Nicks Garage 383 build
An early high compression 340 was rated 340 ft. lbs. of torque. Would the extra 43 cubes of a 383 give it an extra 85 ft. lbs. of torque? I think RAMM said it several pages ago: a 383 never made 425 torque to start with. The torque figures Nick got are pretty much what a stock 383 should make, and all his hand wringing is pretty silly.