The hipster, high school wannabe behavior that you constantly exemplify (such as this) is why so few people bother taking you seriously Nihil. I know you're an intelligent person, so why make stupid statements like this?

 

I never knew you were so into mopar there razorback. A 440 with a 727 trans and shift kit is the way to go. I have a friend with a 1971 Dodge Challenger. It is an original 360 with a 440 swapped into it and got all of the R/T parts for it. The body and interior are flawless. It now runs low 11's with the naturally asperated 440. Last time I rode in it the car was ALIVE from about 1500 to 8500rpm. People can call BS on the 8500rpm....I have seen it with my own eyes I dont care what you think. I wont go into mods unless asked but I never seen or heard such a roar. Needless to say I love mopar. I think a big block mopar would be alot of fun, especially into a fb, fc, or fd.

 

Im ******* saving that one DS!

And you know exactly why I said that! Its a troll fest, and Im not going to delude myself into thinking its anything other than a nutriding competition with the same old v8 vs rotard bullshit.

Ill save polite behavior for people who can actually think clearly and have a discussion instead of a stupid arguement that boils down to have about the same relevance as arguing if hobbits are gay or if Han Solo shot first.

 

Sorry pal, I don't need a big engine to make me a man

 

12A
you might want to consider a few things to rebalance the car:
Battery to the passenger side storage bin.
Flush headlights (ditch the motors and pop up headlight mechanism).
aluminum radiator replacing the stock Rad/oil cooler.
Aluminum intake (Edelbrock air gap)
Aluminum cylinder heads (Edelbrock or other)
I would think a smallblock with an A518 overdrive trans might be a good bet. It would keep the highway cruising RPM down. Is there an adapter to use an A518 on a BB?

 

^the torque of the big block woudl rip the a518 apart. he would have to use the trans guts that came out of a trans that was behind a turbo diesel (i think 618 is the one)

 

Dead Thread Revival.... what happened to this build??? I seriously doubt the claimed numbers earlier given in the thread hence the pic above. I do give respect for trying to do this swap as a 440 seems monstrous in this application. Also, looking at your pic, that looks more like a B engine than an RB. The block looks too narrow to be a 440. 383/400's are an inch narrower. If you are pumping out those kind of numbers with a stock Thermoquad and exhaust manifolds... mad respect bro My call is this is a smog motor 400 (due to the Thermoquad) '72 or later engine. Not that this would be a bad choice, I just wish people would be more forthcoming with their posts, or maybe you were misinformed as to this being a real 440. My two cents.

...I would like to see a good LA swap done on an FC, anybody got any pics. I know grannyspeed sells the kit, but I have not seen any pics/videos of a complete car.

 

If you cannot spell it, how do you expect us to believe that you can DO it.

 

I have a built rb 440 in my rx7

Built rb440 finished and running and driving of my own. Not the original poster but it gave me ideas

 

Very nice but this thread is 8 years old.

 

People are still here and will see the post though

As the car sits it needs body work finished paint and a rear end swap. I may stick to the mopar drive train and do a hellcat rear diff in it. Currently building mounts for a Paxton blower

 

Since you've punched the hood, forget the centrifugal blower. You need a big 6-71 roots blower

 

Car now runs and drives again with a Paxton blower. I built all my own mounts and making around 8 psi. I need to finally re lash my valve train as I have compression leak by on one cylinder that’s over tight and a few ticking but it’s a work in progress. Hope to put it on the dyno in a few months. Do a rear end swap and drive line hoop and h bar and it’s tech for 9s by IHRA requirements. Should be interesting