Quote: Gee, if the 413 was so great, it's a wonder that Ma Mopar just didn't keep that displacement and forget about the 426, 440.
They probably would've stayed with the 413 for a bit longer if other people had stayed with their 406, 409, 410, 421, etc, in the mid-60s. Gotta keep up with the Joneses.
And back to the OP: Is the 413 special? No. But useless? NO!
If this engine is in good runnign condition and is a not a truck engine, it should have a decent CR. Stick in a slightly bigger cam, swap the 'flat' manifold and little AFB for soemthign better, stick on a set of headers, and have a nice-running, torquey bigblock.
If we followed this engine rhetoric to the boxing ring there'd be no middleweight class, fellas.
63 is the last year for the bolt-on rockershaft pedestals on the heads, in case that matters.
Parts I seek:
driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set
16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better.
69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields
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