Did Anyone....

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Did Anyone Else See This On Ebay Yet? Is This For Real? 1/20/84 Is This A Warranty Block?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/190706398409?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

 

[lewtot184]

it's a street wedge block. i don't think they have any great value like a max wedge block.

 

[Hemi Rebel]

Its worth something if you are restoring a street wedge car. The date is a puzzle though no way they cast and big blocks in 84.

 

[64BEL]

The V on the stamp pad indicates a 1964 assembly date. The 84 on the side must have been a mistake. The HP doesn't mean Max Wedge - street wedge blocks have HP on them. I think Max Wedge blocks had MP on the pad for Maximum Performance. It's not a Max Wedge block - no valve reliefs are present in the cylinders.

 

[PDFROGMAN]

looks like the block has been plugged too

 

[RustyRatRod]

If you look at it REAL REAL REAL REAL REAL good, you can see it's a 6. It's just a messy 6. See...check it out.

 

[Meep-Meep]

Yep, a MW will be marked with VMP 42 and the font is usually larger than what's on this engine. I believe it should also have a 1/2" oil pick up. Good catch on the date rusty!

 

[65 Plymouth Satellite 426]

Your Right Rob! I Did Not Notice That!

 

[lewtot184]

i knew a guy who was going to give me a 426 street wedge for my 65 coronet. i looked at the cost to build the 426 vs a 440 and stayed with the 440. the real issue is pistons. to build a pump gas friendly engine means custom pistons with matching heads. i know how to measure and order custom pistons; i just don't want to pay the price for them.