Nick, Chrysler Industrial Engines 413,426 and I believe the 440 ran a gear drive like in your engine. They were installed on welders, water pumps and also were sold to wineries to run the large props that keep the fog from laying on the Grape crop and ruining the Grapes. I worked in the Machine shop of the local utility (PG&E) for 6 years and run into 20 or 30 of those engines.
Problem solving. Actual thought processes based on experience vs. allowing a “device” to do the thinking. This is one of the reasons I love “Nick’s Garage”. I am an analog guy in a digital world. That’s okay. Merry Christmas to all. Stay safe.
@@NicksGarage it's a shame i missed this episode. Yes that is a marine engine. The 426 wedge marine is counter timed. Someone took it and tried to make a street motor out of it to make a few bucks. (For what it's worth Chrysler also made a "industrial" 413 wedge which is the same block, it's possible they made a 426 as well but i've never heard of it and my family is so mopar nuts we sleep under Darts) :)
@@normhodgkinson6965 Factory cam specs are in the old mechanics books even the cam guys have it just ask for a stock cam for a 64 426 wedge they know what it is
@@79tazman yep, thanks. i was just curious whet the specs were. bottom line, 295-300 hp for that engine isn't good. a stock 440 is rated at 375 hp, which is conservative.
Love the Mopar stuff. Back in the “era” I had a 383 in a 64 Fury, 4 speed.....beautiful car. Came home from Vietnam and spent LOTS of money on engine/suspension and promptly lost my license. Love your show and shop, Nick. Merry Christmas Semper Fidelis Dave Heitman
Gotta say, a 64 Fury, with a 4 speed of course, is my favorite Mopar, bar none. Love them from the I saw a brand new one n the local Food Giant in 64. It was a bronze colored Sport Fury with the tri-color bronze interior. A great looking car still.
My dad told me the story of a friends 64 Sport convertible 383 4-speed with Police Pursuit cam that blew the doors off a 327 Fuelie Vette. He said the idle wasn't your typical rough idle type. It sounded like it didn't....want.....to...run. He had heard State police cruisers that idled like that back then,too. I would love to find the specs for that cam and try and match it.
The odd part is, reverse engines have gears and std rotation cam, albeit firing order, or chain, with reverse cut distributor gears. But having both is just weird. This suggests std rotation industrial? Because one reversal at gears plus second reversal at cam, means crank goes std rotation, else the oil pump would be going backerds . Weird
You know There are other makes of Engines that use gears instead of a chain to run standard clockwise crankshaft rotation, anticlockwise camshaft rotation right? Probably a mismatch in parts. Probably easier to change to the chain drive, and use off the shelf readily available parts, it's what I'd do. but when you are hell bent faniacial about how something left the factory, I would question why you couldn't find someone who could make the correct camshaft for it .
Maybe a engine builder can chime in here, but don't you want to grind and polish the crank the opposite direction? Ie this could lead premature engine failure
If you look under some of the marine forums they talk about left and right had rotation Marine 426 wedges. There was also a marine 426 Hemi super rare. I have an original Chrysler brochure for the Marine 426 Hemi. 1962 and 63 was 413 for the max wedges.... 64 for the 426 max wedge and street wedge was available for 64-65 single 4 barrel 365hp and 470ft lbs. Marine and Industrial division made a lot of off the wall combinations in the 1950s and 60s. Recently in Mopar Collectors guide I read an article about a 70 440 six barrel set up for a military experimental vehicle! Also have a friend that has some military 361 wedge industrial engines still in the crates.
Mr. Nick, I recently watched the video on the 426 wedge engine. You spoke of the timing gear set in the engine. It has been a long time, but I have seen this timing set on another 426 wedge. Engine was primarily used in boats. Like Yachts. My Brother had a 52 ft.ChrisCraft boat and the boat had two of this engines deep in the hull. They had power and loved the fuel. Like your videos. I was a mechanic for many years. Disabled and retired now. Thank You Terry
fantastic, a friend of mine won the winter nationals with a wedge head in 64 they were great engines back in the day, still are as far as i am concerned.! I am 83 love old school and NICKS GARAGE! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! THANK YOU
Years ago I was looking for a 426 Hemi crank with the eight bolts for the flex plate. A some slick operator who drove a flared 'Cuda sold me an eight-bolt crank that looked fine. I assembled the engine and discovered that it wouldn't mate to the transmission bellhousing, just like the one here. Turns out it was a 413 truck crank, and the guy knew it. Nick is "old school" not just because of his knowledge, but also his integrity.
Timing gear setup is marine engine application , checked it out on line. Go MOPAR, on the road or on the water. building a 1965 coronet a wedge engine would look great under the hood .Thanks for the great videos stay safe
Nick, everybody raves and raves about the hemi. That's fine. But the 426 Max Wedge is a force to be reckoned with. With proper set up, the Max Wedge is one hell of a NASCAR blaster in all cast iron configuration. I just love these things along with the 413s. The 413 solid flat tap was in my 68 Super Bee, 4 speed 3:23:1 sure grip. Damn, I wish I had it back. What a monster.
One day Vasily is going to look back on his life and think.... Man was I lucky. In the land of Mopar, there's nothing better than a "Dyed in Wool" Mopar master to learn from. Merry Christmas men.
@@dclipper8052 Yeah vasily will have to be one of the first ear transplant recipients if he wants to keep hearing these engines for the rest of his life.
Merry Christmas Nick. What joy you've given me watching your channel. I'm 66 years old and worked on these things in the early 70's. Great videos thank you.
Silliest thing I ever did when I sold a bunch of my drag racing stuff was selling my Max Wedge. Probably could fund my retirement if I would’ve waited to sell it till now.
I have some reverse stories to that. A local guy has a pristine 68 Shelby GT500KR - paid $1700 for it in 1972. Another has a 17k mile mint 67 GT500 ($2400 in 1974), a 70 nice Boss 302 ($2500 in about 1977) , and a disassembled but solid 68 W-code Cougar (under $2500 in the mid 70's). Mopars too - we repaired / restored a wrecked (front end body damage only) 70 Plum Crazy Charger RT 4-spd the owner bought in 1980 for $1000. It had sat since the accident in 1971 and was like opening a time capsule. The slightly older brother of a kid I went to elementary and junior high school with in Calgary was filling up his parent's back yard with every piece of Mopar muscle he could get his hands on at a time when they weren't worth dirt. The rest of us thought he was nuts. He didn't even have a beginner's license yet (under 14). I know he had at least two Hemi cars (he was really proud of those and insisted all of us listened from the school yard to him start them up in the back yard and rev them, because he couldn't drive them out of the backyard) and maybe a half dozen 440's and 383's he bought with his paper route money. Some people just gave them away to get rid of them. I always wonder what happened to Gary's collection....
Every time, I mean EVERY time I watch one of Nick’s videos I learn something. I learned about the gear drive and reverse cam on a 426 wedge that I didn’t know about AND I learned that now I REALLY want to put a B or RB wedge in my 56 Chevy. This engine family is so cool. Thanks, Nick, and Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you all.
NICK. I FOLLOW YOUR CHANEL FOR A LONG TIME. GREW UP IN THE 60s AND DROVE A 442 OLDS. BUT NOTHING EVER COMPAIRED TO A HEMI..MY BUDDY HAD A 69 HEMI CUDA AND WE RACED ONE DAY AND I GOG MY DOORS BLOWN OFF REALLY BAD. WHAT A GREAT CAR THE CUDA IS..ISNT IT AMAZING HOW FAR ENGINES HAVE COME TODAY..I NOW HAVE A 1200 HP NISSAN GTR THAT RUNS 8.61@ 171 IN THE QUARTER AND ITS A SIX CYLINDER STREET CAR WITH FULL INTERIOR AIR CONDITIONING AND EVERYTHING.. CRAZY WORLD TODAY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, ILL KEEP WATCHING.....
Merry Christmas because at Nick's Garage it's the usual business This 426 Wedge takes performance to the edge Having good close look the engineering is off the hook it's a legend in any muscle car mans book In some Dyno testing it's well worth investing No good in guessing with an engine or it might throw a rod and a piston it'll be ingesting Will the wedge earn Nick and Vasilis blessing ? Shout out from London Thanks for all the great shows this year Merry Christmas Nick George Vasilis Manny Devin and your families and anyone I missed and the viewers I raise my glass It's been a total pleasure watching you take these projects to task!
Actually I think its from an Onan genset. I bought a genset from a demo'd building years ago and it had the exact config OMC was the only marine company using wedge engines in the 60s and 70s, they used velvet drives and reversers. I dont necessarily think your wrong, but an engine with no port area corrosion, no obvious issues and looks pretty much factory is probably a genset engine. At that time, the 413 was not being built by chrysler, so for new 100 and 150KW natural gas units, they used the 426, I think until 67? possibly later until Onan dropped Chrysler as an engine supplier. Almost every building from 1964 to 1970 thats still up today has an onan standby genset with a Chrysler engine that drives the elevators in power outages and will be located in the elevator house at the top of the building.
@@blackopsrocks "Brain Fog & No Longer Sure!" Didn't "All Genset Generators" with a 426 wedge or "Otherwise"...* (IE: Cummings Sm./Lg./VLg. Diesels) used for crucial uninterrupted backup power for Lg. HSPTL's, elevator sys's, Manu process's (IE: oil/steel)..."Immediately" Rev up to Max Rpm's, & Remain Close to preset "MAX," for the Duration of demand for power; Regardless of high & low Variables for current demands? Thus IMO, This 426 wedge with a geared cam, was already Proven reliable and capable, of Sustaining "Constantly Close to Max Rpm's even while under Heavy loads!" Therefore this is why, it was the "Perfect Engine" for Winning Indy 500 Races...But was "BANNED," because it was To Good of a setup! PPS. As I was writing the above post, I found this info... In 1965 & 66, testing of a A117 Proto Type 426 Race Hemi with a Gear Driven cam & aluminium heads, took place...
It is Marine application for sure - But it does not affect the crankshaft rotation (marine twin screw setups use a transfer box to spin the props in the opposite direction)
I was a junior in high school when we started seeing Plymouths with the 426 hood emblem. That sure was impressive to us teen dudes. A few of the senior kids had after school jobs and they were ordering those Plymouth and Dodge with the 426. Wow, what a time to be 17, 18 years old.
413 industrials have a reverse-ground cam for gear-to-gear drive, saw it as a kid when my neighbor did the gears on his Travco motorhome with the 413HT engine. The later industrial wedge was an underbored 440 block, very thick walls in a 413 or 426, can be bored at least to 440 +.060" oversize!!
Agree. Chrysler built industrial & marine engines with gear drive camshafts. If the engine came that way (gear drive not an after thought) then the engine should be an industrial/ marine application. Some of the early 413 industrial engines had totally different cylinder heads, you would not even think that they were B engine heads.
The last 413 I saw was in a Warner & Swasey Gradall. It was the carrier engine. The other engine was a Detroit Diesel. They're scarce as hen's teeth now. Oh, while I'm thinking about it, MERRY CHRISTMAS and a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR, NICK!
@@NicksGarage That will be interesting to watch. Keep up the good work. The low compression & low HP figures indicate + the crank flange thing sure does indicate an industrial engine. An actual 413 w/ 906 heads?
My Christmas wish is NICKS GARAGE got my dad's 1998 Chevy Cavalier engine who passed in 2007 running again. MERRY CHRISTMAS NICK AND VASILE AND ALL GEAR HEADS AND KNUCKLE BUSTERS ! 🎅
Thank you Nick, George, Vasilli and all of your little Mopar elves. You have brought so much pleasure and knowledge to myself and many others. May you all have a peaceful and joyful time with your families and let's all look with hope and excitement to a happy new year. Merry Christmas everyone from England 🇨🇦🇬🇧🎅
I've seen similar setups for the timing in a gleaner combine. The only engines I saw in all 3 of the bigger machines were 383 engines. The smallest one was a 4 row picker that had an aluminum block 318 and one had a 426 but it had sat opened up with no carb or plugs for 40 years. I'm not a mopar guy but I love old engines. I've built several, mostly Ford FE engines and Windsor family motors. I do love working with 429/460 series engines simply because they are easy to build and forgiving. Plus the bolt holes done go into the water jacket or oil galleries.
Yup - reverse run and low HP - marine. Look at the front configuration - it’s a clue. I never get tired of hearing dyno runs for big blocks! Sound is sooooo boss!
What I noticed right away was the puffing out the breather tube, as if it had some really weak compression rings. A full compression / leakdown test would've been interesting. I love it when Nick and the guys get these mysterious "rebuilt" engines in the shop!
I seen a great thing Vasily looked at spark plug on the way to the bench. When the torch is passed he will have the passion to keep these old cars going.
(My two cents on the cam) Please note that I currently have a similar timing set on a 302 that is built for marine applications. And I've encountered them periodically while working on boats. The counter rotation actually served a purpose. That being vibration reduction. One major difference between auto and marine is that marine engines are bolted solidly to the keel of the boat. And that meant that vibrations created by the engine will transfer directly to the hull on the boat. Which brings us to harmonics. And the fact that a seemingly cool engine lope in a car can pretty much rip a wood boat apart at idle. In a fiberglass or aluminum hull the sound can transfer directly to the water creating sound waves that disturbs fishes and deafens whales. Over time the vibration can harm even steel hull. The reverse cam does result in a strange firing order. But that's basically it. I do have a pet theory that a counter cammed engine can idle with a slightly more aggressive profile than a normal engine. And they don't rip themselves apart from running wide open all day long. The gear to gear timing set is bulletproof in my experience. I've never heard of one failing on its own merit. While unusual these days in an auto, I believe that there are a bunch of these out on the water. Like I said. They don't fail. Those will outlast any engine they are attached to.
Also on a reverse rotation engine the reverse cam would result in a "normal" firing order. This is relevant because many twin engine boats are equipped with engines that rotate in opposite directions because of gyroscopic torquing which will result in your boat pulling in one direction. Or turning one direction more readily than the other.
Hey Nick I see you have a passion for melling oil pumps. I work for a company and we process many parts for melling oil pumps. We are a tier one supplier proud of the work we do
If the customer has the means, he should have Nick rebuild this beauty so he can enjoy maximum performance and reliability with total confidence. Cool engine!
Years ago a friend changed his wires on a 350 chevy but couldn't get it started because the wires were not on the correct cylinders, I said to him I can get it done in 5 minutes. He said no I can do it only 1 wire is wrong. I tried to tell him that it cant be 1 wire wrong, its either 2 wires are wrong, 4 6 or all 8. He wouldn't listen. I said ok and came back 5 hours later and he and his brother were still working on it!
Nick is a great man, he told vassilie to be careful and watch it . Most companies and bosses don't care about the people anymore. Just great to watch this legend and the way he works.
I used to have a '63 Imperial LeBaron with a 413, dual inline 4 bbl carbs, pushbutton auto. Really liked that car. it would idle around town all day and then pull 130 top end :) Great all-around car that was really easy to spot LOL That 426 was made for water not land. It still sounded so good though...sweet!
Thank you Nick. I always find myself watching you before I head to work. Your comment about a Honda civic having more compression then this motor absolutely had me laughing out loud. Keep up the great work and content.
Greetings Nick. From my understanding there were two ways of counter rotation. Custom Ground cam or a gear drive to spin the Camshaft the original way. The distributor gear is ground different to keep the distributor and oil pump spinning the same way. For instance, the firing order on a custom grind on a Mercury Marine(GM), is opposite of STD Chevy. The STD Chevy is 18436572, the custom marine reverse motor is 12756348. All reverse rotation engines have that firing order, and in saying that with a belt drive, timing chain, or three-gear(idler) the cam has to be ground specifically for that application so that the cam and crank both turn clockwise (as viewed from behind the engine). In this case the cam gear and distributor gear are ground to turn the distributor and oil pump in the standard direction. The two-gear timing setup used in stock Mercury counter-rotating engines spins the cam in the standard rotation while the crank spins in the opposite direction, allowing a standard distributor gear to be used. Also, MAKE SURE THE CRANKSHAFT HAS BEEN MACHINED FOR A PILOT BEARING. some marine application crankshafts are not machined for it. I hope this helps. cheers my friend🇨🇦
Glad i found this channel for mopars lol. Been watching you since the first kowalski build. Every car show i watch always does fords and chevy’s, and never dodge or chysler products. The olny car show that does Chrysler products is graveyard cars and this channel right here. It gets boring seeing the same camaro, nova or chevelle with the same chevy motor. Then you look at drag cars at the track and they all run chevy engines for the reliability and they are cheap to build. Definitely cool seeing these chysler engines pushed to the limits. Them chevy boys forget that the 426 hemi was the king of the street. 😂😊
That is a beauty. The max wedges with the long intake runners and the early Hemis with paired gold air cleaners are the coolest looking motors. My grandpa had a 58 Fury. He just called it the Golden Commando and it had the factory 350 with dual quads. I was born to late to see it, but it was probably a cool looking engine compartment. He told me he would go to the service station, probably a Sunoco, and would have the kid check the oil. He said the kid's eyes would get really big and he would signal his co-workers to come over.
Greetings from your neighbors in Maine!Nice to see a 426 Wedge in your shop! Never seen a timing gear that turns CC on a MoPar engine before (great investigation work!) Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
Thanks Merry Christmas. I do like the shirt. I live by the chrysler plant in Fenton, they tore it all down a few years ago. My father in law says they used to race the chargers coming off the line back in the 60s. Thanks again and thank you for all the videos
Love seeing max wedge for the first time. Sounds like a stroker motor. Like to see how much power with higher compression. Good call on checking compression and changing wires. 👍
I've been watching your videos for a short while. I envy your knowledge of Mopar engines,well engines in general! I've built a few Chevy small blocks for my pickups in my life time. I admire your dedication to doing things the right way. We are really close to the same age and I've made my living as a mechanic on construction and mining equipment. You talk to your subscribers like friends and that makes your show what it is. Keeping it real, old school !
@@LitchfieldCountyComputer 300 HP on a 426 Wedge that previously had a backwards spinning cam... yeah, it's a boat motor, made for a dual engine setup.
I remember the first car I worked on was a 73 Charger with the BB 400 I had. I did a tune-up and when I started it, it would idle but was not drivable. It was missing and backfiring when you touched the gas. I learned the difference between clockwise and counter clockwise firing orders that day. I loved that car. My dad found it for me when I was 19 for $120 in 1989. Remember the day gasoline hit $1 a gallon for the first time and was mad because of how much I had to fill up the Charger all the time
I’m not really a Mopar man but the 383 always impressed me, I’ve seen them spank bigger motors with no sweat, well, maybe a little lol. And the 340 too, what a giant killer.
Nick- How will he bolt up this industrial/ marine 426.? 413's and 426's had 8 bolt crank on the bell housing end, and the crank was longer than a car engine, and were made to bolt up where the old style hemis and polys use to run.The spacer you used was like the old hemi you ran a year or so ago! He will have to change the crank out. The industrial /marine engines had dish pistons. Thus low compression.
Jon. Told my client that bolting it to a 4 speed manual transmission is not possible with this crank. He told me he is going to do some custom work to fit it.
sticking a borescope in it and looking for cross hatch all the way upon the cylinders and clean exhaust valves would confirm at least they attemped a Rebuild,
For anyone having a performance engine built for themselves, no matter who builds it - follow the 100% solid advice from Nick - have your engine broken in and set up on an engine dyno before it goes in the car. Absolutely the best way. My co-conspirators and I are looking for a local dyno we can test our motorcycle engines on (few and far between). Until then, or we have our own, the best we can possibly do is guesswork, an AFR meter, seat of the pants road tests and track testing (pain in the a$$ and never as good as dyno results)....with no real idea if we are making progress or not.
That is a Commando 290 marine engine. Your power findings are on the money. That cam and the drive gears are worth some money to a guy rebuilding one of those.
Good thing it didn’t still have the reverse starter. Got burnt many years ago with one from a salvage yard they took from a reverse rotation marine engine, talk about trying to troubleshoot that no start issue. ….lol
Good Morning Nick & crew, A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year, to Nick his family, and to everyone who watches Nick's Garage. I loved seeing the 426 Wedge on the dyno, it brought back a lot of memories from the early 60's. 300 hp isn't bad from a motor that you knew nothing about. Great video George, I'm looking forward to many more videos in the New Year. Nick's Garage Rocks!!!!
Afternoon Mr Castles I'm always hoping to see updates on your 500 Sir 🤣🤣💯✌🏻but with the weather up there I'm sure it's hard to get around up there with the Snow there in Laval QB Canada ... I just can't wait to see it completed and everything is in working order and functional like it was years ago Sir
@@RichardMLowe Hi, Richard. I'm sure that very soon there will be updates on the progress of the 500. Roger and his talented crew have been working very hard on the body to get everything perfect. Knowing the hours it takes George to produce one video, he is probably going to take several small videos, and combine them into one longer update. The holidays will also be a factor. I'm anxious to see an update as well, probably after the new year. I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Y'all take care and stay safe.
@@RichardMLowe Well that makes two of us who feel the same way, lol. I can barely contain myself thinking about the Charger all the time. I'm trying to be patient but it is very difficult. I'm sure that everyone is doing all that is humanly possible, and the Charger has made quite a bit of progress in the few months it has been at Nick's Garage, much more than I expected.
That motor is a REVERSE ROTATION Boat motor that was Probably out of a1963 Chris-Craft Dual Engine Boat. You will notice the number Stamped on the motor was 426-HT HIGH TORQUE. That motor was rated at 300 HP at 4,500! I have run accross a few of those and 427 Fords in Chris-Craft boats from the EARLY 1960's.
Nick, my first car, a 1956 Plymouth Savoy. 318 Poly, and 3 on the tree. Yes, a four door. Cost me an AMAZING twenty five dollars. Man, 2 cars I wish I had back. That Savoy, and my 1970 road runner. (Well, there is the '72 240 Z Datsun.) steve
It's an early truck engine. Here in OZ we have the same set up with the B-series 361 used in Australian Dodge trucks. The 413 truck is the same, timing gears, reverse cut dissy drive. It was for high mileage heavy duty applications to eliminate timing chain stretch and ensure reliability with heavy load wide open throttle as is the usual running condition for heavy trucks.
Nick, Chrysler Industrial Engines 413,426 and I believe the 440 ran a gear drive like in your engine. They were installed on welders, water pumps and also were sold to wineries to run the large props that keep the fog from laying on the Grape crop and ruining the Grapes. I worked in the Machine shop of the local utility (PG&E) for 6 years and run into 20 or 30 of those engines.
Problem solving. Actual thought processes based on experience vs. allowing a “device” to do the thinking. This is one of the reasons I love “Nick’s Garage”. I am an analog guy in a digital world. That’s okay. Merry Christmas to all. Stay safe.
Merry Christmas!
Analog kid. Not the digital man. Me too.
@@NicksGarage it's a shame i missed this episode. Yes that is a marine engine. The 426 wedge marine is counter timed. Someone took it and tried to make a street motor out of it to make a few bucks. (For what it's worth Chrysler also made a "industrial" 413 wedge which is the same block, it's possible they made a 426 as well but i've never heard of it and my family is so mopar nuts we sleep under Darts) :)
This 426 has the power of a base level Chevy 350...
@PracticalTech - So true! And get better MPG as a bonus...
He is absolutely the best old school hot rod mechanic there is.
Thanks for that!!
Trump even Knows about You !
@@NicksGarage Nick, how did you know which cam to choose for that engine ? lift, duration, etc ? mechanical or hydraulic ?
@@normhodgkinson6965 Factory cam specs are in the old mechanics books even the cam guys have it just ask for a stock cam for a 64 426 wedge they know what it is
@@79tazman yep, thanks. i was just curious whet the specs were. bottom line, 295-300 hp for that engine isn't good. a stock 440 is rated at 375 hp, which is conservative.
That cam and timing gear setup was awesome when it was an upgrade
Love the Mopar stuff. Back in the “era” I had a 383 in a 64 Fury, 4 speed.....beautiful car. Came home from Vietnam and spent LOTS of money on engine/suspension and promptly lost my license. Love your show and shop, Nick. Merry Christmas Semper Fidelis Dave Heitman
Merry Christmas, Eileen and Dave.
Gotta say, a 64 Fury, with a 4 speed of course, is my favorite Mopar, bar none. Love them from the I saw a brand new one n the local Food Giant in 64. It was a bronze colored Sport Fury with the tri-color bronze interior. A great looking car still.
My dad told me the story of a friends 64 Sport convertible 383 4-speed with Police Pursuit cam that blew the doors off a 327 Fuelie Vette. He said the idle wasn't your typical rough idle type. It sounded like it didn't....want.....to...run. He had heard State police cruisers that idled like that back then,too. I would love to find the specs for that cam and try and match it.
My buddy had a Dart 383 4spd, man what an ass rippin little car, blue with the white stripe on the trunk, sharp SOB
@@JrGoonior .580 lift or better, they ran.
Nick's garage is a gift in a tough year. Thanks Nick!!!!!
Amen to that.
I believe the Marine engines had a gear drive with reverse cam and distributor gear and also 426 Industrial engines also.
It used to run a Lathe or sheep sheering shed lol
The odd part is, reverse engines have gears and std rotation cam, albeit firing order, or chain, with reverse cut distributor gears.
But having both is just weird.
This suggests std rotation industrial? Because one reversal at gears plus second reversal at cam, means crank goes std rotation, else the oil pump would be going backerds . Weird
You know There are other makes of Engines that use gears instead of a chain to run standard clockwise crankshaft rotation, anticlockwise camshaft rotation right? Probably a mismatch in parts. Probably easier to change to the chain drive, and use off the shelf readily available parts, it's what I'd do. but when you are hell bent faniacial about how something left the factory, I would question why you couldn't find someone who could make the correct camshaft for it .
The Correct distributor Cap for it would have been made Of Bakelite.
Maybe a engine builder can chime in here, but don't you want to grind and polish the crank the opposite direction? Ie this could lead premature engine failure
I really enjoy the diagnosis on these "mystery-built" engines 🙂
100 prrcent
Diagnosis?
@@r.d.riddle2068 As in terms of wear, breakage, etc.
If you look under some of the marine forums they talk about left and right had rotation Marine 426 wedges. There was also a marine 426 Hemi super rare. I have an original Chrysler brochure for the Marine 426 Hemi. 1962 and 63 was 413 for the max wedges.... 64 for the 426 max wedge and street wedge was available for 64-65 single 4 barrel 365hp and 470ft lbs. Marine and Industrial division made a lot of off the wall combinations in the 1950s and 60s. Recently in Mopar Collectors guide I read an article about a 70 440 six barrel set up for a military experimental vehicle! Also have a friend that has some military 361 wedge industrial engines still in the crates.
Donzi boats used 440 six packs
Herb. Bring your friend down with a crate engine and let's Dyno it.
Know what a guy might do with an industrial 413 set up for propane?
@@nickthompson9697 sell it to somebody in Northern Europe.. we love running LPG since regular gas is over 8$ per gallon
@@marks8068 know anybody?
Mr. Nick, I recently watched the video on the 426 wedge engine. You spoke of the timing gear set in the engine. It has been a long time, but I have seen this timing set on another 426 wedge. Engine was primarily used in boats. Like Yachts. My Brother had a 52 ft.ChrisCraft boat and the boat had two of this engines deep in the hull. They had power and loved the fuel.
Like your videos. I was a mechanic for many years. Disabled and retired now.
Thank You
Terry
Thanks for a GR8 year of Detroit symphonies from the dyno cell. Best wishes for '21
fantastic, a friend of mine won the winter nationals with a wedge head in 64 they were great engines back in the day, still are as far as i am concerned.! I am 83 love old school and NICKS GARAGE! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! THANK YOU
Years ago I was looking for a 426 Hemi crank with the eight bolts for the flex plate. A some slick operator who drove a flared 'Cuda sold me an eight-bolt crank that looked fine. I assembled the engine and discovered that it wouldn't mate to the transmission bellhousing, just like the one here. Turns out it was a 413 truck crank, and the guy knew it.
Nick is "old school" not just because of his knowledge, but also his integrity.
Just really enjoy the fact that Nick is old school. I'm 57 and have been wrenching all my life. Great video's Nick! keep them coming.
Timing gear setup is marine engine application , checked it out on line. Go MOPAR, on the road or on the water. building a 1965 coronet a wedge engine would look great under the hood .Thanks for the great videos stay safe
Had a '65 many years ago w/a 383-4V and factory dual exhaust. That thing would fly!
I like it very mutch thank you Nick and Vasili.
Another Monday morning at Nick's Garage. Coffee in hand, brain absorbing MOPAR smarts from Nick! Bill from Linglestown Pennsylvania
Thanks for being here, Bill.
In 1963 my sister bought a new 426 wedge Plymouth, 2 fours with 3 on the floor. Badass little car. It was competitive with the hemis at the track.
Nick is cool and you can tell he is happier around Mopar stuff
Nick, everybody raves and raves about the hemi. That's fine. But the 426 Max Wedge is a force to be reckoned with. With proper set up, the Max Wedge is one hell of a NASCAR blaster in all cast iron configuration. I just love these things along with the 413s. The 413 solid flat tap was in my 68 Super Bee, 4 speed 3:23:1 sure grip. Damn, I wish I had it back. What a monster.
One day Vasily is going to look back on his life and think.... Man was I lucky. In the land of Mopar, there's nothing better than a "Dyed in Wool" Mopar master to learn from. Merry Christmas men.
Also, "I should have worn earplugs. WHAT!!??"
@@dclipper8052 Yeah vasily will have to be one of the first ear transplant recipients if he wants to keep hearing these engines for the rest of his life.
Merry Christmas Nick. What joy you've given me watching your channel. I'm 66 years old and worked on these things in the early 70's. Great videos thank you.
Silliest thing I ever did when I sold a bunch of my drag racing stuff was selling my Max Wedge. Probably could fund my retirement if I would’ve waited to sell it till now.
Don't kick yourself John. Enjoy the memories.
I have some reverse stories to that. A local guy has a pristine 68 Shelby GT500KR - paid $1700 for it in 1972. Another has a 17k mile mint 67 GT500 ($2400 in 1974), a 70 nice Boss 302 ($2500 in about 1977) , and a disassembled but solid 68 W-code Cougar (under $2500 in the mid 70's). Mopars too - we repaired / restored a wrecked (front end body damage only) 70 Plum Crazy Charger RT 4-spd the owner bought in 1980 for $1000. It had sat since the accident in 1971 and was like opening a time capsule. The slightly older brother of a kid I went to elementary and junior high school with in Calgary was filling up his parent's back yard with every piece of Mopar muscle he could get his hands on at a time when they weren't worth dirt. The rest of us thought he was nuts. He didn't even have a beginner's license yet (under 14). I know he had at least two Hemi cars (he was really proud of those and insisted all of us listened from the school yard to him start them up in the back yard and rev them, because he couldn't drive them out of the backyard) and maybe a half dozen 440's and 383's he bought with his paper route money. Some people just gave them away to get rid of them. I always wonder what happened to Gary's collection....
@@scottb8175 . The good old days. Will they ever come back ?
I like Nick's style. because Nick and the guys that work for him are mature and don't strive for being the funniest. keep up the good work Nick!!!
Every time, I mean EVERY time I watch one of Nick’s videos I learn something. I learned about the gear drive and reverse cam on a 426 wedge that I didn’t know about AND I learned that now I REALLY want to put a B or RB wedge in my 56 Chevy. This engine family is so cool. Thanks, Nick, and Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you all.
Merry Christmas, Paul. Let's all keep on learning in the New Year.
NICK. I FOLLOW YOUR CHANEL FOR A LONG TIME. GREW UP IN THE 60s AND DROVE A 442 OLDS. BUT NOTHING EVER COMPAIRED TO A HEMI..MY BUDDY HAD A 69 HEMI CUDA AND WE RACED ONE DAY AND I GOG MY DOORS BLOWN OFF REALLY BAD. WHAT A GREAT CAR THE CUDA IS..ISNT IT AMAZING HOW FAR ENGINES HAVE COME TODAY..I NOW HAVE A 1200 HP NISSAN GTR THAT RUNS 8.61@ 171 IN THE QUARTER AND ITS A SIX CYLINDER STREET CAR WITH FULL INTERIOR AIR CONDITIONING AND EVERYTHING.. CRAZY WORLD TODAY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, ILL KEEP WATCHING.....
Merry Christmas because at Nick's Garage it's the usual business This 426 Wedge takes performance to the edge Having good close look the engineering is off the hook it's a legend in any muscle car mans book In some Dyno testing it's well worth investing No good in guessing with an engine or it might throw a rod and a piston it'll be ingesting Will the wedge earn Nick and Vasilis blessing ? Shout out from London Thanks for all the great shows this year Merry Christmas Nick George Vasilis Manny Devin and your families and anyone I missed and the viewers I raise my glass It's been a total pleasure watching you take these projects to task!
thank you Nick it's pure gold getting to hear that engine roar.......
Marine for sure. Came out of a twin screw boat with counter rotating props
Actually I think its from an Onan genset. I bought a genset from a demo'd building years ago and it had the exact config OMC was the only marine company using wedge engines in the 60s and 70s, they used velvet drives and reversers. I dont necessarily think your wrong, but an engine with no port area corrosion, no obvious issues and looks pretty much factory is probably a genset engine. At that time, the 413 was not being built by chrysler, so for new 100 and 150KW natural gas units, they used the 426, I think until 67? possibly later until Onan dropped Chrysler as an engine supplier. Almost every building from 1964 to 1970 thats still up today has an onan standby genset with a Chrysler engine that drives the elevators in power outages and will be located in the elevator house at the top of the building.
@Don Adamson Also Dump trucks used this engine
@@blackopsrocks .....You, sir, are spot on!
@@blackopsrocks
"Brain Fog & No Longer Sure!"
Didn't "All Genset Generators" with a 426 wedge or "Otherwise"...* (IE: Cummings Sm./Lg./VLg. Diesels) used for crucial uninterrupted backup power for Lg. HSPTL's, elevator sys's, Manu process's (IE: oil/steel)..."Immediately" Rev up to Max Rpm's, & Remain Close to preset "MAX," for the Duration of demand for power; Regardless of high & low Variables for current demands?
Thus IMO, This 426 wedge with a geared cam, was already Proven reliable and capable, of Sustaining "Constantly Close to Max Rpm's even while under Heavy loads!" Therefore this is why, it was the "Perfect Engine" for Winning Indy 500 Races...But was "BANNED," because it was To Good of a setup!
PPS. As I was writing the above post, I found this info...
In 1965 & 66, testing of a A117 Proto Type 426 Race Hemi with a Gear Driven cam & aluminium heads, took place...
It is Marine application for sure - But it does not affect the crankshaft rotation (marine twin screw setups use a transfer box to spin the props in the opposite direction)
I watched those Mopar's drag race back when they were new . Cross Ram induction looks so COOL . Great video
Absolutely the best engine builder on RUclips by far very professional and very critical I love watching you work sir it's seriously art
Thank you for your kind comment, and thanks for watching, Jonathan.
This is the top channel for useful info.
Just simple stuff that gets glazed over to show flashy parts on other channels.
Merry Christmas Nick. Not a better gift to myself than watching your dyno room
I was a junior in high school when we started seeing Plymouths with the 426 hood emblem. That sure was impressive to us teen dudes. A few of the senior kids had after school jobs and they were ordering those Plymouth and Dodge with the 426. Wow, what a time to be 17, 18 years old.
413 industrials have a reverse-ground cam for gear-to-gear drive, saw it as a kid when my neighbor did the gears on his Travco motorhome with the 413HT engine. The later industrial wedge was an underbored 440 block, very thick walls in a 413 or 426, can be bored at least to 440 +.060" oversize!!
Thanks. We'd be interested to find out about this engine's history.
Agree. Chrysler built industrial & marine engines with gear drive camshafts. If the engine came that way (gear drive not an after thought) then the engine should be an industrial/ marine application. Some of the early 413 industrial engines had totally different cylinder heads, you would not even think that they were B engine heads.
The last 413 I saw was in a Warner & Swasey Gradall. It was the carrier engine. The other engine was a Detroit Diesel. They're scarce as hen's teeth now. Oh, while I'm thinking about it, MERRY CHRISTMAS and a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR, NICK!
@@NicksGarage That will be interesting to watch. Keep up the good work. The low compression & low HP figures indicate + the crank flange thing sure does indicate an industrial engine. An actual 413 w/ 906 heads?
@@NicksGarage Do the numbers on the block not tell you much?
My Christmas wish is NICKS GARAGE got my dad's 1998 Chevy Cavalier engine who passed in 2007 running again.
MERRY CHRISTMAS NICK AND VASILE AND ALL GEAR HEADS AND KNUCKLE BUSTERS ! 🎅
Could be a air raid siren engine too.
I learn something new ever time I see one of Nick's videos. Reverse timing gear set and cam shaft, I had no idea.
Thank you guys,
Great Christmas to all
Central California Watching
Thank you Nick, George, Vasilli and all of your little Mopar elves. You have brought so much pleasure and knowledge to myself and many others. May you all have a peaceful and joyful time with your families and let's all look with hope and excitement to a happy new year. Merry Christmas everyone from England 🇨🇦🇬🇧🎅
Watching Nick is like being at the school of making horsepower properly and learning is never more awesome! 😎
I've seen similar setups for the timing in a gleaner combine. The only engines I saw in all 3 of the bigger machines were 383 engines. The smallest one was a 4 row picker that had an aluminum block 318 and one had a 426 but it had sat opened up with no carb or plugs for 40 years. I'm not a mopar guy but I love old engines. I've built several, mostly Ford FE engines and Windsor family motors. I do love working with 429/460 series engines simply because they are easy to build and forgiving. Plus the bolt holes done go into the water jacket or oil galleries.
Yup - reverse run and low HP - marine. Look at the front configuration - it’s a clue. I never get tired of hearing dyno runs for big blocks! Sound is sooooo boss!
What I noticed right away was the puffing out the breather tube, as if it had some really weak compression rings. A full compression / leakdown test would've been interesting. I love it when Nick and the guys get these mysterious "rebuilt" engines in the shop!
I seen a great thing Vasily looked at spark plug on the way to the bench. When the torch is passed he will have the passion to keep these old cars going.
Good to see Vacelli taking care of business Nick’s right hand man Merry Christmas from Georgia.
(My two cents on the cam)
Please note that I currently have a similar timing set on a 302 that is built for marine applications. And I've encountered them periodically while working on boats.
The counter rotation actually served a purpose. That being vibration reduction. One major difference between auto and marine is that marine engines are bolted solidly to the keel of the boat. And that meant that vibrations created by the engine will transfer directly to the hull on the boat. Which brings us to harmonics. And the fact that a seemingly cool engine lope in a car can pretty much rip a wood boat apart at idle. In a fiberglass or aluminum hull the sound can transfer directly to the water creating sound waves that disturbs fishes and deafens whales. Over time the vibration can harm even steel hull.
The reverse cam does result in a strange firing order. But that's basically it. I do have a pet theory that a counter cammed engine can idle with a slightly more aggressive profile than a normal engine. And they don't rip themselves apart from running wide open all day long.
The gear to gear timing set is bulletproof in my experience. I've never heard of one failing on its own merit.
While unusual these days in an auto, I believe that there are a bunch of these out on the water. Like I said. They don't fail. Those will outlast any engine they are attached to.
Also on a reverse rotation engine the reverse cam would result in a "normal" firing order. This is relevant because many twin engine boats are equipped with engines that rotate in opposite directions because of gyroscopic torquing which will result in your boat pulling in one direction. Or turning one direction more readily than the other.
If the lobe pattern was changed on the reverse cam it could be the same firing order as the street cam.
Hey Nick I see you have a passion for melling oil pumps. I work for a company and we process many parts for melling oil pumps. We are a tier one supplier proud of the work we do
If the customer has the means, he should have Nick rebuild this beauty so he can enjoy maximum performance and reliability with total confidence. Cool engine!
From my family to yours, Merry Christmas Nick`s Garage. Stay safe, God Bless.
Enough of that "stay safe" horse sh*t. This pandemic is a HOAX PANDEMIC. The so-called "Corona virus" is no more deadly than the common flu!
Years ago a friend changed his wires on a 350 chevy but couldn't get it started because the wires were not on the correct cylinders, I said to him I can get it done in 5 minutes. He said no I can do it only 1 wire is wrong. I tried to tell him that it cant be 1 wire wrong, its either 2 wires are wrong, 4 6 or all 8. He wouldn't listen. I said ok and came back 5 hours later and he and his brother were still working on it!
I've come across this in some ford 351w engines where they used a 302 cam in them and didn't tell anyone. It totally changes the firing order!
nice story,relevance?
And this is why Nick is known in the Mopar world...he knows when he sees something that's not quite right...that it needs attention!
Every experienced quality engine builder has the same ability.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!
Nick is such an inspiration to me as a mechanic. I only hope that one day I have a garage as nice as his and as many amazing projects
Nick is a great man, he told vassilie to be careful and watch it . Most companies and bosses don't care about the people anymore. Just great to watch this legend and the way he works.
Merry Christmas Nick and gang. Thank for your gifts of videos!
And, we'll see you next time......
Totally enjoyed this session. Cool version of the Christmas tune. Happy Christmas to you all at Nicks garage, take care and God bless
Watching Nick and the guys Dyno testing motors time and time again it never gets old Merry Christmas guys
Street wedge horsepower was 365. I have had 9 of these not really that fast about 2/10 faster than a 383 but I love them.
Street wedge had a lot better compression ratio these were dished probably 7.5.1.
@@karlsracing8422 heads probably did it. 426 heads were better. This one has later heads on it
Finally a dyno video, this is what brought me to the channel in the first place. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
One of my instructors in Voc School had a retired 'Dick Landy' Dodge with a 426 Phase 3 Wedge.
I used to have a '63 Imperial LeBaron with a 413, dual inline 4 bbl carbs, pushbutton auto. Really liked that car. it would idle around town all day and then pull 130 top end :) Great all-around car that was really easy to spot LOL That 426 was made for water not land. It still sounded so good though...sweet!
Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all at Nick's Garage! Love the trouble shooting and fixes.
Thank you Nick. I always find myself watching you before I head to work. Your comment about a Honda civic having more compression then this motor absolutely had me laughing out loud. Keep up the great work and content.
A 426 on the Dyno Christmas has come early at nicks garage.
We're glad you could join us. Merry Christmas.
Very enlightening, thanks for the time to share. Merry Christmas from the States!
Greetings Nick.
From my understanding there were two ways of counter rotation. Custom Ground cam or a gear drive to spin the Camshaft the original way. The distributor gear is ground different to keep the distributor and oil pump spinning the same way. For instance, the firing order on a custom grind on a Mercury Marine(GM), is opposite of STD Chevy. The STD Chevy is 18436572, the custom marine reverse motor is 12756348. All reverse rotation engines have that firing order, and in saying that with a belt drive, timing chain, or three-gear(idler) the cam has to be ground specifically for that application so that the cam and crank both turn clockwise (as viewed from behind the engine). In this case the cam gear and distributor gear are ground to turn the distributor and oil pump in the standard direction. The two-gear timing setup used in stock Mercury counter-rotating engines spins the cam in the standard rotation while the crank spins in the opposite direction, allowing a standard distributor gear to be used. Also, MAKE SURE THE CRANKSHAFT HAS BEEN MACHINED FOR A PILOT BEARING. some marine application crankshafts are not machined for it. I hope this helps. cheers my friend🇨🇦
Alvars. Thanks for the info. My client is working on a custom job to install a 4 speed manual transmission.
Nick is a master with motors but also kind and thoughtful to a mechanical instrument...👍
Glad i found this channel for mopars lol. Been watching you since the first kowalski build. Every car show i watch always does fords and chevy’s, and never dodge or chysler products. The olny car show that does Chrysler products is graveyard cars and this channel right here. It gets boring seeing the same camaro, nova or chevelle with the same chevy motor. Then you look at drag cars at the track and they all run chevy engines for the reliability and they are cheap to build. Definitely cool seeing these chysler engines pushed to the limits. Them chevy boys forget that the 426 hemi was the king of the street. 😂😊
Mike Finnegan of Finnegan’s Garage runs Mopars, and the Dylan McCool channel is mostly Mopar.
That is a beauty. The max wedges with the long intake runners and the early Hemis with paired gold air cleaners are the coolest looking motors. My grandpa had a 58 Fury. He just called it the Golden Commando and it had the factory 350 with dual quads. I was born to late to see it, but it was probably a cool looking engine compartment. He told me he would go to the service station, probably a Sunoco, and would have the kid check the oil. He said the kid's eyes would get really big and he would signal his co-workers to come over.
Greetings from your neighbors in Maine!Nice to see a 426 Wedge in your shop! Never seen a timing gear that turns CC on a MoPar engine before (great investigation work!) Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Maine. Have a lobster roll or two for us.
Thanks Merry Christmas. I do like the shirt. I live by the chrysler plant in Fenton, they tore it all down a few years ago. My father in law says they used to race the chargers coming off the line back in the 60s.
Thanks again and thank you for all the videos
Reverse marine engines also had the grooves on the crankshaft for the rear main seal backwards.
great call I forgot that one.
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That young man is learning from a true Mopar master....I hope he understands what he has and appreciates the opportunity he's got.
Love seeing max wedge for the first time. Sounds like a stroker motor. Like to see how much power with higher compression. Good call on checking compression and changing wires. 👍
I've been watching your videos for a short while. I envy your knowledge of Mopar engines,well engines in general! I've built a few Chevy small blocks for my pickups in my life time. I admire your dedication to doing things the right way. We are really close to the same age and I've made my living as a mechanic on construction and mining equipment. You talk to your subscribers like friends and that makes your show what it is. Keeping it real, old school !
Thank you, Denny.
Love seeing these big mopars on the dyno, merry xmas to all at nicks garage cu in 2021
MERRY CHRISTMAS To Nick And All The Guys At NICK'S GARAGE! Happy Holidays To ALL!!
The guy that sold the engine to your client is a jerk! Good thing you have it. Merry Christmas to you and your family and your staff!!
I think that engine was in a boat and will need to be built different for a car.
@@LitchfieldCountyComputer 300 HP on a 426 Wedge that previously had a backwards spinning cam... yeah, it's a boat motor, made for a dual engine setup.
Low compression, gear drive for the cam and a different crankshaft flange, sounds like he got himself an industrial or marine engine.
Genset engine.
It was setup for counterclockwise crankshaft rotation.
The customer brought the engine to the right place, now it'll be done right or better than the other person who built it.
I remember the first car I worked on was a 73 Charger with the BB 400 I had. I did a tune-up and when I started it, it would idle but was not drivable. It was missing and backfiring when you touched the gas. I learned the difference between clockwise and counter clockwise firing orders that day. I loved that car. My dad found it for me when I was 19 for $120 in 1989. Remember the day gasoline hit $1 a gallon for the first time and was mad because of how much I had to fill up the Charger all the time
I’m not really a Mopar man but the 383 always impressed me, I’ve seen them spank bigger motors with no sweat, well, maybe a little lol. And the 340 too, what a giant killer.
Great video on a vintage mill. Merry Christmas!
Nick- How will he bolt up this industrial/ marine 426.? 413's and 426's had 8 bolt crank on the bell housing end, and the crank was longer than a car engine, and were made to bolt up where the old style hemis and polys use to run.The spacer you used was like the old hemi you ran a year or so ago! He will have to change the crank out. The industrial /marine engines had dish pistons. Thus low compression.
Jon. Told my client that bolting it to a 4 speed manual transmission is not possible with this crank. He told me he is going to do some custom work to fit it.
In a few years, Vasilly will be an absolute expert on Mopars...if he's not already. Imagine the things he's learnt here.
Right on. Vasilis is an outstanding young man.
sticking a borescope in it and looking for cross hatch all the way upon the cylinders and clean exhaust valves would confirm at least they attemped a Rebuild,
For anyone having a performance engine built for themselves, no matter who builds it - follow the 100% solid advice from Nick - have your engine broken in and set up on an engine dyno before it goes in the car. Absolutely the best way. My co-conspirators and I are looking for a local dyno we can test our motorcycle engines on (few and far between). Until then, or we have our own, the best we can possibly do is guesswork, an AFR meter, seat of the pants road tests and track testing (pain in the a$$ and never as good as dyno results)....with no real idea if we are making progress or not.
That is a Commando 290 marine engine. Your power findings are on the money. That cam and the drive gears are worth some money to a guy rebuilding one of those.
Yes! Straight outta a Chris Craft Constellation. They used Ford 431 but had some Mopars when stock was low in 63.
Good thing it didn’t still have the reverse starter. Got burnt many years ago with one from a salvage yard they took from a reverse rotation marine engine, talk about trying to troubleshoot that no start issue. ….lol
Thanks for the great video. Appreciate the time and patience you took on figuring out the mystery of the 426 S wedge.
Good Morning Nick & crew, A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year, to Nick his family, and to everyone who watches Nick's Garage. I loved seeing the 426 Wedge on the dyno, it brought back a lot of memories from the early 60's. 300 hp isn't bad from a motor that you knew nothing about. Great video George, I'm looking forward to many more videos in the New Year. Nick's Garage Rocks!!!!
Good morning, Sir! Glad to have you with us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
Afternoon Mr Castles I'm always hoping to see updates on your 500 Sir 🤣🤣💯✌🏻but with the weather up there I'm sure it's hard to get around up there with the Snow there in Laval QB Canada ... I just can't wait to see it completed and everything is in working order and functional like it was years ago Sir
@@RichardMLowe Hi, Richard. I'm sure that very soon there will be updates on the progress of the 500. Roger and his talented crew have been working very hard on the body to get everything perfect. Knowing the hours it takes George to produce one video, he is probably going to take several small videos, and combine them into one longer update. The holidays will also be a factor. I'm anxious to see an update as well, probably after the new year. I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Y'all take care and stay safe.
@@eugenecastles7475 I'm positive that they are putting forth every effort Sir I'm just dying to see it is all
I'm like a Kid in the Candy Store
@@RichardMLowe Well that makes two of us who feel the same way, lol. I can barely contain myself thinking about the Charger all the time. I'm trying to be patient but it is very difficult. I'm sure that everyone is doing all that is humanly possible, and the Charger has made quite a bit of progress in the few months it has been at Nick's Garage, much more than I expected.
That motor is a REVERSE ROTATION Boat motor that was Probably out of a1963 Chris-Craft Dual Engine Boat. You will notice the number Stamped on the motor was 426-HT HIGH TORQUE. That motor was rated at 300 HP at 4,500! I have run accross a few of those and 427 Fords in Chris-Craft boats from the EARLY 1960's.
Gillbert. Thanks for the info.
Great shop love watching all these motors
Nick, my first car, a 1956 Plymouth Savoy.
318 Poly, and 3 on the tree. Yes, a four
door.
Cost me an AMAZING twenty five dollars.
Man, 2 cars I wish I had back. That Savoy,
and my 1970 road runner.
(Well, there is the '72 240 Z Datsun.)
steve
Merry Christmas Nick to you and yours. I was surprised you got the 300 hp with that compression but then again it's a Mopar. Good job guys 👍
Big engine that's one reason. Back's it up i guess lol.
It's an early truck engine. Here in OZ we have the same set up with the B-series 361 used in Australian Dodge trucks. The 413 truck is the same, timing gears, reverse cut dissy drive.
It was for high mileage heavy duty applications to eliminate timing chain stretch and ensure reliability with heavy load wide open throttle as is the usual running condition for heavy trucks.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO Nick, his family, and his staff of MOPAR Guru's. Bill from Linglestown Pennsylvania.
Merry Christmas to everyone in Pennsylvania.🌲
Happy Christmas nick and everybody there . Happy New year too 🤓🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧😷
Thank you Nick for the video . MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family and everyone in the shop.
Hey everyone @ Nicks.
Merry Christmas.
Thanks for great vids throughout the year. Wish you all the best.
Merry Christmas. Thanks for joining us.