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62 413

midnightrider1818

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I have a 62 413 out of a imperial or something, she has the 324 heads on her but I am missing the aluminum pedestal style rockers and the 4 bolt valve covers, i do have a original 413 dual quad intake i am thinking about putting on her, don't have carburetors or the linkage and stuff to go with the intakes though, she is froze up right now so I'm sure I'll have to go oversize on her, thinking about using my 324 heads and doing some light bowl and port work on them and throwing in a bigger exhaust valve to the 1.74, from the research I have done should have around 10 compression, anybody have any insight for me?

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Try posting in the parts wanted section. Besides the oddball valve gear/valve covers, you’ll need some custom pistons (probably not available off the shelf?). Otherwise, just build it like a 440.
 
First off, what are your goals for this build? Seems like it's primarily a street engine, but how heavy of a vehicle are you putting it in and what gearing are you going with?

The 413 is just a 440 with a smaller bore (with thicker walls) so aside from the big valve heads, all the same 440 parts with work. Plus you are already starting with a steel crank engine. There are off-the-shelf pistons being made, I believe by silv-O-lite, and a few others, but you may need some lead time on getting them produced or you can hit up any custom piston manufacturer to get some made, but you'll need see how much overbore you'll need first (among other things).

Also, you may also want to find some later 915 or 906 heads to rework and set the ones you have (which have smaller valves and the funky aluminum rocker pedestals) aside. The newer heads will not only be less expensive to rework, but the more conventional rocker set-up and valve covers will be far easier to source and work fine with your dual quad manifold. As for cams, the factory (non Max Wedge) 413 stuff was very conservative with ~.430 lift and low duration, so stepping up to the 440 Magnum cam or even something hotter with .470+ lift and more duration would be a step in the right direction. I strongly suggest contacting any of the big Mopar aftermarket cam techs for recommendations, like Howards o Hughes and they can recommend what will work for your goals. Once you have a cam selected, you'll know the compression you'll need to be most compatible and can then work with the heads you decide on to get the right pistons to achieve that compression number. Once you're down the bare block and have a machinist inspect it you'll know what else the blcok will need and the overbore that will be necessary.

413's are pretty awesome engines that don't get as much respect, but were (and are) powerhouses when done right.
 
If you want to retain the 4-bolt valve covers, you have a very limited choice of heads to use.
 
If you can't find or make the pedestals I would go a newer head. I think those blocks will bore out to a standard 426 bore no problem and you can find those pistons.
 
I bored my 1964 413 New Yorker block to 426, with no problems. I had scored a nice set of used 426 Street Wedge pistons through Hemmings, years ago. I used later "452" heads on it. Larger combustion chambers drop compression a full point, so not as fussy with today's fuels. Bigger exhaust valves and ports, plus hardened valve seats. '62 Chrysler 300H intake and carbs.

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you know you have at least one under size connecting rod bearing from the factory don't you ?
 
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