413 Wedge

toolmanmike said
The Street wedges were 1965 426 RB engines with 10.3/1 compression, a hydraulic cam and a single 4 barrel. The Max Wedges were 12.5/1 engines solid lifter cam, and dual 4's as well as the special cast header type exhaust manifolds. The 413's came out in 62 and in a single 4 barrel as well as a Maxie dual quad version. If any of these 413's or 426's were a single 4 barrel They weren't "Max Wedges" I see some of the 300's had dual quads and dual point distributors. Apparently you could get a Maxie in a 300. Do your homework!

"Max" wedge was short for "maximum performance" wedge. Chrysler 300 letter cars all had multiple carbs until 64 or so, either in line or long ram, but most had fairly mild cams (268/.430 hydraulics). However, there were a very few 400-405 hp versions 60-62, and 390 hp versions 63-64 that had short long rams and hotter solid lifter cams. Hot Rod Magazine actually ran a 405 hp version at the 62 Winternationals, finishing runner up to a 421 Pontiac in Super Stock Automatic class (this was before the max wedge 413 Dodges and Plymouths were introduced). None of these Chrysler 300 motors, though, were "max" wedges, or had the max wedge 2.08/1.88 heads or the max wedge over 300 duration, over .500 lift cams, or the max wedge short ram intakes.