My first 440 build for my 74 Dart

mopar65 said
Why is everybody so afraid of a tunnelram? If the op already has it I say try it.i had a 440 I threw togeather at the time because I didn't have the money for the good parts.i used a mopar m1 tunnelram and a pair of out of the box edelbrocks 750 carbs.all I did was pull them out of the box put them on and set the idle.the car was a 3600 pound 65 Plymouth belvedere II. That car would run 11.70 all day long and I drove it on the street every wear.i couldn't be leave how street able the tunnelram was compared to my edelbrock torque 440 and holley 750 DP.

My car does the same, literally, but on 1 carb and under the hood. To each their own.

arnie_human said
So a tunnel ram will give me enough lower torque as well?
I dont neem to be in the 4000 rpm range all the time to be in the power band?

Low end power isn't an issue with the 440. The tunnel ram, while it makes good high RPM power also makes good low RPM power as well. The whole high RPM power band is a myth that has been disproved on many occasions. I don't like them for multiple reasons. They are harder to tune, they are ugly (just my opinion) They stock out of the hood. They are unnecessary. So to me, why go through the *** ache when a single 4bbl gives you just as much performance with less money spent and less effort?

If you have one and want to run it, by all means be my guest. 440 intakes are dry and don't take much to change. Do you have the carbs?