Re: 74 charger 360 engine information
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03/21/16 12:34 AM
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What 360 letter codes in particular are you referring to? In the 74 parts catalog two 360 4bbl vin engine codes are listed, J and L. The J code is for a California 360 4bbl and the L code is for the 360 4bbl Hi Performance engine. My 74 360 Road Runner is a California car and has the L code Hi Performance 360 so apparently the Hi Performance 4bbl 360 wasn't a 49 states only option. E56(J) is the engine code (on the data tag) for the California 360 4bbl and E58(L) was the engine code for the 360 4bbl Hi Performance engine. I also did not see in the Model chart where the Charger SE was available with the E58(L) High Performance 360 4bbl. You could get the E57(K) 360 2bbl or the E56(J) California 4bbl. It seems only the Charger (hardtop 23) or the Charger Coupe (Coupe 21) were available with the E58 Hi Performance 360 4bbl.
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Re: 74 charger 360 engine information
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03/23/16 03:54 PM
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Just throwing this out there....is it possible that some 360's came with forged crankshafts on 4spd cars? I think I heard something about that a looooong time ago, so I'm not really sure.
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Re: 74 charger 360 engine information
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03/27/16 12:06 PM
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I am looking for any info regarding A 360 4-barrel engine for a 74 Dodge Charger, particularly an SE model. What I have come up with so far is that all charger bodies could have been built with a 360 but the SE had a different engine code. What I have been finding is that Both 360 engine codes offered were 4-barrel engines and I believe both were dual exhaust. What were the differences and why did the SE have a different coded engine than the other charger models? The E58 L code was optional with the A57 Rallye package. Since the Rallye package was not available with the SE model, the SE received the E56 J code engine.
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Re: 74 charger 360 engine information
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03/29/16 03:28 AM
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My guess, and it's a pure guess, is that you might have been able to order dual exhaust on a J code 360 SE or have it installed by the dealer. There are part numbers for dual exhaust components for 4 door B-bodies and B-body station wagons as well as P, D, and C bodies with engines ranging from 318's to 440's including the 360(and I presume the 2 and 4 bbl 360's although there is no distinction between the two in the parts manual). I also found the "Flange, Exhaust Pipe Ball" listed for "w/360Eng.,w/o/HPerf." and it is the same PN as for the High Performance 360. The only other instances where I see dual exhaust components referred to for 360's other than the high performance 360 are for clamps for the exhaust pipes and tail pipes and tail pipe support hardware. Some of these components are listed separately from the B-body 4 door and station wagon dual exhaust, but not all. It's possible they were only intended for the 4 door and station wagon dual exhaust options. Again the only way to know for sure it was possible would be to find dual exhaust called out in a build sheet for an SE or something in the sales literature indicating dual exhaust could be ordered on an SE. It looks like from 69CoronetRT's post above that the 4 bbl 360 SE would have come with N95, emission controls, which meant California emissions controls. My Road Runner is a California car and does have the N95 Emission control code on the build sheet. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think sometimes the N95 code also required the N97 noise reduction package which came with tail pipe turn downs instead of chrome tips. My ROAD Runner did come with chrome tips even though it has the N95 emissions code so I do not know if my memory is serving me well. Finally, if it were me and the car is not original I'd put dual exhaust on it and tell the naysayers that is the way I'd have wanted to be able to order it in the first place.
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Re: 74 charger 360 engine information
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03/31/16 03:21 AM
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No. According to the model chart in the 74 parts manual the L code 360 (E58) was only available in the Road Runner, Charger, and Charger Coupe. All the other B-bodies got the J(E56) 360 4bbl or K(E57) 360 2bbl. The Charger SE was available with 318 2bbl. G(E44), 360 4bbl. J(E56), 360. 2bbl. K(E57), 400 4bbl. N(E64), 400 4bbl. P(E68) or 440 4bbl. U(E86) engines. You will have to look closely at the availability of these engines as some were available in the 49 states and not available in California. For example the 400 4bbl. P(E68) engine was not available in California for Charger SE, Charger, and Charger Coupe, but was available for these models in the 49 states. Is your SE a California car? Look at the emissions label on the hood. It will be blue if it is a California car and green if it was a 49 state (Federal) car.
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