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Offline rUNCHARGER

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Re: 1973 Hemi ??
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2015 - 10:06:41 PM »
My 73 HemiCuda had a 1970 dated block in it. Okay, okay I'm stirring it. This was my first Hemi as purchased in 1980. Worn out with 3.23 gears it pulled 6500RPM in high gear (A very real 150MPH) and it ran 13.0's at 109MPH. I've never been the same since purchasing this car.

Sheldon




Offline 70chall440

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Re: 1973 Hemi ??
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2015 - 10:34:56 PM »
We did the calculations and sourced the shim and gaskets; should yield about 10:1 CR. Using stock iron heads, aluminum single 4BBL intake (going to run EFI). The car will be used for cruising, more of a conversation piece than anything else. I have most of the components except the oil pan, timing chain cover, oil pump and 1 exhaust rocker. I have a solid crane cam for it. The guy I got all of this from was a big hemi guy and had built a number of them, however he is no longer available so I am at a slight loss. I am very familiar with normal small and big blocks, just not the nuances of the elephant.
Current Mopar
70 Challenger RT 440-6 EFI, 73 Cuda 416-6 EFI
05 Hemi Durango, 01 Ram 4x4, 14 Ram 2500 4X4, 10 PCP Challenger 6 spd RT, 01 Viper GTS ACR, 52 B3B w/330 Desoto Hemi, 70 Hemi RR (under const)
Past Mopars
9 x Challengers. AAR Cuda, 4 RR, 2 GTX, 4 Chargers, etc... (too many to list)

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Re: 1973 Hemi ??
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2015 - 09:16:00 AM »
   If you don't buy it please pass it on to me.  :)

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