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Re: Dodge Red Ram hemi

To: ardunbill@webtv.net, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dodge Red Ram hemi
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 14:01:09 -0700 (PDT)
Geez, they are close to identical.  You're right,
the front pully is a long jobber.  And I'm sure
that the Hilborn is lower than that monster carb
tha's on the Dodge.  Thanks,  that's some
interesting stuff.

dick j


--- ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
> Hi Dick, just got the yardstick out to measure
> the Ardun to compare with the Dodge.  My
> present Ardun is an early block
> with the cast-on bellhousing but for comparison
> I measured where the
> block flange is on the late flathead block.
> 
> Ardun measures (Dodge in parentheses)
> 
> 1.  20" bottom of early oil pan to top of Ardun
> Hilborn injectors (26"
> bottom of pan to carb top)
> 
> 2.  25" block flange to front of crank pulley
> (28", must be a big long
> pulley assy)
> 
> 3.  30"  wide at the valve covers (30" without
> the oil filter).
> 
> 4.  Weight??  Probably about the same as the
> Dodge (590).
> 
> Based on this, the two are about the same size,
> the Dodge is longer with
> the stock pulley, and it is clear the Dodge
> heads will stick through the
> stock side hood panels of a '32 Ford roadster
> just like the Ardun
> (unless maybe the engines are set back halfway
> through the firewall!  As
> has sometimes been done on race jobs).  Cheers,
>  ArdunBill
> 


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