Re: 2892259 HEMI bellhousing vs. 2892626 B/RB Bellhousing
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The Hemi uses a 172 tooth flywheel while the 383/440 uses the 143 tooth flywheel; different diameters.
Also the Hemi uses a didect drive starter while the 383/440 use the gear reduction starter; different mounting pad.
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Re: 2892259 HEMI bellhousing vs. 2892626 B/RB Bellhousing
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OK I see....the 172 tooth wheel and the starter I take they are HEMI only items....right?
And are they only available as original items or can you get aftermarket 172 tooth flywheels_?
I hear those direct drive starters are a pain in the butt and they are know to fail easily....right?
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the DD starter is VERY hard to FIND and very $$$$ when and IF you find one , RobbMc sells a Replacement , but if you need to have an ORIGINAL PRY open the WALLET for the bell and the starter
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Re: 2892259 HEMI bellhousing vs. 2892626 B/RB Bellhousing
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why did mopar have those HEMI scpecific items instead of using the regular B/RB for the HEMI as well?
Wasnt the B/RB stuff good enough???? Why not use the same stuff?
I believe in 70 and 71 they used the same bellhousings, flywheels (cept for the 8 bolts on the hemi) and starters for both HEMI and B/RB....right?
why did they do it ??? your guess is as good as mine , but that's the way it is so if you are after ORIGINALITY just realize it DOES NOT MATTER WHY , find the parts and buy them .
in 1970 someone decided it was CHEAPER to use the RB parts which gave the factory a HIGHER profit 
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Re: 2892259 HEMI bellhousing vs. 2892626 B/RB Bellhousing
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OK I see.... thanks for the replies.... even though my car is an original 69 matching numbers HEMI charger I dont see myself spending 3k on a correct housing, flywheel and starter that still need to be restored!  I have a 69 2892626 bellhousing and I think the flywheel I got with the car is a billet 8 bolt 143 tooth unit. So that should work and look "STOCK".
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Re: 2892259 HEMI bellhousing vs. 2892626 B/RB Bellhousing
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OK I see....
thanks for the replies....
even though my car is an original 69 matching numbers HEMI charger I dont see myself spending 3k on a correct housing, flywheel and starter that still need to be restored!
I have a 69 2892626 bellhousing and I think the flywheel I got with the car is a billet 8 bolt 143 tooth unit. So that should work and look "STOCK".
The only thing that will not look stock to the hemi purist will be the starter , but they will have to crawl under the car to see it .... use what you have .
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Re: 2892259 HEMI bellhousing vs. 2892626 B/RB Bellhousing
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OK, that will work....
and if they crawl under the car to see if the starter is the correct direct drive unit I will have the chance to give em a good kick on the butt!
or the head ???
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