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Re: 383 VS 440
[Re: Fat_Mike]
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06/26/11 10:49 PM
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Well, there are a few who like to  on this topic, I guess. Can't do too much about that.  
Last edited by HYPER8oSoNic; 06/26/11 10:50 PM.
"Stupidity is Ignorance on Steroids"
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Re: 383 VS 440
[Re: RemCharger]
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06/27/11 11:20 AM
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This post is about what will do reall good burnouts on the street. I think we all agreed.
And Mr yuck your Charger is an extremely strong machine. 
thanks... hope to get the new trans in after vacation and see what it will run on an all-put hard pass.
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Re: 383 VS 440
[Re: HYPER8oSoNic]
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06/27/11 11:36 AM
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Nothing like BB low end grunt rumpity rump. From the basement. 440. Otherwise you're just "explaining.
Let's look at this from the TOP(end that is). Nothing like the HI-RPM scream (6000rpm or MORE) going thru the gears. Rev to the stratosphere. That's the 383, baby! Otherwise, YOU'RE just all "TORQUE" (talk)!! And YOUR basement door slams shut AT 5-6000rpm.
A 440 will be two car lengths ahead of the 383 before it even gets to 5000 RPM! 
And LOTS of 440's are pulling strong well past 6000
Are on the PIPE!!  60-120 ft past the tree 383's have been known to hit 6000 (or better) rpm (gear depending) and "step out" on 440's in 2nd and 3rd gears. At the 660-1000 ft mark, a "good" lightweight 383 car WILL outleg a 440 car to the finish, driver depending. Your "2-car advantage" has been either eliminated or "switched around" to the 383 car at the finish!! 383's been campaigned in Super/Stock regularly back in the early 60 - mid 70's and turned rpms in excess of 7500 rpm, reliably! They also ran and still run brackets and Stock Eliminator classes. The "rage" of the newer engine technology, has allowed the onslaught of STROKER
motor combos to be MUCH stronger but at LOWER streetable rpms. Excellent technology and science by far, as well as being cheaper to build than a stout 383.  As I said "440 is CHEAPER power, but not the CURE-ALL"!! Never any HATE, just a strong DEBATE!! 
There is no replacement for cubic inch displacement.
I was turning my 440 with self ported 906 heads above 7000 rpms back in the early 80's.
I would never consider a 383 over a 440. I have moved up to a hemi and would never go back to either.
But between the two the 440 is far superior.
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Re: 383 VS 440
[Re: CUDA8U]
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06/27/11 10:41 PM
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seems to me these posts just end up being a big pissing match (my dad can beat up your dad kind of thing). Seems to me the people could just give the facts of their personal combination-and let the original poster decide what best suits his needs/budget
Put a big block 4 speed Scat Pack Dodge in your garage.
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Re: 383 VS 440
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06/27/11 10:56 PM
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Nothing like BB low end grunt rumpity rump. From the basement. 440. Otherwise you're just "explaining.
Let's look at this from the TOP(end that is). Nothing like the HI-RPM scream (6000rpm or MORE) going thru the gears. Rev to the stratosphere. That's the 383, baby! Otherwise, YOU'RE just all "TORQUE" (talk)!! And YOUR basement door slams shut AT 5-6000rpm.
A 440 will be two car lengths ahead of the 383 before it even gets to 5000 RPM!
And LOTS of 440's are pulling strong well past 6000
Are on the PIPE!! 60-120 ft past the tree 383's have been known to hit 6000 (or better) rpm (gear depending) and "step out" on 440's in 2nd and 3rd gears. At the 660-1000 ft mark, a "good" lightweight 383 car WILL outleg a 440 car to the finish, driver depending. Your "2-car advantage" has been either eliminated or "switched around" to the 383 car at the finish!! 383's been campaigned in Super/Stock regularly back in the early 60 - mid 70's and turned rpms in excess of 7500 rpm, reliably! They also ran and still run brackets and Stock Eliminator classes. The "rage" of the newer engine technology, has allowed the onslaught of STROKER
motor combos to be MUCH stronger but at LOWER streetable rpms. Excellent technology and science by far, as well as being cheaper to build than a stout 383. As I said "440 is CHEAPER power, but not the CURE-ALL"!! Never any HATE, just a strong DEBATE!!
There is no replacement for cubic inch displacement.
I was turning my 440 with self ported 906 heads above 7000 rpms back in the early 80's.
I would never consider a 383 over a 440. I have moved up to a hemi and would never go back to either.
But between the two the 440 is far superior.
Good for you, and I respect your opinion.
I love the underdog motors, that's MY opinion! 
"Stupidity is Ignorance on Steroids"
"Yeah, it's hopped to over 160" (quote by Kowalski in the movie Vanishing Point 1970 - Cupid Productions)
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100%. This is TRUE!! It's the LOWER cost which gives the 440 a power advantage, NOT the fact that 383's aren't capable. 
I'd like to hear some good running 440 #s . 
If that ain't the pot calling the Kettle black I don't know what is!
