Re: 1970 challenger rt 440 oil capacity
[Re: HYPER8oSoNic]
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11/19/12 09:24 PM
11/19/12 09:24 PM
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Cab_Burge
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Cab, I was kinda foggy about those HP 440's (particularly the early 67 to 68') having the 6 quart Street Hemi pan, too (awhile back). Didn't Direct Connection offer it as an (over-the-counter) upgrade package for the 383/440 oiling system for drag racing as part of their "shared" speed secrets program back then? It's possible that the later HP's (69'-71'), were already fitted with the pans on the line by late 68'.
Not that I have heard of, the 1966 to 1969 Street Hemoi pans held either 5 quarts or 6 quarts depending the FSM you had As far as I know the 402 pan was ths standard 383-440 magnum Hi Po pan for those cars, especailly 1968 to 1970 I had a original 1970 Baracuda 383 4 speed car and I help some people that had a original 1969 440 GTX, they both had 402 pans on them. I bought a 1970 V code R/T Charger 4 speed car in 1989 to restore, it had the 6 quart Hemi -6 pak pan on it, that was the first one I had seen I was told by several factory backed Mopar racers, Dick and Mike Landy,Bob Lambeck and Joe Alread to run 5 quarts in all the stock pre 1970 oil pans that we ran(drag raced) with windage trays
Last edited by Cab_Burge; 11/19/12 09:25 PM.
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Re: 1970 challenger rt 440 oil capacity
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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11/20/12 09:26 PM
11/20/12 09:26 PM
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Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa.
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Thanks for the info guys.. Now i need to know the length of the dip stick. I guess i have the wrong one. If this is the case the previous owner was running this car 2 quarts low...great.
Let me bet that the new one is a chrome Mopar replacement, yes? If so they need to be calibrated I cut my tube down with a tubing cutter to get the stick to read correctly after filling the pan up and PRIMING the motor I have a motor on the stand right now that has a aftermarket replacement 1970-71 6 quart Mopar oil pan on it, the sump is five inches deep and ten inches long
You'd think that MP chrome "replacement" stick would have a small note about the fact it won't read the correct level using the 6 QT pan to give someone the heads up on that situation...What is that stick indexed for ??? Anyhow....Install the 6 qt pan with that chrome stick and even 5 qts reads "about 1/2 a quart over"according to what's marked as full on that stick...Figure out what the filter you run holds then add the correct amount of oil and remark the stick..
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