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I had an interesting morning, today. I was invited to a friend's shop to watch him do a dyno test on his newly rebuilt engine. That's right; he has an engine dyno in his shop. How cool is that! My friend inherited his father's '62 Dodge with a 413 Maxie in it. His dad had bought a real 1962 Dart 2-door with a 413 Max Wedge new. One of the few that came to Canada. This car is long gone, but years later, the dad bought another '62 Dodge and built a clone. I found them a standard bore 413 block, and they built an engine using the original pistons from their 1962 engine. Back in the day, they had opened the original motor up to 426.
The son uses the car now for cruise nights and car shows, plus the occasional blast down the local track. Last year, he noticed he was getting a lot of piston slap, so he decided to rebuild the 413. Like his father before him, he had this block bored and honed to 426. He figured the new pistons he bought will give him about 9.5 : 1 compression. He changed the camshaft to a solid roller. The heads are "452" that have been extensively ported and modified to take the larger Maxie valves. The intake manifold is an original Max Wedge crossram running two 750 cfm. Edelbrocks. The engine mounted original Maxie exhaust manifolds instead of headers. There were about 15 of his friends there to witness the rebirth of this engine. We each threw in $5.00 to guess peak hp. and torque of the rebuilt 426. My guess was 450 hp. and 500 ft. lbs. After a few timing adjustments, the engine generated 465 hp. and 510 ft. lbs. I won half the pot with my guess of the torque figure. I can't think of a much better way of spending a winter Saturday morning!
This family has been a pillar in our local Mopar community for more years than I can remember. There was always something interesting to see in this shop, and today was no exception. Aside from the dyno runs, there were a couple of strange engines there that I could not identify. The host
saw me studying them, and asked me to guess what they were. They were both straight six turbo diesels. The valve cover looked the bumpy, lumpy one that Ford put on their early small six. He went on to tell me these were "unicorns". They were experimental Chrysler diesel Slant Sixes. Apparently Chrysler was experimenting with these for light pick-up truck use before committing themselves to use a Cummins diesel. They were still 225 cubic inches, but the crankshaft had an 8-bolt pattern. The water pump and diesel pieces were unique. I am sorry that I forgot to bring my camera to get pictures. I am not a cell phone guy.
The son uses the car now for cruise nights and car shows, plus the occasional blast down the local track. Last year, he noticed he was getting a lot of piston slap, so he decided to rebuild the 413. Like his father before him, he had this block bored and honed to 426. He figured the new pistons he bought will give him about 9.5 : 1 compression. He changed the camshaft to a solid roller. The heads are "452" that have been extensively ported and modified to take the larger Maxie valves. The intake manifold is an original Max Wedge crossram running two 750 cfm. Edelbrocks. The engine mounted original Maxie exhaust manifolds instead of headers. There were about 15 of his friends there to witness the rebirth of this engine. We each threw in $5.00 to guess peak hp. and torque of the rebuilt 426. My guess was 450 hp. and 500 ft. lbs. After a few timing adjustments, the engine generated 465 hp. and 510 ft. lbs. I won half the pot with my guess of the torque figure. I can't think of a much better way of spending a winter Saturday morning!
This family has been a pillar in our local Mopar community for more years than I can remember. There was always something interesting to see in this shop, and today was no exception. Aside from the dyno runs, there were a couple of strange engines there that I could not identify. The host
saw me studying them, and asked me to guess what they were. They were both straight six turbo diesels. The valve cover looked the bumpy, lumpy one that Ford put on their early small six. He went on to tell me these were "unicorns". They were experimental Chrysler diesel Slant Sixes. Apparently Chrysler was experimenting with these for light pick-up truck use before committing themselves to use a Cummins diesel. They were still 225 cubic inches, but the crankshaft had an 8-bolt pattern. The water pump and diesel pieces were unique. I am sorry that I forgot to bring my camera to get pictures. I am not a cell phone guy.
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icetech
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That is awesome... but i will be the first to ask... what did it do on the dyno?
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Something weird happened with my tablet and my story got posted before I was done. The thread now has my complete post. 465 hp. and 510 torque.That is awesome... but i will be the first to ask... what did it do on the dyno?
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I know this is an old thread but I hope I can get some info. I need to know what the stock height is on a 62 polara from the bottom of quarter panel in front of the rear wheel to the ground. I need leaf springs and want to see if I need to have them made to lift the car 1inch or 2. Currently have air shocks and want to take them off
Awesome story! Just wondering about the 452s.. must have been a challenge to mate up the intake ports?
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This thread is current and is used to post pictures of your '62 and any interesting information.
But I'll answer your question. The measurements you will get are going to be numerous. Depending on the size of the tire that's being used to someone who has new springs or older sagging ones.
Mine measures 10 1/2" where you want the measurement taken but it also has 27" tires. So the thing I would do is adjust your air shocks where you think it looks good or level and go from there. Your front might be a little low so you might consider that also.
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In my humble opinion....
Your 62 Dart is higher than stock, now. (At least by the picture). I can get you the dimension you ask for from a 62 savoy, with super stock springs, if it will help.
Put a skinnier tire on the back so it doesn't sit on the tire, and take all the air out of the shocks....to get an idea where you are at, now.
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Looks too high now
Lemon_Belve
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1962 Dodge Dart 440 Station Wagon with blue printed 67 383HP Engine. Came 2016 from Salem/Oregon to Germany
Sweet sweet sweet wagooon!!!! Congrats!
62maxx
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OK, I'm "in". If you have any questions, I will be glad to help out. Also, there are guys on here that know way more than me. This will be a constant learning curve on these cars but that's what makes it fun and enjoyable.
62maxx
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I have a set of NOS red Tail light lenses buired somewhere in the basement if you need them. I thought they would fit my Polara 500 but nope.
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Nice!! That color certainly works for the '62s.
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