Originally Posted by gdonovan
Originally Posted by lewtot184
not sure if it's been mentioned or not but Chrysler did offer an over the counter dual quad set-up for rb engines. it was the 385hp 413 set-up with a cast iron single plane intake and two small afb's. chrysler never had the money to r&d and market a lot of combos for production the way gm and ford did. in the '60's most enthusiast were leaning toward single carb technology that was developing. this was basically born out of nascars ban on multi-carbs, and let's face it; most people can't work on one least wise two or three. i have far more problems with the single four on my stock '69 r/t than the dual quads on my '65 coronet.


I think Chrysler just had a ridiculous number of engines as it was and needed another like a hole in the head.

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD for 1970

Slant Six (170, 198, 225) The 170 was available on exports out to 1971
318
340 (different cams for manual and auto? can't recall)
340 6-pack
361 (Industrial out to 1974)
383 2 bbl
383 4bbl
383 HP
413 (Trucks and RV out to 1979)
440 4bbl
440 HP
440 6 pack
426 hemi

I'm sure I missed a few variants but that is a lot of different engines to churn out and certify compared to today.
that is a lot to keep up with when you consider chryslers percentage of market share. when it came to performance they didn't r&d, and couldn't, like others. they just put a part number on aftermarket parts.