Ignition is MP’s excellent electronic setup.Ībout the only things that weren’t acquired from Mopar Performance were the Crane roller rockers, ARP fasteners, Fluidampr harmonic damper, and the CSR electric water pump.The 440 will be backed by a 727 Torqueflite with an MP manual valve body and a Dana 60 rear axle with 4.56 gears. We followed the recommendations in the catalog’s High Performance Tips section and went with an M1 aluminum intake manifoldand a 830 cfm Holley double pumper carburetor. 557-inch lift mechanical cam, and Stage VI cylinder heads. While browsing the Mopar Performancecatalog, we found a cross-bolted, siamesed bore engine block, a 4.15-inch stroke race crankshaft, forged connecting rods, a. 2) Use as many pieces from Mopar Performance as possible. This unique design allows for customers that want to use a standard port intake manifold, says the Tech Center. They will accept either the standard 440 port manifolds or the Max Wedge manifold. The goal for the 440 was twofold: 1) Build an engine capable of taking Don into the 10.5-second quarter mile range at the track. The INDY EZ heads have a unique intake port gasket face. For example, when our buddy Don Lower decided to build a 440 to swap into his old Barracuda project, he just couldn’t keep us (or our cameras) away. But there’s something about the smell of assembly lube that makes us come a runnin’. Call it a weakness, an obsession-whatever.

Indy 440 ez heads