383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 09:17 PM
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What kind of problems should i expect to run into putting a 383 in a 72 duster?,origanally a slant 6 car but i have the BB k member. What kind of problems mounting wise and what are the cheapest headers that will fit the set-up?
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 09:28 PM
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yeah,i was told manifolds would work...what about a set of shortie?what kind of HP diffrence would it make from full length to shorties?
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 09:41 PM
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I owned one (a 1972 Plymouth Duster, Gold) many years ago (was my second car, my first was the '71 Charger, which I still own.) The previous owner had mounted a (former) Police-Special 383 engine in it (the '72 Duster, that is.) He didn't use the correct Big-Block/A-Body K-Member. Instead, he "made" some motor-mounts to allow it to fit (it wasn't that fantastic a job.) Also, he never dealt with the "Header" issue, as he used CI exhaust Manifolds. When I bought the car, it came without the Police Special 383 engine. My plan was to install another Big-Block (383, 400 or 440,) so I subsequently bought a correct-for-the-swap Mopar-Performance K-Member. After a fair amount of time and effort, I ran out of money and spare-time, so the car just sat. Eventually, I sold it. At the time (before I sold it,) I had planned to use Fender-well Headers with pipes that exited through holes cut in the inner-fenders, near the firewall. Seems to me (due to the vehicle-similarity) that BigBlockDart.COM website would prove useful in forming your project. BigBlockDart.comHere is a "similar" project car, but I didn't see how he dealt with the exhaust issue: 73 Dart Big Block swap project car
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 09:47 PM
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its supposedly built....440 ported and polished heads,509 mopar cam,trw pistons .30 over.roller rockers.edelbrock performance rpm high rise intake,tci build transmission,2800-3000 stall converter,some where along that line
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 09:59 PM
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ok,sweet,what rear end would u go with,i was thinkin a ford 9inch narrowed up,hard to beat the 9inch
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 10:04 PM
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see that would be nice but im looking to pay 7 or 800 dollars for headers,i may just by some regular full length headers and fabricate them to fit
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 10:18 PM
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i think thats crazy tho,i mean yeah,if u got the money sure,but not everybody has that kinda money,why so much
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 10:22 PM
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thats more like it,where can i find a set o those
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 10:24 PM
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im just gonna runs a set of 3inch pipe bout midways of the car and throw a set of flowmasters on it,i have that,just needin headers,or manifold
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Re: 383BB mopar in 72 duster
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11/16/09 10:31 PM
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yeah,ill prolly just buy some full legnth headers from summit(109.95) and have my uncle modify them to fit
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