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any one using 383's to race #1156654 01/13/12 11:36 PM 01/13/12 11:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 80 tampa florida 1 1badrt OP member
1badrt OP member 1 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 80 tampa florida	looking for other poeple using 383 in drag race use, have raced them in the past, any new info on them out there 70 beep beep 383 N96 4spd 68 beep beep, eddy headed 383 4 spd 73 340 chally 73 340 duster

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 1badrt] #1156655 01/13/12 11:39 PM 01/13/12 11:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	nothing wrong w/ a 383. A good compression 383 w/ decent heads, 509 cam, 3800 stall and 4.10's will run 11's in an A-body. [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/pui5j.jpg[/IMG] Coming soon!!!!

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: Mr.Yuck] #1156656 01/14/12 12:37 AM 01/14/12 12:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 248 Ohio aquamist60 enthusiast
aquamist60 enthusiast Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 248 Ohio	There was a '69 A Body running Stock Eliminator a couple of years ago running in the high 10's. Also held his class record.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 1badrt] #1156657 01/14/12 01:44 AM 01/14/12 01:44 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,362 Out of the State of Confusion blue_stocker pro stock
blue_stocker pro stock Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,362 Out of the State of Confusion	That stocker is Rettig Bros/Steve Wann's '69 B'cuda SS/HA with the 383 and C/SA with the 440; a nine second car with either combination...nice FAST little wedge(s)! BTW, here's another 383 in Don Little's super stock Challenger...this IS quick! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNVm7S-7hE0

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 1badrt] #1156658 01/14/12 03:05 AM 01/14/12 03:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,231 State of retirement 5 52savoy master
52savoy master 5 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,231 State of retirement	The Cramer/Starkey '63 Sport Fury ran a 383 around 1977-1979 and ran 10.40s with max wedge heads. They were Division 3 bracket champions for 2 or 3 years. Last edited by 52savoy; 01/14/12 03:08 AM.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 52savoy] #1156659 01/14/12 10:37 AM 01/14/12 10:37 AM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 339 western PA S stevet340 enthusiast
stevet340 enthusiast S Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 339 western PA	If I were to race an rb/b motor it would be a 383. It is by far the best big block from the factory even though it is the smallest and you give up a lot of cubic inches and torque compared to a bigger big block. with good machine work and heads/cam/intake combo it will really scream. it has a great rod ratio and you can really spin them up high, but thats just me, 99% of the guys on here will tell you to build a stroker and shift at 5500 rpm...

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: stevet340] #1156660 01/14/12 10:47 AM 01/14/12 10:47 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 925 north carolina D d100dragracer super stock
d100dragracer super stock D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 925 north carolina	Its actually built like the Nascar engines of today big bore short stroke the 400 even more so it can't be all bad. With good heads I would think it would be a nice high winding combo

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: stevet340] #1156661 01/14/12 10:49 AM 01/14/12 10:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA Defbob master
Defbob master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA	My race motor is a 383 with a pair of turbos on it 7017894-IMG_7594.JPG (135 downloads)

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: Defbob] #1156662 01/14/12 02:08 PM 01/14/12 02:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 684 St. Charles, MO. S Slingshot383 mopar
Slingshot383 mopar S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 684 St. Charles, MO.	Ran one with old TRW 12.5's, steel rods, 312 heads with bigger valves, a Hughes .600" solid lifter cam, a tunnel ram with a pair of Ron's 4-shooters on top. Ran 9.50 @ 149 like clockwork. 1994 Undercover Chassis 125" altered stack injected big block, soon blown and injected Member of The Torque and Recoil Club

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: blue_stocker] #1156663 01/14/12 03:20 PM 01/14/12 03:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 80 tampa florida 1 1badrt OP member
1badrt OP member 1 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 80 tampa florida	thanks for the info, you guy's are awesome, Last edited by 1badrt; 01/14/12 03:24 PM.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: stevet340] #1156664 01/14/12 03:30 PM 01/14/12 03:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,275 Desert Tracker H HYPER8oSoNic top fuel
HYPER8oSoNic top fuel H Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,275 Desert Tracker	Quote: If I were to race an rb/b motor it would be a 383. It is by far the best big block from the factory even though it is the smallest and you give up a lot of cubic inches and torque compared to a bigger big block. with good machine work and heads/cam/intake combo it will really scream. it has a great rod ratio and you can really spin them up high, but thats just me, 99% of the guys on here will tell you to build a stroker and shift at 5500 rpm... with ya!! But the 99% of guys are NOT wrong!! With a stroker you can make as much or MORE power and still be very "streetable" (which COUNTS hint: DAILY-DRIVER), instead of a high-winding monster waiting to be unleashed. NOT that there's anything WRONG with an RPM-based motor AT ALL, (IMO I'd prefer it - MOD PRODUCTION, AND COMP ELIMINATOR always loved those classes and IMO would run it as a good "streetable" combo) but as you put it that it's your personal choice that MATTERS! Last edited by HYPER8oSoNic; 01/14/12 03:36 PM. "Stupidity is Ignorance on Steroids" "Yeah, it's hopped to over 160" (quote by Kowalski in the movie Vanishing Point 1970 - Cupid Productions)

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: HYPER8oSoNic] #1156665 01/14/12 05:32 PM 01/14/12 05:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	Ran one in an all steel 68 Cuda. Had ported 906's and stock pistons and bore. Heads were cut to up comp to 10.5. Had the MP .557 cam and the TM6 intake with a 700 DP. With a TA 3800 series converter and 4.56's it ran 11.40's @ 118. Ron Last edited by 383man; 01/14/12 05:34 PM.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 383man] #1156666 01/15/12 02:23 AM 01/15/12 02:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 237 Redding,CA USA 440charger500 enthusiast
440charger500 enthusiast Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 237 Redding,CA USA	I love seeing fast 383's. Almost everyone considers them junkyard material to a 440, 383's are underdogs for sure. You can make them go fast and its fun having a higher rpm motor. 383's like low gears and high stall and they sound good shifting at 7500 rpm. I'd say build one.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 440charger500] #1156667 01/15/12 09:33 AM 01/15/12 09:33 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,510 Tulsa, Oklahoma 340Cuda master
340Cuda master Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,510 Tulsa, Oklahoma	One of the quickest SS/JA cars in the country is Mike Cotten's 70 Barracuda which is a 383. 7019553-A307_375_Mike_Cotton.jpg (152 downloads)

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 340Cuda] #1156668 01/15/12 10:12 AM 01/15/12 10:12 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 207 warren, mich. D dwayne welder enthusiast
dwayne welder enthusiast D Joined: May 2010 Posts: 207 warren, mich.	Hey guys, don't foget Dave Bortman. He was with th ROD SHOP. He won SUPER STOCK, in 1976, he beat Don Bowls for the win. I was there with John Tedder, have pictures of the race! I think he ran, 10.86, don't remember mph! Dave's car was a challenger!

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: dwayne welder] #1156669 01/15/12 10:49 PM 01/15/12 10:49 PM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 877 ky 68roadrunner super stock
68roadrunner super stock Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 877 ky	the question is who has the most hp 383 block, especially na, but adders is cool to.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 68roadrunner] #1156670 03/01/12 12:46 PM 03/01/12 12:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,825 Sk. Canada RemCharger master
RemCharger master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,825 Sk. Canada	Good question...

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: RemCharger] #1156671 03/01/12 10:51 PM 03/01/12 10:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA Defbob master
Defbob master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA	hard block plus girdle or caps.... I'd say close to 800hp.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 1badrt] #1156672 03/01/12 10:58 PM 03/01/12 10:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,020 Andrews,In. U.S.of A. 6 67_Satellite super stock
67_Satellite super stock 6 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,020 Andrews,In. U.S.of A.	If mine doesn't expire soon I'll never get to build my 470 W/twins. By the way, this cast piston short block has way over 100K miles on it in the old Newport. Maybe I'll have to up the boost until it goes POP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8-AHZw3..._LXt5Xz2qZX3NpC Last edited by 67_Satellite; 03/01/12 11:00 PM.

Re: any one using 383's to race [Re: 68roadrunner] #1156673 03/01/12 11:08 PM 03/01/12 11:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	Quote: the question is who has the most hp 383 block, especially na, but adders is cool to. 383 block only? probably some guy with a stroker pushing close to 500 cubic inches and nearly 800 hp. unless someone has a hard fill, main girdle, etc. if I was going to build a stock stroke 383, it would be an RPM motor with big heads, light rods and pistons, and I'd spin it 7500 or 8000, or however much RPM I could get stable valve train out of. but for a fun street driver, I think the stroker I put into my 383 is just about perfect! 505 hp, 535 torque flywheel numbers, with a broad flat torque "curve" only thing I'd do different, is some port work on the Eddy heads and maybe a tad more cam and RPM to eek out closer to 550-600 hp. right now it maxes out right at 6,000 rpm. Photobucket sucks

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