its original Medium Blue this Dodge’s identity. “The tell-tale parts of it REAREND: 8¾-inch with 3.91:1 rear gears. Poly finish, with era-correct lettering added later. were the exhaust, and a ’65 Lions Drag Strip INTERIOR: Low-line Dart all the way—vinyl- participants’ sticker on the left vent window upholstered bench seats, front and rear. Dash- that’s been on there for years,” Jeff says. SURE-GRIP mounted pushbuttons control the 727. Dash still “You can see in the photos that he sent me SUSPENSION: Restored stock ’62 B-Body (Front has heater/defroster pushbuttons and OEM radio that the sticker is still there. Plus, being from delete plate. Southern California, he remembers the car.” That exhaust system included a specially- doesn’t make as many ¼-mile trips as it did And, of course, the fact that it’s a 4,000-mile hand-fabricated pair of steel-tube headers in the ’60s, but Jeff still gets out with it. “I car, that makes them say, ‘Wow!’” with curves aplenty, which exits through the do drive it to local car shows,” he says. “It’s If this story has given you the urge to Dart’s front fenderwells. a pretty nasty car.” It’s also one that’s only look for that phantom Max Wedge ’62 Dart Another contact Jeff made was with Bill had one repaint, and Jeff has re-done the that’s older than this one, Jeff has this advice Gaidzik, the ’62’s first owner, who bought the Blair’s Speed Shop lettering that graced the if you come upon a barn filled with early car at Wegge Motors in Pasadena, California. front doors when it ran at tracks like Lions, B-Bodies. “If you find one and you don’t need (The same place that “The Little Old Lady…” Pomona, San Gabriel, and Irwindale. it, give me a call and I’ll take it!” He adds, that Jan & Dean made famous may have Naturally, a lot of show-goers haven’t “If you have a passion to build it your way, bought hers.) Through him, Jeff learned that seen many ’62 Dodges lately—especially then you buy it in accordance to what you’re the OEM block had been replaced early on, one with the equipment and history this Dart looking for. Two-door sedans are hard to a casualty of the early Max Wedge’s oiling has. As Jeff puts it, “They’ll look at everything find—there are more hardtops out there now problems. “As far as I know, he worked out else in the show, then they’ll stop at this thing then there are sedans. Buying one that’s something with the dealership, and they here, and just look at it and wonder, ‘What already done is great—one man’s loss is replaced the short-block,” recalls Jeff. “He the hell is this?’” Jeff adds that the hand- another man’s gain. I’ve always had a passion doesn’t really remember if it was no charge fabricated exhausts get a lot of attention. for doing them my way, and trying to make for it, but they did replace the short-block.” “The configuration of the exhaust (headers) is them as era-correct as possible. That’s the Nowadays, this 4,000-original-mile car probably the most exotic thing about the car. fun that I’ve had doing these.” MM
MOPAR MUSCLE JANUARY 2010 59 DESERT GRASS BRINGING A ONE-OF-ONE CHARGER BACK TO LIFE STORY AND PHOTOS: GEOFF STUNKARD
60 moparmusclemagazine.com THIS THING WAS ONCE OWNED BY A CARD “ DEALER [FROM] THE STARDUST HOTEL AND CASINO. WE FOUND HIS PAY STUB UNDER THE BACK SEAT, BUT WE DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM…”—BRENT BALL
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odge Chargers are hot commodities on today’s marketplace. While the ’68-’70 versions are probably the most popular overall, the Drestyling of 1971 was more than just skin deep. Options, graphics, and various add-ons made many of them unique cars individually. Those days, the big-inch R/T and Super Bee models offered Hemi and Six Pack power to the masses. Though one was upscale and the other a basic street stripper, they seem to get all of the attention now. Lost in the shuffle is the fact that the 383, though down on compression in some forms by 1971, was a nice option in the standard B-Body. Without adding the R/T trim or the Super Bee attitude, a buyer could build a complete package around the base Charger by selecting the N code High Performance, four-barrel engine. Moreover, the ordered car could be further sweetened by adding options galore. While the car you see here is slightly modified with a few non-optional trim pieces, it truly is a one-of- one Mopar. When we saw it in a row of very nice third-gen Chargers, what made it interesting was that it was a car that many of us would probably enjoy without the price tag that more visible Charger packages seem to require these days. Brent Ball, who lives in Harrowsmith, Ontario, and makes his living in electronic-technology troubleshooting, and running his all-Mopar Mr. Heaterbox and Interior Restoration business, did most of the restoration you see here. He owns a couple Inside is basically as the factory sent it. of other Mopars, but jumped on the chance to own this one. In its last days, the 383 was decompressed and then replaced by the 400. Brent’s 383 features “The car was out in the Las Vegas desert an AVS carburetor which is correct for California-Emissions equipped cars. for a lot of years,” he says. “We verified
62 moparmusclemagazine.com it was one-of-one—Sassy Grass Green, 383, and the options—and it was numbers means the paper rating is 300 ponies; a tight matching. How could I not buy it?” FAST FACTS gear (4.10 or up) and good shifting was always Unlike the cars found in the snow-belt a help with the larger ’71-up B-Bodies. near his home, this one didn’t need any ’71 DODGE CHARGER 383 heavy bodywork, though the interior needed CAR OWNER: BRENT BALL, to be replaced after baking in the sun. The HARROWSMITH, ONTARIO SURE-GRIP decision was made to do a complete stock SUSPENSION: Stock, even the OEM shocking was rebuild though, as we mentioned, Brent retained. chose to add a few goodies. One that he did MOPAR POWER BRAKES: Power drums. not add was that rare rear-deck mounted ENGINE: The 383 was considered by some as a WHEELS: 15-inch factory Rallye wheels luggage rack. That piece was ordered new pedestrian motor in Chrysler’s lineup in 1971, RUBBER: Goodyear F60-15 Polyglas on the car, and the years were kind to the soon to be replaced by the 400. Originally rated chrome; it has not been touched except to at 335 horses, a drop in compression for ’71 clean it up and reinstall it after paint. brought that down to a flat 300. The Carter What was added was the Super AVS was used for California emissions vehicles; HIGH IMPACT BODY: Fuselage-type ’71 Charger; last of the hot Bee–style non-functional hood with air box, a Holley would have been used in the other 49 designs to leave Detroit in the mid-size body a set of new bucket seat skins, and the states. The rest of it is just like Ma Mopar built range. performance machine gun exhaust tips. But in 1971. PAINT: FJ6 Go Green, replicated by Bruce Pardo the painted Rallye mirrors, Tuff steering TRANSMISSION: The 727 TorqueFlite, now using Sikkens paint. wheel, and AM/FM radio with rear speakers actuated by a factory Slap-Stik. INTERIOR: Retrofit upgrades like Rallye dash and were factory ordered! The idea was to make DIFFERENTIAL: An 8¾ unit was the standard in fresh buckets. We’d do it, too . . . it a car that could be driven for fun, and Charger; this one is built for cruising. BEST PERFORMANCE: Street corner Gran Prix, and everything that has been modified could be HORSEPOWER AND PERFORMANCE: The compression possibly outrunning the Vegas mob! taken back to bone stock, though we would drop and a change from net to brake horsepower agree that nothing needs changing from the way the car sits today. If you are looking for a hot setup under as well, because this Los Angeles built to all FJ6-hued cars). Coupled with the white the hood, you would see what the first Charger has California Emissions; the other top, white interior, and white longitudinal buyer ended up with back in the day; this N code engines came with a small Holley stripe, it is a combination that really works 383 was rebuilt to original specs and did that year. Behind the engine is a 727 on what could be termed as an extreme not require any major fixes other than the TorqueFlite, while a 3.23 open-end rear color. normal clean-up done during disassembly. makes it easy to crank off the miles while The Mopar restylings of 1971 were the The 383 had seen a lot of hard use from not stopping to get gas every 200 miles beginning of the last hurrah of the muscle its original owner and the number four (it’s a 20-gallon tank). car era designs, and Brent ended up with piston had a meltdown, but overall, it was Of course, what is most appealing is the a visible all-around package that highlights perfectly savable and rebuildable to stone scarce green paint, which was reapplied by what the Charger was all about—classic stock specs. A/C was a must in Nevada, Bruce Pardo using Sikkens Green Go FJ6 style and horsepower. It took first place but it also helps during the summer show replacement (Green Go was Dodge’s real for the stock B-Body machines at the 2007 season wherever you are. A fresh Carter name for the option; Plymouth was offered Carlisle All-Chrysler Nationals. Even if it version of the AVS carb was selected in Sassy Grass, though that name has stuck wasn’t an R/T . . . MM
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I WANTED A CAR THAT WAS IN “DISARRAY SO I COULD MAKE SURE IT WENT TOGETHER CORRECTLY FROM START TO FINISH.” —CHRIS SANTOMERO
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owadays, it’s getting tougher FAST FACTS to find project-ready E-Body ’70 PLYMOUTH ’CUDA COUPE longitudinal torsion bars with tubular shocks and Mopars. There’s our own stabilizer bar. Rear: HD leaf springs with Project Tetanus Shot, (i.e. OWNED BY: Big Challenge), which had CHRIS SANTOMERO, tubular shocks BRAKES: Front disc/rear drum, power-assisted Nalmost as much rust as BEDFORD, NEW YORK WHEELS/TIRES: Correct ’70 Rallye wheels wear intact steel on it when we RESTORED BY: repro F70-14 Goodyear Polyglas GT tires found it. But it was Chris Santomero’s luck to RJ CARS, ARKPORT, find less than that—and end up with a ’Cuda that looks like this. NEW YORK When he went to Carlisle back in 2005, HIGH IMPACT he’d been looking for a Mopar project for a BODY: Original ’70 Barracuda coupe unibody while. “I had my heart set on it, and I was restored by RJ Cars, Arkport, New York. Shaker MOPAR POWER watching the prices for them go up,” he ENGINE: hoodscoop and dual outside rearview mirrors Rebuilt ’70-vintage U-code 440, with recalls from his Bedford, New York, home. added during restoration Carter four-barrel carburetor. Transmission: “That’s when I knew I wanted a car that was PAINT: Diamont R-M 5300 clearcoat over Console-mounted 727 TorqueFlite, with the in disarray so I could make sure it went Diamont Lemon Twist Yellow (original color), new-for-’70 “Slap Stick” shifter together correctly from start to finish, REAREND: applied by RJ Cars. RJ Cars also painted the 8¾-inch rear end with Sure-Grip instead of getting someone’s project car that Shaker the correct Argent Silver color. differential and 3.23 rear gears. they couldn’t finish. I wanted to get one from INTERIOR: Restored original ’Cuda interior the very beginning and work through the includes console with Slap Stick shifter, AM whole car step by step.” radio, rally gauge cluster, and woodgrain He got his wish, and he came home with SURE-GRIP steering wheel. SUSPENSION: Restored original. Front: HD what looked more like a massive trailer load of parts than a ’70 ’Cuda. “It was disastrous!
66 moparmusclemagazine.com It was ready for the junkyard,” he recalls. “There was, basically, a box of parts and a promise for the rest of it. It was rolling on the frame, parts were in primer, and there was no interior or anything like that. The engine was out, the tranny was out, and the rear was out.” This wasn’t an abandoned project ground to a halt by a lack of funds or A U-Code 440 Magnum sits in the ’Cuda’s engine bay. The Mopar battery is just one of the desire to keep going. “The gentleman who period-correct details. Note the original fender tag. sold it was more of a parts guy,” Chris says. “I think he had it and said to himself, ‘If I sell it, great. If not, maybe I’ll part it out.’ I came specialty is Mopars, his passion is Mopars, including one from a recent event that Chris in and picked up the whole package.” and his desire since he was a kid was to turned into a family adventure. “I hooked up But the big package that he hauled home have a Mopar restoration shop.” Looking into my son’s booster seat, and we went to a car from Carlisle wasn’t whole enough to build a the stash of parts that Chris had show in Fishkill, New York,” says Chris. running E-Body—not yet. “Maybe 40 to 50 accumulated, they found that they had a lot “They gave out maybe 25 trophies to the top percent of what I needed was there,” Chris of OEM stuff from Ma Mopar that they cars in the show, and we were one of them. says. “The guy had other parts for me, and needed. “We bought only original parts,” The judges came over, looked at it for not he came through with another box of parts Chris says. “It was to the point that anything even two minutes, and said, ‘Great car,’ and for me to restore it with.” that could be date-coded correct was done.” away they went. We drove 70 miles to the Chris enlisted Russell Jacobs at RJ Cars Just over a year later, the pile of parts show in it, cleaned it up, put it in—the car’s in Arkport, New York, to turn the collection was now this Lemon Twist ’Cuda, restored to great.” Needless to say, the 70-mile trip of parts into the 440 Magnum-powered, showroom-new condition. What’s it like to home went quickly! Lemon Twist-hued ’Cuda you see here. “He’s drive? “It’s phenomenal!” Chris says. “The car Chris is looking for another distinctive good at everything,” Chris says. “His is unbelievable.” It’s also a trophy-winner, Mopar to add to his collection—but not just
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No bench seat here. This ’Cuda’s got front buckets standard in the ’70. Chris’ also boasts a woodgrain steering wheel and Slap Stick shifter-equipped console.
Lots of original parts were used in the restoration, inside and out.
any Mopar. “We’re looking seriously for a ’70 Superbird, B5 Blue—very specific,” he says. “A lot have come up, but not specifically what we’re looking for.” (Yet.) If you’re looking for a Mopar project of your own, Chris has this advice: “Don’t settle for something just because it comes along. Keep plugging away, keep looking, and stick to what you’re looking for. It’s out there—when it shows up, jump on it.” MM
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DRW369-02 water resistance with the distinctive, for 30 days and if you are not receiving Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 retro look of a jumping display (not an compliments, please return the watch www.stauer.com Performance Clinic WITH STEVE DULCICH • Send your Performance Clinic letters to: [email protected], or 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619 LEGAL MUSCLE POWER TO I pick up nearly every issue of Mopar Muscle when I can. My wife gives me that “what do you think you’re gonna build now” look every time we’re at the local Barnes & Noble. Anyway, I have a ’92 Dodge Dakota that I got from my father-in-law about MANUAL 7 years ago. It started out rough; it wasn’t running well, it had bad brakes, and I have a ’69 Valiant, and I switched the check engine light kept coming on. After a year or two of my own labor, I have from power steering to manual. Do I need managed to replace the brakes in front and rear (including rotors and wheel bearings), a new column or just the rod that is inside removed the old exhaust system including catalytic converter, which was full of holes, the column? I believe the longer rod is for and replaced every belt, hose, and engine sensor. It now runs fine and without that manual steering but I just want to be sure. idiot light coming on. Also, the coupler (I think that’s what it is 1 I would now love to race this thing. I started racing at a local ⁄8-mile dragstrip called; the piece on the end of the shaft that near Santee, California. The truck has the original 5.2L Magnum EFI engine with about attaches to the box), is it interchangeable 195,000 miles on it, and a stock A518 Chrysler transmission. It does 10.5 seconds in from power to manual? 1 the ⁄8 mile with a race weight of about 3,850 pounds. The engine compression is a tad Zach low across all 8 cylinders and is especially low on cylinder four. Via moparmusclemagazine.com 1 What I have as a goal is to get this thing to just under 13.00 seconds in the ⁄4-mile. I figure I will need about 310 to 320 Flywheel horsepower to get me there, as well as Zach, the manual steering is less getting the rear wheels to hook up better. I plan for a 2,400 to 2,800 stall converter, a cluttering than the power steering set-up, 3.90 rear gear set, and some CalTrac bars. and gives a cleaner look under the hood, so I would like to get the engine out and have it re-ringed, then have some mild many people like this swap. The manual box performance parts added. But that’s a problem for me since I’m in California. Everything is shorter than the power box, so the column has to have either a California Air Resources Board “Executive Order” (EO) number is longer with a manual steering setup. You or not require one. That means I have to stick with the stupid beer barrel-style intake can swap the column out, or get an adaptor/ manifold and the awful stock Magnum heads. I did, however, find a set of Hooker extension from Firm Feel to adapt your 5 Headers with 1 ⁄8-inch primaries that does have an EO number for my make, year and present column. model of truck. (Hooker part number 5008). Do you have any suggestions of low-budget, CARB-approved, items that I can have installed on my engine while my shop does the re-ring job? Or other machining tips to improve engine performance? Dan, Via email INJECT With a goal of keeping the truck smog legal your job becomes more complicated. MY I think overall your plan looks good, and should get you where you want to go. The production Magnum heads are actually pretty good, and can be ported, but you might do even better to get a set of Engine Quest replacement Magnums. These iron heads SMALL- are sold as replacements, and are used for that purpose on non-performance rebuilds everyday to replace the crack-prone stock heads. I would probably recommend boring the engine out and replacing the pistons for a zero piston deck height for more BLOCK compression, and sticking with a conventional ring. You can go with an upgraded cam and if you keep the duration under 220-degrees at .050, it should be clean enough to I own a ’65 Barracuda with a 273 engine pass the test. Headers are definitely good too. and automatic transmission. Is there anyone Another thought that will help you achieve your goal might be to modify the stock making an aftermarket fuel injection for the intake manifold by cutting back the runners inside, and porting the intake. A final small-block Mopar? Thank you. modification to consider is a stroker crank. This will increase the cubic inches big-time, Albert Lewallen and what they can’t see would be pretty hard to detect. Albert, I like your plan. An injected 273 can make a nice little street engine that can work well in a light car, and get good mileage. There are several approaches to FLAT TAPPET SWAP fuel injection, depending upon just what you are looking to do. A simple throttle I have an ’88 318 engine with a hydraulic start the engine without talking to someone body injector can bolt on to replace the roller cam from the factory. Can I change who knows what to do. Thanks. carburetor. Holley offers the TBI systems, this engine over to a hydraulic flat tappet Nathan Hayes and I have used these with good results. cam if I use the cam, lifters, and pushrods Via moparmusclemagazine.com These are universal kits. with the rocker arms and shafts from my For a complete, turn-key port fuel- 1978 360 engine? I installed it in the engine No problems here, Nathan. The early injection system, Edelbrock has complete and it looks like it will work, but the lifters flat-tappet stuff goes right into later hydraulic kits specific to the small block Mopar. are lower in the lifter gallery. They are not roller blocks, and function perfectly. In fact, I The Edelbrock kit has everything you need binding when I turned the engine over by believe the factory used such a combination from the fuel pump to the EFI manifold, hand, and all looks good, but I don’t want to in some applications as OE. electronics, and wiring.
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I’m going to build a 318 stroker for engines have never been bored out, so they my ’73 Duster, and have a few questions should all be rebuildable. My buddy says the WHICH about the parts to use. I have a few blocks ’73 block is the best, and the thickest, but available, one is the original block from I’m not sure. the Duster, but I also have a Magnum 318, Marty Jones BLOCK IS and a late ’80s factory hydraulic roller Via moparmusclemagazine.com block. My plan was to use a 4.00-inch cast crankshaft, and the heads from the Magnum Marty, you are lucky to have three blocks BEST? engine. What is holding me back right now to choose from, and all three will work well is choosing which block to use. All three at the power level you will be making. As far as actual cylinder wall thickness, the only way to know which block has the most meat is to sonic check them, but this can add up to some expense when considering three blocks. All should be able to take the .030-inch overbore for a fresh engine. The rockett ’73 block probably does have a little more meat in it, and it has the advantage of blind power head bolt holes, compared to the bolt holes going into the water jacket in the later block. The early decks are definitely stronger. The late and the Magnum blocks are Rockett Brand TM Racing Gasoline is the only racing fuel scientifically factory equipped with the hydraulic roller formulated with over 50-years of racing experience and offering set-up, and if you are wanting to run a hydraulic roller, the later blocks will accept it one-on-one technical fuel support to race teams, engine builders, with all the stock hardware and lifters. This and enthusiasts. will make the cam installation considerably cheaper than a retrofit hydraulic roller. If I To make sure that your engine is generating the maximum power were building the engine, I would choose the that it was designed for, switch to Rockett Brand TM Racing Gasoline. ’88 block, since it has the hydraulic roller Our quality and performance are legendary. provisions, but does not have all the extra mounting bosses found on the Magnum block. BETTER BRAKES I am sure this question has been addressed, but I am new to the hobby and don’t know where to look. I don’t want to waste my money and time. I have a ’65 Formula S Barracuda with a 360 engine. I want to change to disk brakes on the front. The car is for limited street use and will never be raced. What is the “best bang for the buck” swap? I see advertising in magazines that offer kits ($600) that use much of the original parts. Is this the way to go for my purposes or do you have different suggestions. Thanks. Hal Via moparmusclemagazine.com
Hal, there are several approaches to swapping disc brakes. In the old days we used to swap OE parts, and that got For dealer or technical the job done, but the parts were usually support, call (800) 345-0076 or visit www.RockettBrand.com used stuff from the wrecking yard. By the time the parts were pulled, and everything was machined and rebuilt, there was considerable time wrapped up in the
74 moparmusclemagazine.com conversion, and no small sum of money. relates the cylinder’s sealing ability as a air escaping the carburetor, the intake valve These days, the aftermarket brakes are the percentage of leak-down. on that cylinder is likely bent, while leakage way to go. You get all-new parts that are The advantage of the leak-down test is through the exhaust indicates a damaged ready to swap in place. I would suggest that the air can be heard escaping, and with exhaust valve. If the engine has bent valves, finding a company that has a brake system a careful exam, the source of the problem it is important to make the repairs before in your price range. Make sure to specify can be pinpointed. Most likely the over- continuing to run the engine, since the the car you are working on and the factory revving led to valve float or lifter pump-up uneven force of the valve on the seat can brake arrangement to find a kit that works and valve to piston contact. This could have actually cause the valve to break, dropping with your OE drum brake spindles. bent a valve or two, causing the engine to the valve and potentially destroying the miss at idle. If the leak-down test indicates engine. MM REV HAPPY I have a ’68 Dart 270 Hardtop with a swapped-in 340 and a 727. The car is a hot rod with a mildly built engine. The engine was fully rebuilt by my dad to mostly stock specifications. I drive my Dart regularly on the streets. On one of those days, something happened that makes me need to write this letter. I was out enjoying an evening drive outside of Fresno, California, and my cousin in his car joined me. We happened to line up at a deserted intersection, and decided to let it rip. I pulled the shifter down to low gear to get ready. I pulled hard through first gear, and then the linkage bound on me and it wouldn’t let me shift. Before I could react, the tach was buried and the engine was popping. I couldn’t believe what happened. The engine seemed to idle rough as it settled down. I decided it was time to head for home, and hoped that it would just clear out, but no such luck. At idle the engine sounds like it is running on six cylinders. I need to fix my engine but do not know for sure what is wrong with it. I know it got over-revved, but I’m not sure what parts got hurt. Do you Countless hours of think the rods are ruined? The oil pressure engineering, testing and is still good. Where do I start in trying to fix material research have set my engine? STREETPro® apart from Chad Long the competition. Via moparmusclemagazine
Chad, something like that happening can really ruin a good time. There is no denying that over-revving an engine can lead to damage, but if there is any consolation, at least be thankful that a connecting rod The design of STREETPro® or piston did not let go and destroy your gaskets offer maximum sealing engine. Since the engine is missing, it would characteristics in the harsh tend to indicate a loss of compression in environments of stress, heat one or more of the cylinders. The place to and high compression. start the diagnosis is with a compression test to identify which, if any of the cylinders are down. An even better evaluation can be achieved with a leak-down tester. This tool applies air pressure to the cylinder and
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welded new metal in all over the place. Now the engine is a 543 (stroked 440), THE SOUTH running Edelbrock heads, intake and dual 650 carbs, with a custom cold air intake that makes everyone look for turbos. The HAS RISEN— interior is custom upholstered, including the dash and console with carbon fiber overlays and Autometer gauges. Its test ONE MORE TIME drive was the 2007 Power Tour as part of the Edelbrock display—3,000 miles in Here is a ’69 Dodge Charger that was holding it together. There was no a week—perfect and fun. Thanks for the I saved from the rust monsters. The engine or transmission, and the interior great magazine. car looked intact when I pulled it out was destroyed by rats and time. I had it Dr. Patrick Hagerman of the weeds, but the rust was all that media blasted, put it on the rotisserie and Via email
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on cars built by onwers,who cares if there less,Yet you seem to cater them HUH?!?! not topnotch or in primer, I bet 90 percent Mr318 of your readers rather see something Via moparmusclemagazine forum I guess i won’t renew this time,after they could buid themselfs, Instead of what 8 years, I’m sick an tired, of the engine moneybags can pay someone elese to buid Wow, tell us how you really feel, and challenge,everymonth,I’d rather read for them Most of them don’t know nothing this time, please use spell check. I’m sorry joe averge builds slant-six or a 318 in about cars, there ulgy tires and rims cost you don’t like the engine challenge articles, backyard,Also fastfacts sucks, kills reading more than our cars,so why do we want to but from the responses we get from the the story rewriting what you done wrote,I got read about it,I think you need to focus on joe majority of our readers, it’s a popular so i only like rarefinds,benchracing,younggu arvege after all we make up way over half of segment—anyone else disagree? ns,If i had a magazine you bet i’d do stories your readers.WE care moneybags could care As far as our feature cars being “moneybag” builds as you put it, we very seldom feature cars like that, but will on occasion. The occasional high-dollar feature car shows readers what’s possible, and hopefully gives them ideas of things they can do to their own car. However, contrary to what you might think, most of the feature cars we use are found at car shows, and before we even mention shooting a car to an owner, we do our best to find out the “story” behind it. Finding a car to feature is easy; there are so many great looking cars. But finding one that has a history with the owner and a story about the build of the car is the hard part. We don’t like to feature “check built” cars that will end up as focal cars at the SEMA show and then Barrett Jackson—although we have been duped occasionally. Like you said, it is about the average Joe. Finally, the Fast Facts section of each feature is basically just an overview section for someone to get some quick information about the car; it’s not meant to replace the feature. WHERE’S THE BIG ONES?
I was reading the October 2009 issue and saw the “Are We Idiots?” box and had to send you an email. No, you’re not idiots, and in fact, your articles and interviews, especially the pictures, are phenomenal. However, as an owner of a ’70 Plymouth Fury III, I feel as though Mopar Muscle magazine, as well as other magazines and even Mopar junkies love to discriminate against this particular model. What’s wrong with the Fury III? I’m getting tired of seeing the same Challengers, ’Cudas, and Chargers! Can you please, for me, as a loyal and dedicated subscriber have at least one issue with something to do with a ’70 Plymouth Fury III? It’s hard finding parts for the thing, and when I visited Carlisle, for the All-Chrysler Nationals, there were two Plymouth Fury IIIs, one was a rusty piece of junk for sale and the other problem getting new front fenders. We have your car are hard to find. However, you’re belonged to me. It’s the nicest looking “land bought all of our body panels through Auto not completely out of luck. You have a yacht” out on the road, and I think a little Metal Direct (AMD) and they tell us they couple of choices, and I’ll start with the respect and homage to the old gal would do have no plans on making fenders for ’70 one closest to where you live. Contact Mopar fans and Fury owners justice. I’ll be Chargers. I have done a lot of web searching either Tony’s Parts (www.tonysparts. more than happy to send a photo of me and but no luck. Do you know of a place I could com), Stephens Performance (www. the Fury if you’d like. She’s looking better contact for front fenders? Thank you. stephensperformance.com), or Desert Valley every day. Despite my earnest plea, thanks Jeff St. Germain, Syracuse, NY Auto Parts (www.DVAP.com). All three of for putting out a great magazine. But please Via moparmusclemagazine.com these places specialize in used parts, and help me out here! I almost guarantee that you’ll find whatever Rowland George, Atlantic City, NJ Jeff, as you’re finding out, fenders for you need. MM
Rowland, It’s not that we discriminate against C-Bodies. Heck, we even did a project car C-Body a year or so ago. When we go to events, we also try to look for good quality cars to feature that have a good story behind them. When it comes to C-Bodies—as you’ve noticed—there are usually not too many showing up. PART NUMBER NEEDED
I have a ’33 Dodge coupe with a 360 engine and an 833 with a Pistol Grip. I’ve been interested in replacing my 360 with a 340 Six Pack and was excited to see your “Six Pack Flashback” article in the August issue; however, while you gave part numbers for many of the Mopar crate engine pieces, you failed to give a part number for the complete assembly. What number should I give my local parts dealer? Or, would my local parts dealer laugh at such a request because I need to go to only limited dealers? Thanks for any help. John Wood, Philomath, OR Via moparmusclemagazine.com
John, we’re as happy as you are that Mopar has reissued the 340 Six Pack, and as you read, it lives up to its reputation. To get one, all you need to do is go to your local dealer, and order PN P5153526. FINDING FENDERS
My son and I are completely restoring a ’70 Dodge Charger. We are having a
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a forged crank, rods, and pistons designed A NEW SOX & to work in concert with the twin screw supercharger, plus a comprehensive array of performance parts and accessories. There’s the Sox & Martin 426 Hemi ’Cuda MARTIN ’CUDA! Edition with 625 horsepower; and the Super Stock Edition with 725 horsepower. If they aren’t enough, there’s the Pro Stock Edition, which includes a 900+ horsepower engine, Dana 60 rear end, and four-link rear suspension. If you like the red/white/blue color scheme that Ronnie and Buddy made famous at strips from coast to coast, you’re in luck. That’s because they’ll all wear the same colors and period-correct Sox & Martin graphics as the original. Other features include ’Cuda-style rear quarters, a modern version of the 1971 ’Cuda grille and tail panel, and an aggressive hoodscoop like the one on their first Pro and Modern Muscle’s Mike Staveski, you now Stocker. Inside, there’s custom leather SOX & MARTIN, can score one of your own. They’ve teamed seating with the Sox & Martin Supercars MODERN MUSCLE up to bring you the Collector’s Series 2010 shield embroidered on the seat backs. Sox & Martin 426 Hemi ’Cuda. Each Sox & Martin 426 Hemi ’Cuda is TEAM UP Unveiled at the Mopar Nationals in 2009, personally signed by Buddy Martin, and has dmit it—you’ve long and inspired by the Sox & Martin Hemi ’Cuda a special fender tag identifying its equipment dreamed of owning a that won NHRA’s 1971 Pro Stock title, the and Sox & Martin serial number. genuine, ground-pounding, Collector’s Series Sox & Martin 426 Hemi Production for the Collector’s Series Sox Sox & Martin Hemi ’Cuda. ’Cudas are serious performance vehicles & Martin 426 Hemi ’Cuda is limited. Unless Stop dreaming already. based on the LY-Body Challenger SRT8. you want to wind up like that grouchy guy A Thanks to Diane Sox Each one is available in your choice of from the Delaware Valley, you won’t want to and Buddy Martin (of the three performance levels, with a balanced and miss out—so call Modern Muscle today at legendary Sox & Martin drag racing team) blueprinted supercharged 426 Hemi filled with 727/869-9533 for more info.
Head; Keisler Engineering T45 transmission and all the parts to install. 2894; John A BIG THANK YOU Veneroso; Set of Wires from FireCore50 - Rick Gorski. 3552; Joe Golobie; $250 the engine, and the following is a list of the gift certificate from Van’s Auto. 3588; prizes, and the winner. If you haven’t claimed John Ringel; Two Sox & Martin Bar Stools your winning ticket yet, contact Diane through from Mopar Collector’s Guide. 3356; her web site, www.ronniesox.com. Denis Bouchard; $200 gift certificate from Valley Vintage Auto Parts. 1785; Ticket Number; Name; Prize Doug Miller; Indy Intake Manifold from Bob 2324; Raymond Bryan; Set of Headers George Racing. 1257; Stan Kirkman; from tti. 3094; Dominick Cacciamani; Case of Oil from Royal Purple. 1383; Case of Oil from Royal Purple. 0111; Michael Woodward; Roy Hill Ride Along and Michael Kramer; 1969 Sox & Martin Hemi Autographed Hat. 1525; Dennis Dilley; ell, the drawing is over, Barracuda Die Cast Car & Puzzle. 2997; Darrell Waltrlip autographed Helmet. 3686; and the 426 Hemi, Stacy Colvin; $50 Mancini Racing gift Danny Case; Steer & Gear Steering Box built with the help of certificate. 1717; Jason Black; Flaming Certificate. 2391; Michael Malone; Case many has been won River FR1002 Battery Switch & Hat. 0055; of Oil from Royal Purple. 0646; William by Rick Derheim of James McCryndle; Set of Wires from Hughes; R2C Certificate for air filter of WNorth Dakota. With FireCore50. 0258; Roger Orf; 2008 Hemi your choice 3, 4 or 5 inch. 1638; David the generous nature Super Stock Shootout Metal Sign. 3683; Orcelletto; Glen-Ray Radiators reproduction of all of the manufacturers and friends that Greg Fodness; $350 gift certificate from of Hemi Radiator for a ’66 – ’71 Hemi car. donated items to be raffled, The Ronnie Fine Lines. 0867; Gregg Ehrhardt; $50 2026; Lisa Spraberry; $50 Mancini Racing Sox Foundation was able to present the St. Mancini Racing gift certificate. 0537; gift Certificate. 0365; Rick Derheim; 426 Jude’s Children Research center with a check Robert Karr; Painless Performance gift Hemi. 1049; Douglas Mann; Video from for $80,000 dollars. Without the help of the certificate for a switch panel or universal Five Star Video. 3291; Joel Cox; 8-switch sponsors and especially you guys and gals chassis harness. 0887; Larry Taylor; fused race panel with wiring and hardware that bought tickets, this would not have been Gibson Ephiphone Guitar autographed by by Painless Performance donated by Bob possible. We at Mopar Muscle magazine send Alan Jackson. 3706; Michael Belcher; George Racing. 2245; Edward Ross; a big thank you to all of you. Speaking of Pro Comp Fabricated Aluminum Valve Covers Summit Racing Jacket donated by Bob sponsors, there were more prizes than just donated by Miller Performance. 2847; JA George Racing.
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hat’s right—The Amsoil/Mopar ENGINE BUILDERS— Muscle Engine Challenge is back for 2010. We’ll announce what Mopar GET READY! V-8 engine platform will be at Tthe heart of the Challenge, this year’s rules, and we’ll identify ENGINE BUILDERS’ CHALLENGE our sponsors, at the Performance Racing RETURNS FOR ’10 Industry (PRI) Show in Orlando, Florida, that’s MUSCLE M FOR REN
hat comes to mind when you hear or see the term “rental car”? (Not too good, is it?) There’s one Woutfit that’s changing that—and they’re using Mopar power to do it! The idea for Early Rides came from seeing a typical rental agency, and saying “What if…” Right now, they’ve got one location in Southern California, and a growing fleet of Mopar muscle. Early Rides rents vintage Mopars like a 440+6 powered ’69 Road Runner hardtop, a 440 Magnum powered ’69 Dodge Charger R/T and a couple of four-speed cars: a ’69 Road Runner convertible and a ’70 Road Runner
82 moparmusclemagazine.com coming up in mid-December. If you’ll be attending PRI, you’ll EVENTS want to be on hand when we make the announcement on Friday, December 11, at 11:00 am in the press area on the rear Since we got no event announcements to let you know about, we’ll guess of the show’s main floor. That’s also when that nothing is going on at the end of the year or even next year. That can’t we’ll honor the winning team from our ’09 be right, so send in your event announcements ASAP. You can either send Engine Builders Challenge. If you’re in town, them to Mopar Muscle, C/O Events, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL, 33619, stop by and check out the hoopla. or send them by way of our email: [email protected]. MM MOPARS More Power? (IN L.A., AT Sounds Great! T LEAST) The original is still the best. Don’t settle for less than the great performance, power and sound of JBA Headers and
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BOOKIN’ UNDER THE CANDY STRIPES
emember when a group of who, from the ’50s through the ’70s, , corporate and personal files to take you Chrysler engineers not only became one of the most successful and behind the doors at Chrysler, at a time when “took their work home with influential drag racing teams of all time.m The those doors (and the rest of Ma Mopar’s them,” but raced (and won)) only team off engineers from an automobilem engineering labs) were in Highland Park. on dragstrips across the manufacturer to drag race successfully, the Among other things, you’ll see how the Rcountry? Ramchargers broke the most time barriers Ramchargers helped pioneer the platform Dave Rockwell does. He in drag racing history and earned the most team concept, while you read about the was one of the original Ramchargers, and National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Super personalities of the men who made it all his new book from SAE International, We Stock titles during the sport’s golden era of happen. Were The Ramchargers: Inside Drag Racing’s factory competition during the ’60s. If you’re a devoted student of Mopar Legendary Team is the first to provide inside In addition to chronicling the races they racing history, We Were The Ramchargers details on all elements of the Ramchargers’ won and legendary cars they developed, belongs on your bookshelf! story. including the “High and Mighty,” the Max Rockwell’s book takes you behind the Wedge and 426 Hemi-powered Dodges, GET IT: SAE INTERNATIONAL • 877/606-7323 scenes with that group of Chrysler engineers and their first Funny Car, Rockwell opens • http://books.sae.org/book-r-384
COOL STUFF FOR MOPAR LOVERS WHO THOUGHT THEY HAD EVERYTHING…
e’ve found something we’re sure you don’t have—your very own Mopar-themed gumball machine, from Beaver Machine Corporation. Based on their popular “Southern Beaver” vending machine, it features a shatterproof polycarbonate globe, a base with a powder- coated finish (with the legendary R/T logo on the sides), plus a Wtriple-chrome-plated coin mechanism and door. This isn’t a no-name item made to look good and not work—this is the same kind of rugged vending machine you see in just about every general store everywhere. All it needs is a place in your den or shop and a supply of gumballs in “High Impact” flavors (not included).
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Chrys 318/300 HP - Lopey Idle $2996 Chrys 400/400 HP - Choppy Idle $3996 Chrys 318/325 HP - Choppy Idle $2996 Chrys 440/400 HP - Lopey Idle $3996 Chrys 360/350 HP - Lopey Idle $3496 Chrys 440/485 HP - Choppy Idle $4996 Chrys 360/400 HP - Choppy Idle $4996 Chrys 512/500 HP - Lopey Idle $6496 Chrys 360/450 HP - Radical Idle $5496 Chrys 512/540 HP - Choppy Idle $6496 Chrys 408/425 HP - Lopey Idle $5996 Chrys 512/585 HP - Radical Idle $6996 Chrys 408/450 HP - Choppy Idle $5996 Chevy 350/400 HP - Choppy Idle $3496 Chrys 408/500 HP - Radical Idle $6496 Ford 351/400 HP - Radical Idle $3696 Mopar Scene GIVE THE GIFTS OF GEARDOM
till looking to find holiday gifts—or leave hints to what you want? Check out the 700-plus new items that Genuine Hotrod Hardware has added to their Slineup for the holidays this year. There’s stuff like the Revolution Digital Rev Alarm Clock—a digital clock that looks like a high performance tachometer. It features a throaty, high-revving V8 alarm that you’re not likely to sleep through, and is available with an AM/FM radio. Then there’s the collection of Mopar sculptures, like the ’69 Super Bee shown above. These cast-resin sculptures are 12 inches long, and are done in the style of Dodge’s “Scat Pack” ads with incredible SUMMIT TRIVIA CONTEST
ctober’s Summit Trivia Contest was a tricky one judging by the number of entries we received. It seems like a lot of you Ohaven’t seen the most- flamboyant Exner Era Mopars for a while, if ever. That’s too bad, because the question dealt with those big-finned beauties. Here it is again: How were the power door locks actuated on 1961-model- year Chryslers and Imperials? The answer: vacuum (not electric). William Cashman of Brisbane, California, was the first one with the correct answer (“That’s my answer, and I’m sticking to it!” he wrote)…and, as luck would have it, he also got his entry to us from his home in Northern California (and hand-painted) detail. Or, if there’s a historian/old drag racer on the list, check out the Legendary Dragstrip Steel Signs: Relive the glory days of drag racing with these laser-cut and powdercoated signs for gone-but-not-forgotten tracks like Lions Drag Strip (seen here), Detroit Dragway, and Motor City Dragway. Or, take a look at Genuine Hotrod hardware’s website, and do a little gifting research for the holidays…for upcoming birthdays…or for any good reason you can think of!
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before the other correct guessers got theirs in. So, William scores the Summit Racing Equipment gift certificate this time around. Meanwhile, here’s our January question: What were the first model years for the following V8 horsepower ratings: 200, 300, 400, and over 400? Do your best historical research—look under some hoods if you have to, but ask first-—write down your answer, and then US Mail (or Canada Post) it to Mopar Muscle, January Summit Trivia, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619 USA. In case we get more than one correct answer, the first one we receive with the correct answer—or the one with the earliest postmark, in case we get a bunch of correct answers all at once--is the winner. Good luck! MM MOPAR MUSCLE YOUNG GUNS CLUB SWEEPSTAKES RULES 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 2. Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 A.M. EST on May 01, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 P.M. on April 26. 2010. 3. Sweepstakes will be open to males/females, ages 16 to 25, with a valid driver’s license as of February 10, 2009, who are legal residents of one of the fifty (50) states in the United States and the District of Columbia. Employees of Mopar Muscle (“Sponsors”), The Paddock Inc., Competition Cams, Indy Cylinder Heads, Year One, Restoration Specialties, & Phoenix Transmission Products (all collectively “Prize Suppliers”), their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies and their family members and/or those living in the same household are not eligible to enter. 4. Enter by filling out an official entry form available within the magazine issue, or at www.moparmusclemagazine. com, or by sending your name, address, date of birth, phone number, year/make/ model of car, color of car, engine type, length of ownership, and primary use of car on a 3”X 5” card. Send your entry, along with a photo of your Chrysler vehicle, to Mopar Muscle Young Guns Club Membership, Attn: Club Registration, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619, or e-mail the required information to mopar. [email protected]. Entries must be received by dates listed in the Monthly Deadline, Drawing and Prize Schedule below (the “Schedule”). Multiple entries are not permitted. One entrant per entry. Sponsors and Prize Suppliers shall not be responsible for lost, late, mutilated or misdirected entries. Entry forms or requests that are printed by machine, mechanically reproduced, tampered with, illegible or incomplete are not eligible. 5. The sweepstakes will take place under the supervision of the Sponsors. Participants agree to be bound by these rules and the decision of the judges, whose decisions are final. The winners will be notified by mail or e-mail by the dates listed in the Schedule below for each drawing. To obtain a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, after June 30, 2010, to: Mopar Muscle Young Guns Club Registration, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619. 6. The Sponsors will randomly draw one winner each month from each drawing as indicated in the Schedule below. Each entry received is eligible for all subsequent drawings which have not yet taken place at time of receipt of entry. Each month’s winner will be awarded the prize as indicated in the Schedule below. Odds of winning each drawing will be determined by the number of eligible entries received. Sponsors and Prize Suppliers make no warranties with regard to the prizes. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions of prize allowed by winner, but Sponsors and Prize Suppliers reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prizes are not redeemable by winner for cash value. 7. Total approximate value of all prizes is $3,000.00. 8. 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Rare Finds WITH DAVE YOUNG • TECHNICAL EDITOR, MOPAR MUSCLE
Greg Willsey has served American citizens for most of his life. After 20 and a half years in the U.S. military, he now works as a firefighter at Station 10 in Syracuse, New York. Soon, he’ll be serving the public interest by improving what we see on the streets as he restores his ’73 Plymouth ’Cuda.
and a new clutch. Originally a 340 car, the factory small-block had been replaced long ago by a 440 with a stout cam and headers. Even better, the factory color combination BASEMENT of red with white interior and graphics made the E-body stand out. Seeing the car was in overall great condition with only 74,000 miles showing on the odometer, Greg asked Chris if he had a price in mind, and was told he wasn’t PREDATOR sure. Rather than making an offer, Greg told Chris that he wanted the car, and once he decided on a price to call him and if he could e’re lucky to live in a Nate helped him procure from a neighbor’s afford it he’d buy it with no questions asked. country where we are basement garage. Three weeks later, Nate called to tell him free to enjoy hobbies Greg is like most of us as he’s always some good news. Nate had spoken with Chris like restoring, racing, looking for a good deal on an old Mopar and about the price of cars, mentioning a GTO he and driving muscle keeps a list in his head of cars he’s found was restoring, and Chris told Nate he’d take Wcars and performance and whether they’re for sale or not. One such $5,000 for the car and all the parts. Knowing vehicles, and we have car that the owner told Greg was not for sale this was a good deal, Greg hurried over and that luxury because of people like Greg Willsey was a ’73 Plymouth ’Cuda in his brother’s paid for the car, sealing the transaction. of Syracuse, New York. Like many of us, neighbor’s garage. Knowing about this car Once home, Greg cleaned up his new Greg grew up around Mopars, and at the age for several years, Greg was surprised one purchase and found the ’Cuda to be in of 16 his first car was a ’69 Dodge Monaco day when Nate called and said “my neighbor exceptional condition with only a little rust in station wagon. Like some of us, Greg also Chris has decided that he’s thinking about the lower quarters and minor surface rust served more than 20 years in the U.S. military selling the ’Cuda.” Knowing this could be a on the roof. Amazingly, the floors and trunk protecting our freedom to enjoy our hobby, good opportunity to score a nice E-body, Greg were in great shape. Options include the and for that we owe him and all of our troops, rushed over to look the car over thoroughly. 340 engine (long since gone), a heavy duty both serving and retired, a sincere thank you. When he arrived, Chris told Greg that the four-speed and Pistol-Grip shifter, 3.55 geared This month our rare find features the patriotic car had been sitting since 1984, when he Sure-Grip, and white bucket-seat interior. When red and white ’73 ’Cuda that Greg’s brother had removed the transmission for an overhaul Greg put the car on the tow-dolly to get it
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Showing only 74,000 miles, the interior is in exceptional shape. The car is equipped with the standard instrument cluster, white bucket seats, and a Pistol-Grip four-speed shifter.
State inspection decals on the windshield verify that this car hasn’t been on the road Opening the trunk, Greg found all of the since 1984. Greg plans to change that and window molding, the console, and amazingly will drive the car regularly once he completes very little rust. the restoration. home, he noticed there was no transmission. appearance, and plans to install a fresh ’72 Chris said he’d look for the tranny, and 440 police car engine that he’s been saving eventually found it in the back of his garage, for just such a project. Although Greg keeps rebuilt but never installed! plenty busy with three kids and a house that Greg plans a restoration of this ’Cuda, he’s currently remodeling, once the house is keeping the original red color, white decals, finished he plans to make quick progress on and white vinyl top. He’ll probably get rid of his Plymouth. We congratulate Greg on his the Cragars, bias-ply tires, air-shocks, and rare find, and thank him for his service to chrome traction bars for a more factory our country. MM STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION 1. Publication Title: Mopar Muscle ADVERTISER INDEX 2. Publication Number: 1056-2966 SEATBELT 3. Filing Date: 10/01/09 440 SOURCE.COM ...... 39 Restoration & Sales 4. Issue Frequency: Monthly AEROHEAD/INDY CYLINDER HEAD...... 10-11, 13 www.ssnake-oyl.com 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 12 ARRINGTON ENGINES ...... 41 6. Annual Subscription Price: $29.97 AUTO BODY SPECIALTIES ...... 98 AUTO RUST TECHNICIANS ...... 105 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Offi ce of Publication (Not printer) (Street, AUTOINSTRUMENTS ...... 94 city, county, state, and ZIP+4) 261 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016- 2303. Contact Person: Brian Laboe. Telephone: 212.915.4182. ASSET MARKETING...... 71 BE & A RESTORATION PARTS ...... 23 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Offi ce of BLUEPRINT ENGINES ...... 47 Publisher (Not printer): Source Interlink Media, LLC, 261 Madison Ave., New BRAD PENN LUBRICANTS ...... 81 York, NY 10016-2303. BREWERS PERFORMANCE ...... 101 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing CALLIES PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS ...... 77 Editor (Do not leave blank). Publisher (Name and complete mailing address): CAP AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS...... 99 114 North Glenwood Mike Essex, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619. Editor (Name and complete CAROLINA MACHINE ENGINES...... 85 Suite 300 mailing address): Randy Bolig, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619. Managing Editor (Name and complete mailing address): Sharla McNeill, 9036 Brittany CERVINI AUTO DESIGN ...... 33 Tyler, TX 75702 Way, Tampa, FL 33619. CLASSIC MOTORSPORTS GROUP ...... 100 CLASSIC TUBE ...... 95 800-284-7777 10. Owner (Do not leave blank. If the publication is owned by a corporation, give the name and address of the corporation immediately followed by the names and COKER TIRE ...... 47 addresses of all stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of the total COMETIC GASKET ...... 75 amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, give the names and addresses COMPETITION CAMS ...... 9 of the individual owners. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated CORSA...... 89 fi rm, give its name and address as well as those of each individual owner. If the DANTES MOPAR PARTS...... 73 publication is published by a nonprofi t organization, give its name and address.) DENNY’S DRIVE SHAFT ...... 100 Full Name: Source Interlink Companies, Inc. Complete Mailing Address: 27500 DESERT VALLEY AUTO PARTS ...... 79 Riverview Center Blvd, Bonita Springs, FL 34134-4331. DIABLO SPORT...... 31 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding DOUG HERBERT PERFORMANCE PARTS...... 100 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages or Other Securities. If none, DUNCAN ENGINEERING...... 104 check box —> None: x Full Name: None. Complete Mailing Address. DYNAMIC CONVERTERS ...... 98 AR MUSCLE PARTS & SERVICES AR MUSCLE PARTS 12. Tax Status (For completion by nonprofi t organizations authorized to mail EATON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS ...... 97 atnonprofi t rate) (Check one) The purpose, function, and nonprofi t status of this FAST ...... 93 organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes: FLAMING RIVER INDUSTRIES ...... 98 x Has Not Changed During Preceding 12 Months GAINESVILLE RACEWAY ...... 89
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