Dodge Charger -68, Current specifications

Updated: 24.7.2006 (dd.mm.yyyy)

Charger was sold 24th of July 2006. I wish the new owner a lot of happy moments with it! I'll keep these pages up, at least for a while.

General:

• Factory console with shifter.
• Bucket seats.
• "SS1" yellow exterior paint.
• Black vinyl top.
• "C6W" interior code, pearl white seats, door panels and headliner. Black carpet and instrument panel.
• "Tic-Toc-Tach" clock-tachometer combination on rally instrument cluster.
• White faceplate instrument panel , extra tachometer with shift light.
• Hood mounted turn signal lamps.
• Front and rear seat belts.
• Grant classic 15" wooden steering wheel.
• Power Steering.
• Black R/T stripe.
• 3" dual exhaust, one Flowtech afterburner muffler per pipe.
• 205/65 front tires, 295/50 rear tires.
• Centerline Convo Pro Wheels. 15x7 and 15x10 (with 5" backspacing).

Brakes and Suspension:

• Master Power Brakes booster and master cylinder
• 1980 Dodge Aspen front spindles, disk brakes and proportioning valve.
• Stock 10" rear drums.
• HEMI / 440 front torsion bars
• HEMI / 440 rear leaf springs
• Stock front sway bar.
• Energy Suspension "Hyper Flex" polyurethane bushing kit

Engine:

• 493 cid (~8.1 liters) V8 engine
  • Stroked from 1973 440 cid engine block. (originally from 1973 Dodge Monaco)
• Forged steel crank with 4.15" stroke (Part #:44041506760-6)
• Steel H-Beam connecting rods (Part #:6760.990.2375.HP)
• Ross Racing Stroker pistons (Ross Part #99498), 0.030" oversize
• Speed-Pro Duramoly "file-fit" piston rings.
• Clevite 77 engine bearings.
• Melling Hi-Volume oil pump
• Mopar Performance HEMI oil pan and pickup
• Mopar Performance P4120659 284/284 mechanical camshaft. Lift .528" intake and .528" exhaust.
• Dual Roller timing chain.
• Edelbrock RPM aluminum cylinder heads with 84cc combustion chambers.
  • ~11.2 compression ratio
• Holley Street Dominator single plane aluminum intake manifold.
• Holley 750 cfm vacuum secondary carburetor.
• Mopar Performance P4529436 Street/Race headers with 1-3/4" primaries and 3" collectors.
• Mopar Performance Electronic Ignition
• 26" stock big block radiator with fan shroud.
• Charging system upgraded to use the electronic regulator.
• Nippon Denso mini-starter.

Transmission and Driveline:

• Rebuild TF-727 automatic transmission with shift kit
• TCI "Sizzler" torque converter
• Stock "7260" drive shaft, small universal joints.
• 8 3/4 rear axle with Detroit Truetrac differential (Part #:TT913A572). 3.55:1 gear ratio.

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