Ballenxj wrote:
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
You're the only other person, besides me, that I know who has/had a 413.
Thanks Griff, I wish I never let that one go. Loved the 413, and you're right, there don't seem to be that many of them out there. I think they were kind of like an industrial engine that came mostly in trucks. Having said that, my older brother had one in a 68 or 69 Plymouth GTX. I suspect somebody put that in the car, but man, that thing was a runner! Technically, that means I've had some experience with two of them? ;)
As I understand it. the 413 had a limited run between the 383 and 440. People have a tendency to think bigger numbers means better so the 440 became the main big block engine. (I love the 318 while most consumers seem to prefer the 360.)
Like the 383 and 440, the 413 was used in cars, trucks, and industrial applications. Just uncommon due to limited production and being eclipsed by the 440.
I've heard knowledgeable race car builders and drivers preferred the 413 over the 440. I know I'm impressed, based on bringing the '72 M375 home from where the shipper dropped it off. On a flat level stretch of CHSR, at 50 mph, I floored the accelerator. In spite of being long and heavy, the motorhome tried to lift the front wheels off the ground.
