For you guys who think that 413's are scrap metal, explain to me why those 4500+ lb Newports and 300's run in the high to mid twelves all day long. They are modified of course, but do you get the concept. TORQUE is what gets you going 90% 0f the the time. And comparably speaking, the 413 can be made to RUN HARDER. Passenger car, motorhome or MAX-WEDGE. Does not matter. Careful blueprinting and attention to the right parts/right application will make this motor sing. 440's are strong, cheap and plentiful, plus with a bigger bore, it makes for a good stroker motor. The development just has been sort of unfair to the 413, other than the MAX-WEDGE technology.
"Stupidity is Ignorance on Steroids" "Yeah, it's hopped to over 160" (quote by Kowalski in the movie Vanishing Point 1970 - Cupid Productions)