How old are you and how long have you raced
I'm 69 and started racing in the mid 70's through the early 80's. I have had several cars since then, and I would always run them down the track a couple of times a year just for fun. I actually ran the Charger down the track on Saturday, but it was so slow I hesitate to call it racing.
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When I was out in Sacramento I bought a 1969 with a “383 4bbl” in it.
I used quotes because that’s what I thought it had in it.
What I later discovered was really between the fenders was a 1966 361 2bbl engine that had the 69 383-4 carb and intake on it.
3.23’s and a 12” converter yielded 15.80’s(that’s what my memory says, but maybe it was 16.80’s?
Nah……..my stock 93 Dakota 3.9 ran 16.20’s, and I feel like the Charger was faster than the 180hp truck).
I remember being at the track on a Wednesday night shortly after I’d bought it, and tuned it up.
I suspected something was a fowl when I ran a time run against a guy with a stock looking 68 383 RR who absolutely crushed me.
I didn’t know anything about mopars, and that was probably the beginning of my quest for knowledge.
Then I found the “B361” stamping under the distributor…….and that put into motion my first 440 build.