The B Engines: 350, 361, 383, and 400 | Allpar Forums The B Engines: 350, 361, 383, and 400 Thanks to Eddie Hostler and Hemi Andersen, and the Chrysler Engines book by David Zatz Chrysler Corporation's first V8 engine tapped expertise in creating high-performance airplane motors; it was efficient, durable, powerful, costly, and slow to build
Chrysler 361 Project - Allpar Forums My project is a 361 Bored 060 over, new pistons, new cam, 4bbl conversion from the old Stromberg 2bbl, resurface the crankshaft, and new valves in the heads, maybe a Bowl blend on the heads I am utilizing the Factory rods and crankshaft be cause hey why throw out a Forged Crank and rods for something of lesser strength
1962 Plymouth Fury 361 Golden Commando, 2 door hardtop. . . Beautiful 1962 Plymouth Fury 361 Golden Commando, 4 speed This Fury is outstanding with show chrome, polished trim, perfect instrument cluster, and outstanding upholstery Solid car, with a complete rotisserie restoration, this car is outstanding inside and out, top to bottom
The 1963 Plymouth Fury and Sport Fury: restyled and repowered The Sport Furys had three engine options, the 318 cid, the 361 Commando engine with a 2 bbl Carb, and the 383 cid Golden Commando engine with a 4 bbl Carb A 426 Wedge and a 426 Max Wedge was also available in limited production Production engine options are listed in the 1963 Plymouth engine specs and production volumes table
Dodge Polara: from trim to top car - Allpar Forums Buyers could opt for the hot D-500 engine, a 361 V8 with Ram Induction and 320 gross horsepower, fed by a pair of Carter four-barrels on 30-inch-long manifolds The 1961 Polara stood alone; the Matador had been dropped (AMC picked up the name later), and Polara’s price dropped to compensate
Downsized Dodges: the 1960-1962 Darts - Allpar Forums A new heavy-duty manual transmission for the high-performance 361-cubic-inch and 383-cubic-inch V-8 engines and a new, lightweight manual transmission for the 318 A new fabric-reinforced coupling for smoother manual steering Five-leaf rear springs for the six-cylinder Dart for longer life Redesigned shock absorbers for a quieter and smoother
The Plymouth Sonoramic Commando Engine | Allpar Forums The first Plymouth SonoRamic Commando was a 361 cubic inch engine, rated at 310 horsepower and 435 pound-feet of torque (Dodge's had slightly higher ratings) By comparison, the same engine in Golden Commando form was rated at just 395 pound-feet - a difference of around 10% It cost $389, nearly 20% the price of a low-end Plymouth
413 passenger vs. truck | Allpar Forums I bought a 413 for my 1960 plymouth fury (had been a 361 "Golden Commando") The seller (over the internet, not a dealer) said it was from a '64 Imperial but everyone who knows engines and has looked at it says it's a truck engine What's the difference in terms of performance? (One difference
The 400 V8: Final Mopar Big Block Engine - Allpar Forums The first B engine was launched in the 1958 model year, in 350 and 361 cubic inch versions Similar in some ways to the existing Hemi V8 engines, the B series used wedge-shaped heads to slash costs, weight, and engine size Though conventional in design, the pushrod V8s were capable of high performance, and garnered a reputation for durability
Plymouth Fury, 1956-1974 From Top Muscle to Family Sedan The Sport Fury, a luxury performance model, debuted this year James C Tessin (1959 Sport Fury with 361 Golden Commando) said it was the first year of the beefed up transmission, to handle the torque of high performance engines, and the last year of the 361 1960-64: The Fury's character change (second generation) 1960 Fury details