Man... Never gonna stick that 493 with cooper cobras. Need some drag radials for that thing. Them Caltracs really do work on that Challenger. Loved this video. Some good friends having a blast racing against each other.
Without knowing what cylinder heads are being used on the 493.... peak power is most likely occurring 5,000 rpm or so ? intending shift points above that level are merely going slower applying the engine well into the downside of it's power curve.
It would be interesting to find out what cam, heads, intake , carb and gear ratio are on that 493 in that 69 Dart because it should be alot quicker with more mph. Maybe it is set up more like a cruiser and street. That is a very nice Challenger!
Imagine if both cars had street slicks? That Dart is a monster! With slicks and prep track easy 10's . The Challenger my favorite would need some engine work. Ever tried Pedal Command? In my Jeep 5.7 it's like a rocket on take off. No joke!! My wife hates it. 😂 She has her own Jeep 3.5 that's good enough. Enjoying your videos.. 🐻🇺🇸
Thank you sir! Yeah, the Dart is a beast and definitely meant for big old slicks out back. I think he might have about 100hp on my Challenger. I actually did a cable driven throttle conversion, so no electronic pedal for me! I think a supercharger or maybe nitrous is my next step when I want to try for more power out of the 5.7.
@@noboltsleftbehind .. Pro charger makes a kit for the 5.7.... but... It's not cheap. For poop and giggles I look up for my Jeep .. Almost $4,000 not installed! Good Lord my wife would kill me!! 😂. We had 4:88 in our Challenger RT and it was a screamer. Yeah wheels up off the line scared the poop out of me. I was worried about the oil pan! You have a great ride. And you will figure it out to get more power. PS... I was never crazy about nitrous. I seen to many engines blow up! Oh.. factory rear louvers will look great on your Challenger. Good luck.. 🐻🇺🇸
Sorta stock has a quick car if he hooks and gets 600 ft pounds of torque pushing 3000 pounds with a good gear it would be hard for all but a monster challenger to beat
I have a argument with a guy about a new style hemi and I’m putting a 440 6 pack in a dart he says that the 440 6 pack is basically a boat anchor whatever he thinks what’s cool about a 440 6 pack if he don’t know then I can’t explain to him
Happy to see an old RB engine beating modern gen 3. But i want to know whats done in that big block. Seems like gears are not low enough, also compression is key with a good set of flow heads and a cam to match it.
Hey Anthony! The 493 is a 12.5:1 CR all iron monster. I posted a video giving a full walk through of the car on my channel. Lots of little things to tweak for sure.
@@Anthony12valve440RB I went to Sonoma a few times between 2015 and 2016. Moved out of the Bay in 2016. Use to have a go mango ‘75 Dart with a 416 stroker back then.
@@sorta_stock im not to far from leaving the state also. But yeah i remember seeing your car back then. I was driving a plum crazy purple 72 challenger that was also a 416 hell yeah 340 FTW🤘. Thanks for being the only few who build these older LA , B , RB engines. Nothing against modern engines i love the work people do making a gen 3 hemi work on the old cars but im 24 and in my opinion i like these older mopars with these engines. They’re underrated , people don’t understand you can make alot of power with what Chrysler gave you. I mean the 416 i built made 512 hp with the factory X heads that came with the 340 in 1969. Wish i had my hands on a TA engine where they moved the push rod for you to port out the runner even more and the TA block having thicker webbing to make it a 4 bolt main. But examples like that is why im a big old school mopar guy.
@@noboltsleftbehind okay, that makes sense. We lived in Rosamond from 1989 to 2015 and never saw drag races there. This is a good thing to have now. Too many tracks have closed over the years. Have fun and be safe and I will keep watching your videos. I have a Challenger but I have a small block 904 combo. Mopar or no car.
Not factory, those are Autometer gauges I switched to for my EFI swap I modified to fit in the factory cluster. I get them set up in episode 6 of my Hemi swap build series: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fqnhzJLP8ko.html
That came out great I really like that, I got a 73 Challenger with the old gauges and I've trying to think of something to do with them and this is it, now I have to go back and watch the whole build, thanks for sharing this.
@@ws2664 You should check out Speedhut gauges. You can get them in many colors, fonts, bezel styles, even your own design or logo on the face. I installed them in a 1967 Mustang factory dash with a shiftlight tach and electronic speedometer that can be programmed with any gear ratio or tire size.
