66-67 Dodge Charger Source Guide


Robert's13 sec. '67 Charger Recipe

13.4 to 12.99 second 66/67 Dodge Charger Bracket car

Weight with driver � 4050 pounds

Chassis

Rear Tires � BFG Comp TA 28" tall x 7" wide

Front Tires - BFG Comp TA 26" tall x 9"wide

Summit # BFG-64148

Summit #BFG-45185

$140/pair

$160/pair

Axle � 4.30 ratio sure grip, 489 case

Find one at a swap meet or Moparts on-line

$500

Stock leaf springs

Whatever is on the car

 

Stock shocks all around

Whatever is on the car

 

Adjustable pinion snubber set 1" below floor

Mopar Perf. #

$59

Front Wheels � US Wheels 15x8 (chromed steel)

Rear Wheels � US Wheels 15x10 (chromed steel)

Summit # US Wheel 15x8

Summit # US Wheel 15x10

$100/pair

$120/pair

Floor Mounted B&M shifter

Summit # BMM-80690

$160

Transmission oil cooler with fan

Summit # FLX4190

$150

Transmission

727 Transmission, rebuild by local trans shop, nothing special,

Local Trans Shop - if you remove and install it yourself

$500

Transgo shift kit

Summit # TRG-TFOD-518

$109

273K torque converter

Mopar Performance

$279

Manually shift at 6200 RPM

 

Free

 

Engine

440 block .030 over, bored/honed with deck plate, align bore crank

Local Speed Shop

$550

440 steel crank reground .010 under

Local Crankshaft Shop

$200

Stock steel rods, magnafluxed and resized (6 pack rods preferred)

Muscle Motors

$295

$395 (six pack)

Piston kit Federal Mogule #CSMHP816-311

Summit #FEM-CSMHP816-311

$610

Press Piston Pins and Competition balance

Local Speed Shop

$120

Stock flex plate

Mopar Performance #

$59

Stock Damper

With original block

 

906 heads, with 2.14/1.81 valves and pocket porting

Compu-Flow Head Service

$850

Edelbrock 440 Torker II manifold

Summit

$295

Edelbrock 750 cfm carb.

Summit

$295

Timing set to 36 degrees advance by 2500

 

Free

Mopar performance "509" cam kit

Mopar Perfromance

$189

Harland Sharp adjustable rockers arms

Harland Sharp

$589

Stock length, custom "ball/cup" pushrods.

Compu-Flow Head Service

$128

 

This chassis and motor set up was built and ran 13.5. The weight was 3850 pounds for the car and 200 pounds for me for a total race weight of 4050 pounds. The total cost of all the parts listed above is about $. A speed shop will assemble the motor for an additional $550 or so.

Tuning the jets and removing the power steering pump got the time down to 13.05. On a real cool October evening it ran a 12.76. I felt that the car did not have enough carb; but I couldn�t find the money at that time to upgrade it����.at that time (2001).

My 66 had a toasted motor and transmission when I got it, so I needed some kind of rebuild. I should really have done the stage 2 rebuild, but at this time in my ownership, I thought I wanted to do the car cruise thing.

I caught the speed bug and along came stage 2.