Did any 426 wedges show up in early 66 cars?

[Dave6T4]

That is interesting. Don’t think I ever heard of or saw a 440 with a 365 hp sticker or rating that I remember. Sort of makes sense though as except for a couple tenths rated compression, it was probably pretty much identical to the 426/365 engine. Maybe it carried a 365 hp rating with dual exhaust and 350 hp with single exhaust.

These engines did not have the improved bigger valve "915" heads that came out in 1967. They used the same heads as 383. Correct about dual exhaust h.p. ratings vs. single exhaust.

 

[Jerry Hall]

These engines did not have the improved bigger valve "915" heads that came out in 1967. They used the same heads as 383. Correct about dual exhaust h.p. ratings vs. single exhaust.

I don't know if its correct or not or if this car had previous work or not, but a friend pulled a 440 from a 66 imperial 36K miles. It had 915 small valve heads, log manifolds and single exhaust. He installed it in a 61 Dodge Phoenix as is. The only exception was dual exhaust.

 

[Dave6T4]

I once pulled a 440 from a 1966 Chrysler 300 and tore it down. It had a small valve "915" on one side and a regular 383 head on the other.

 

[440 4 speed]

That is interesting. Don’t think I ever heard of or saw a 440 with a 365 hp sticker or rating that I remember. Sort of makes sense though as except for a couple tenths rated compression, it was probably pretty much identical to the 426/365 engine. Maybe it carried a 365 hp rating with dual exhaust and 350 hp with single exhaust.

You win the prize, and the cam might have been different. It might have been a Windsor built car, don’t know if they were different. He lived on Vancouver Island.

 

[440 4 speed]

The 440 in the car used oil from the beginning. My Uncle had passed away, My very older responsible cousin was driving with my aunt to see my cousins son. Ran it out of oil about 47,00 miles. Still under warranty, factory replaced the engine. Somehow my brother got the engine, heads and block, can’t remember if anything else. Sent the block to a rebuilder, there was a fire block was done. Heads were salvaged, they were 516’s. Those heads are on a fairly quick first generation and still in the family today.

 

[Albert Spangler]

The 440 in the car used oil from the beginning. My Uncle had passed away, My very older responsible cousin was driving with my aunt to see my cousins son. Ran it out of oil about 47,00 miles. Still under warranty, factory replaced the engine. Somehow my brother got the engine, heads and block, can’t remember if anything else. Sent the block to a rebuilder, there was a fire block was done. Heads were salvaged, they were 516’s. Those heads are on a fairly quick first generation and still in the family today.

 

[Albert Spangler]

I don't know if its correct or not or if this car had previous work or not, but a friend pulled a 440 from a 66 imperial 36K miles. It had 915 small valve heads, log manifolds and single exhaust. He installed it in a 61 Dodge Phoenix as is. The only exception was dual exhaust.

My '66 Imperial has its original 440. I've never had the valve covers off so I don't know what heads it has.

 

[wstrowig]

My first car was a 66 Chrysler 300 w/440TNT.

 

[AR67GTX]

Do you remember the rating - 365 hp?.

 

[440 4 speed]

Do you remember the rating - 365 hp?.

Yes 365 HP on the plate. Some Magazine did a write up on one back in the day.

 

[Dave6T4]

Yes 365 HP on the plate. Some Magazine did a write up on one back in the day.

Car Life, April 1966. 365 h.p. 440, pushed the 5000 lb. Chrysler 300 through the 1/4 mile in 16.1 sec. at 88 mph.

 

[440 4 speed]

Car Life, April 1966. 365 h.p. 440, pushed the 5000 lb. Chrysler 300 through the 1/4 mile in 16.1 sec. at 88 mph.

That’s good, now I don’t need to dig around to find it.

 

[AR67GTX]

That’s not bad actually. A lot of standard issue (base engine, high gears, loaded power accessories), so-called muscle cars in 65 - 68, especially Ford and GM, were in the high 15s and even low 16s in those magazines back then. I think there were some pretty lazy drivers.

 

[polyjohn]

Nice words by Nelson, and bigger fools look on lol.

1966 440 TNT my Moparmate has just got one over from Texas.
What was TNT supposed to mean?
Trinitrotoluene is a bit of a mouthful...

 

[murfman]

No, I never knew him.

I thought that the 440/365 took over from the 426/365 for ‘66. Being so similar I guess it wouldn’t be much of a shock if they mixed a little.

The 440 was a regular option on all 66 Furys.

 

[murfman]

That is interesting. Don’t think I ever heard of or saw a 440 with a 365 hp sticker or rating that I remember. Sort of makes sense though as except for a couple tenths rated compression, it was probably pretty much identical to the 426/365 engine. Maybe it carried a 365 hp rating with dual exhaust and 350 hp with single exhaust.

This is from the 66 Fury Data book