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Canuck
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6/09/2004
23:18:45
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Just curious. This chick I work with has a 383 in her dak and it sounds so amazing. Is the 383 like a 4.7 or something? Dont ever hear anyone else talking about them.
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hotplymouth
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6/10/2004
00:32:27
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4.7 is 279 cubic inch to my knowledge dodge hasnt put 383 in dakotas. If she has one it is a big block or stoked 350 chevy.
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GraphiteDak
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6/10/2004
00:44:25
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383 is a old school big block (Dodge Charger). Looks exactly like the 400. Same block. Diff bore/stroke.
Would be bad ass. Maybe that chick was full of BS as well, but who knows. Some chicks know cars.
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daffydak
GenIII
6/10/2004
00:58:12
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it might be a 4.7L (287 CI) it sounds amazing for such a small v8!! if i get a flowmaster 40 on mine, it would be a beast!! i'm confident that it will sound as good as if not better than my dad's 01 chebby 2500hd 6.0L!! of course my 4.7 dosent have one thing he has, PISTON SLAP!! (and death cool/dexcool)
now a 383 in a dak, that would be awesome!!
Dan
MOPAR=More Power!!
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RadioMan
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6/10/2004
08:39:27
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I had a 383 4v in a 67 Dodge. All I can say is,
WOW!, what a beast it was.
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IntenseDak39
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6/10/2004
09:08:44
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383 same stroke as 400
6.6 Lt. Big Block, 727 TF shift kit, 452 heads, edelbrock 750 cfm, .513/.513 284/300 crower cam, comp cams springs, comp cams pushrods, 1.5 roller rockers, dp intake, mopar ignition, mopar windage tray, dual exhaust w/ 40 series flowmasters, 4.10 gears, coilover drag suspension, approx, 3500 lbs
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Kowalski
GenIII
6/10/2004
15:56:02
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But with a smaller bore, and heads designed for leaded fuel. So when you find a low deck big block Dak (fairly rarely,see above), it would more likely have the more recent 400, available in boneyards everywhere with heads with hardened exhaust seats.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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IntenseDak39
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6/10/2004
18:39:42
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i have talked to a few guys with 440's. I know one guy that had a 383 put now he has a 451 stroker (400 block + 440 crank). It wouldnt be that hard to get around the unleaded fuel.. just get a set of 452 heads but most get hardened seats installed in 906 heads.
6.6 Lt. Big Block, 727 TF shift kit, 452 heads, edelbrock 750 cfm, .513/.513 284/300 crower cam, comp cams springs, comp cams pushrods, 1.5 roller rockers, dp intake, mopar ignition, mopar windage tray, dual exhaust w/ 40 series flowmasters, 4.10 gears, coilover drag suspension, approx, 3500 lbs
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gen1dak
Dodge Dakota
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6/11/2004
11:16:23
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The 383 was the hot ticket if you were out for budget muscle. A '69 Road runner, taxicab interior, Air Conditioning? What's that? Ya buncha wussies!!!! Radio delete. Who needs tunes? Black steel wheels with chrome lug nuts. 383/4V/4-speed/3.90 gears got a car that'd run high 14's and still weighed in around 3700 lbs. Remember, this was with point-type ignition. With a modern cam, better ignition, and much better tires, you're looking at a 13-second screamer.
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Izzy
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6/11/2004
11:31:18
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Back when I was a young-un, my dad used to talk about his 383 RoadRunner. The one thing he had to sell to pay for my trip into this world. He used to talk and eating up bigblock Chevies when he worked out in the oil fields of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
Almost made me feel bad for being born, meant he had to part with a jewel I'd give almost anything to have these days.
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MY H3RO
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6/11/2004
11:58:56
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I had a 73 Charger with a 400 4V. Best car I ever owned (and I've had a vette for 25 years). Wife got it in the divorce: (
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gen1dak
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6/11/2004
12:58:14
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Izzy, you're getting me all sentimental now. My dad sold his '65 'Stang convertible when I was just a few months old. He actually traded it in on a '68 Charger. Black hardtop with AC (deep south, and hey, the 'Stang didn't have air--Baby on board). Anyway, he was talking about car shopping, and they were looking at the Dodge lot, and all the sudden, there it was. Glistening black beauty of a car (Remember "Bullit"?). Well, it was a 318 car, but still awesome. Spent my first few years in that car. Later on we had a red '70 Charger, and that one had a 383 Magnum. Many years later, I completed the series with my first car, a '69 Charger. Eventually, I'll have another. Went from the Charger to an '89 Dakota with a POS tranny, and several 4-bangers along the way. Oh God, how times have changed!
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jharader
Dodge Dakota
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6/12/2004
17:41:37
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I installed a 383 just recently in my 92 dakota using schumachers engine swap kit. Great project! love it, its actually to much for such a small truck but who can get enough of smoking tires off and spinning donuts. I warn ya, if you put more than 400 hp in a dakota and it isnt tubbed, it aint gonna hook up!
later
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