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Offline TreeFrog

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1965 426 Wedge
« on: August 10, 2011 - 07:50:03 PM »
What can you guys tell me about the 1965 426 Wedge?

Compare to 440, 426 HEMI, or other engines

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Re: 1965 426 Wedge
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011 - 07:58:35 PM »
its a 440 with less cubes . the block isnt reinforced like the later models (dosnt matter under 600hp) . to compare it to a hemi well its not.
 
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Re: 1965 426 Wedge
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2011 - 08:05:01 PM »
Looks bad A$$ with the cross ram duel carb intake.

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Re: 1965 426 Wedge
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2011 - 08:11:47 PM »
unless doing a resto, basically, a hard to find pistons for engine than the 413 engine. Sure, having a 426 MAX WEDGE, complete with crossrams looks cool....

We had a guy here that had a MW426 in a 1964 Plymouth and thought it was the "End all" for performance Big Blocks. Until a friends little blue Valiant crushed his dual carb'd Wedge with a basically stock .030 over 440.

Again, good engine, but when you can get pistons for the 440 cheaper and more plentiful, it kinda makes that engine a hard sell.
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