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I had a 440 w/ Ross flattops, 10:1 w/ stock 906 heads (just a 3 angle valve job). Stock forged crank and 6 pack rods.
509/292 purpleshaft cam, stock pushrods and rockers.
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, 830 Holley double pumper
1 7/8" headers, 3" exhaust and flowmasters
10" TCI streetfighter converter, 3.91 gears
On pump gas and at 3700# it ran 11.80s at 111 mph.

I swapped heads on this motor to mildly ported and shaved 915's (12:1 compression now) and went 11.40s at 117 mph.
It went 10.60s on a little nitrous, letting off at 1000' b/c it was out of gear.

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wow out of gear w/ 3.91's??? short tires?

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Really streetable.real budget..3760 lbs.9;1 comp,stock 906 iron heads,RPM Eddy intake w/750 Holly,Bullit hyd roller cam,530 in & 530 ex lift.standard bore 440,stock crank..12.5 @107 mph..with that motor.

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I LOVE these kind of builds! A chips-down kid who used to help me at my shop bought a '67 Coronet, we put a 3.91 SureGrip in it, and clamped the leaf springs in the front and un-clamped the back with a MP snubber. I built a manual VB (TF3 kit) 727 with a rigid int. band and a 318 hi-stall factory converter from a D250.

Motor was a '71 Imperial 440 with 100K+ miles, we cleaned everything and put cam bearings in ourselves, flipped the pistons bank-to-bank, polished the steel crank and stuck new std bearings and rings in. Used a stock set of 906 heads with good guides and stock valves with Crane's single valvespring/retainer kit and MP seals. Used a WELL used original MP "HEMI" grind 284-471/474" cam from the early '80s with the same matched lifters (been in 3-4 motors!). The only new piece of any real expense was a Performer RPM intake and a used 750 Eddy carb. We blocked the intake heat off and used some antique Hedman 1 3/4" headers and some used 2 chamber Flowmasters.

The car ran consistent 8.0s/12.50s with multiple drivers any season, any track. Shift point 5400, limiter set on 6000. VERY FUN,VERY CHEEEP. The same kid now works for a big truck shop and has a 25.1 chassis BB Dart with nitrous, Dominator, etc. and STILL talks about that Coronet!!! RB

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ahhh... that gas works well don't it?

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Really streetable.real budget..3760 lbs.9;1 comp,stock 906 iron heads,RPM Eddy intake w/750 Holly,Bullit hyd roller cam,530 in & 530 ex lift.standard bore 440,stock crank..12.5 @107 mph..with that motor.

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I LOVE these kind of builds! A chips-down kid who used to help me at my shop bought a '67 Coronet, we put a 3.91 SureGrip in it, and clamped the leaf springs in the front and un-clamped the back with a MP snubber. I built a manual VB (TF3 kit) 727 with a rigid int. band and a 318 hi-stall factory converter from a D250.

Motor was a '71 Imperial 440 with 100K+ miles, we cleaned everything and put cam bearings in ourselves, flipped the pistons bank-to-bank, polished the steel crank and stuck new std bearings and rings in. Used a stock set of 906 heads with good guides and stock valves with Crane's single valvespring/retainer kit and MP seals. Used a WELL used original MP "HEMI" grind 284-471/474" cam from the early '80s with the same matched lifters (been in 3-4 motors!). The only new piece of any real expense was a Performer RPM intake and a used 750 Eddy carb. We blocked the intake heat off and used some antique Hedman 1 3/4" headers and some used 2 chamber Flowmasters.

The car ran consistent 8.0s/12.50s with multiple drivers any season, any track. Shift point 5400, limiter set on 6000. VERY FUN,VERY CHEEEP. The same kid now works for a big truck shop and has a 25.1 chassis BB Dart with nitrous, Dominator, etc. and STILL talks about that Coronet!!! RB

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Really streetable.real budget..3760 lbs.9;1 comp,stock 906 iron heads,RPM Eddy intake w/750 Holly,Bullit hyd roller cam,530 in & 530 ex lift.standard bore 440,stock crank..12.5 @107 mph..with that motor.

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I LOVE these kind of builds! A chips-down kid who used to help me at my shop bought a '67 Coronet, we put a 3.91 SureGrip in it, and clamped the leaf springs in the front and un-clamped the back with a MP snubber. I built a manual VB (TF3 kit) 727 with a rigid int. band and a 318 hi-stall factory converter from a D250.

Motor was a '71 Imperial 440 with 100K+ miles, we cleaned everything and put cam bearings in ourselves, flipped the pistons bank-to-bank, polished the steel crank and stuck new std bearings and rings in. Used a stock set of 906 heads with good guides and stock valves with Crane's single valvespring/retainer kit and MP seals. Used a WELL used original MP "HEMI" grind 284-471/474" cam from the early '80s with the same matched lifters (been in 3-4 motors!). The only new piece of any real expense was a Performer RPM intake and a used 750 Eddy carb. We blocked the intake heat off and used some antique Hedman 1 3/4" headers and some used 2 chamber Flowmasters.

The car ran consistent 8.0s/12.50s with multiple drivers any season, any track. Shift point 5400, limiter set on 6000. VERY FUN,VERY CHEEEP. The same kid now works for a big truck shop and has a 25.1 chassis BB Dart with nitrous, Dominator, etc. and STILL talks about that Coronet!!! RB

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Those are the best kind of builds! I built my old car to drive on the highway at 70 mph and even with 3.23's, a 750 Holley vacuum secondary and crappy hard street tires it would still turn 13.5's @ 104 after I drove it there and drove it home.

No, it wasn't a rocket but with 9.5:1, very mild cam and stock cast iron intake it was very respectable and easy on the pocketbook.

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I based Jason's build on my old '66 Coronet build, which actually used the same exact camshaft and headers in a higher compression 440 ('68 300 4dr 350hp engine) with a Street Dominator intake, Thermoquad, otherwise freshened-up stock. It had 3.23s and the low stall converter from the 300 (12"). It was kinda soft-leaving, which helped on the street, and I dispensed with a 460 powered '67 Fairlane with 4.56 gears and a '68 427 4spd Chevelle with it!!! I always knew that it would run 13s (1/4)but never took it to the track. Jason wanted to run in the low 9s (1/8) maybe 8's somewhere, and I laughed at that! The first run off the trailer with stickers still on the 9" M/Ts it ran an 8.24!!! RB

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I find it interesting that i hear so many guys say " don't use those old MP cams, modern grinds are so much better". Some of the cars i've been most impressed by on Moparts have used the old 509 and 590 cams. And i think AndyF said the 528 worked better in his car than the modern profiles he tried.

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I agree!! Them ole MP cams work!

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I find it interesting that i hear so many guys say " don't use those old MP cams, modern grinds are so much better". Some of the cars i've been most impressed by on Moparts have used the old 509 and 590 cams. And i think AndyF said the 528 worked better in his car than the modern profiles he tried.

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My old Duster went 10.60's at 124 with a .509 MP OOTB Eddy's...TRW slugs .060 in the hole...stock rods and crank....M1 intake with a Proform bodied 750...Hooker 2" SC...Dana with 4.56's and a 5200 stall 9" Coan......

1.40-1.42 60ft's at 3270 race weight...