Originally Posted By SomeCarGuy
The old Mopar engine books listed rpms for stock bottom ends and I think both the 383 and the 440 checked in at 6200. Probably been 15 years since I saw that chart. Trying to think of where my book is. Anybody have one to confirm?
I think its 5200 RPM's on a stock 383. In the old days I did a lot of street racing with a stock 383 Dart, and shifted it at 5200 RPM redline. I know my engine would sound like it was screaming at 5200 RPM's. And I could never see any gains above that.