426 max wedge history book

The max wedge motor used the chrysler rb block, and was produced in 4 and 426 cubicinch iterations. As much as i tried my dad wouldnt buy a 65 coronet with the max wedge 426. It is black edp coated and is made of heavy gauge metal just like the original. Aug 21, 2014 a990 mopar hemis were on the street in 1964 and nascar eventually outlawed them, therefore mopar installed the 426 stage iii wedge heads on the hemi block and ran a few of these engines until the ban was lifted. The bb wedge engines,all of them drain all the oil down over the cam. A good number of the original miles were put on a quartermile at a time, one would suspect. Documenting a 4 or 426 maximum performance package. Only 1 of 5 1964 polara 2 door hardtops built with the 426 cid ramcharger lll engine. The 1963 dodge 426 ramcharger was chryslers kneejerk response to the escalation of the cubicinch war.

A look behind chryslers max wedge engine street muscle. This book covers how to build mopars 383, 400, 4, 426, and 440ci engines to power levels of 600 to 900 hp. Similar success followed that year before don moved on and left the stockclass competition behind. The max wedge, formally the maximum performance wedge, was an engine option produced by the chrysler corporation from 1962 to 1964, that was available exclusively in b platform intermediate dodges and plymouths. How to build a max wedge for cheap car craft magazine hot rod. History, description, and photos of the amazing mopar max wedge engines, used. The term max wedge originated from maximum performance and the powerful engines wedge shaped cylinder head design. A guide to mopar v8 cylinder head and block casting numbers. The 426 max wedge wasnt the right engine for the task, as its cylinder heads didnt flow the same amount of air as engines from chevrolet and pontiac. Just the fact that it is a maxie means there is some kind of history there in all that steel.

Reedmans in langhorne pa had 68 on display at the public entrance. To achieve this, engineers enlarged the bore of the. Cool in that it makes every max wedge a one of a kind, as no two engines can be stamped the same. Apr 26, 2014 like the new 6264 max wedge serial number book, this new race hemi book has all of the vins for both plymouth and dodge race hemis for 1964 and 1965. Tom hoover, godfather of the 426 street hemi, dead at. In the heyday of 196264, you could get these engines in any bbody chrysler product. The max wedge motor used the chrysler rb block, and was produced in 4 and 426. The 1963 dodge ramcharger guide dodge 426 ramcharger 1 of 126 dodge polara 426 max wedge cars produced compression 11. Known as the ramcharger and immodestly billed as the hottest performing power plant to come off a production line, this max wedge design was the next step up from the 4 v8 of 1962. Beginning around april of 1962, dodge and plymouth offered the first maximum performance wedge nicknamed max wedge in their new, light, midsized cars. On a 426 wedge block they are not there so the drain holes would not be covered on hemi head installation. For 1963, the engine was given its boost to 426 ci and further internal refining.

This car has the factory max wedge 426 ci v8 engine producing over 400 hp. Apr 11, 20 here is a photo of the 1963 426 max wedge with the nascar 4 bbl intake manifold that was developed by chrysler. The second location is on the underside of the intake runner on the cylinder head. Completely restored, numbers matching, with only 3580 original miles, and complete history and documentation. There was no max wedge after 1964 but many people think when they see a 426 street wedge in a 1965 car that they may have a max wedge car. How to build max performance mopar big blocks discusses how to properly budget your engine build for a specific performance target and how to select a stock or aftermarket block for the desired performance level. The 426 max wedge engine was the top of the chrysler heap and basically. Delivered new to des redwood motors in garberville, california. The ramchargers, a famed drag racing group, worked on the engines, and in 1963, ramcharger herman mozer piloted a max wedge to a 12. Original factory super stock 1964 plymouth savoy 426 max. Save 426 max wedge engine to get email alerts and updates on your ebay. Proving ground a history of dodge, chrysler and plymouth racing.

Date code correct carburetors, heads, intake and exhaust. The 1962 nhra record books show four class records established by the 4. Finding this book was like finding the pot of gold at the end of the max wedge vin rainbow. The max wedge 426 came about when chrysler chose to take advantage of rule changes surrounding maximum displacement by the nhra and nascar. Sep 02, 20 before too long, factory engineers, enthusiasts, racers, and buff book writers, all with known propensities for toocool nicknames, had simplified the moniker to max wedge. The old saying race on sunday, sell on monday was the inspiration behind the glenwood motors wild one race car. The riverside, california dealership was convinced that an outstanding car that. If you ordered sales code 08 with your 330, you got a base trim car with your choice of transmission, plus a twincarb stage ii 426 engine squeezing at 11.

Nov 19, 2004 when the detroit performance wars began in earnest during the 1960s, chrysler was ready with max wedge and hemi cars that dominated the drag strips and nascar high banks. In addition there was an air gap between the intake runners and valley cover to allow cool air under the plenum. It was an increasedbore version of the standard new yorker 4 single 4barrel engine. Mopars mostpopular street performer in 63 was the 330bhp 383cid v8. This car is very well known in super stock mopar circles and is listed in darrel davis max wedge book. Nascar outlawed both the sohc and hemi until they sold cars on the street, mopar did so and ford did not. This 1963 plymouth sport fury hardtop is described as a midwestern barn find that still has its original max wedge 426 engine and factory 3speed manual transmission. The 426 street wedge was 365 hp and did not come out until 1964 and was also in the 1965 cars.

For 1963, the 4 was replaced by the massive 426 max wedge v8 of 415 or 425 hp. In the future this page will grow into a place where you come to find information on 19621964 max wedge engine package cars and 19641965 race hemi package cars. As a result, the 1962 max wedge cars blew away the chevy 409s and fords 406s for the balance of the season. Though less radical than the dualcarb 425 hp max wedge 426 7. The 4 max wedge package was replaced by a 426 max wedge, sold in stage ii and stage iii versions. Were talking max wedge and hemi engines today gen ii and gen iii john april 26, 2020 at 4. That included the dodge 330 or 440, the polara and polara 500, and the plymouth savoy, belvedere, fury, or sport fury. It was also factory optioned with the lightweight aluminum front end package. Shifting was by the vastly improved and near unbreakable torqueflite automatic. We have a different mopar engine altogether planned for 426, so well leave you with a few stories today from some of roadkills sister sites to tell you more about the max wedge 4 and 426 engines. To reduce the load on the 1964 stage iii 426 max wedges triy exhaust manifold mounting flanges, chrysler used a pair of steel supports. This is an award winning car that is listed in the darrell davis max wedge serial number book. Side trim appeared on the 1964 furys, and the cpillar became thinner. The max wedge blocks had a different casting number.

Chrysler arrived at the 4 by stroking the bblock 383, which had been around since 1959, into a tallerdeck bblock known as the raisedblock bblock, or rbblock v8. Jun 02, 2017 the 1963 plymouth savoy 426 max wedge now shows 6,595 miles on the odometer with only 55 miles put on since 1973, according to the seller. An action shot of the 1964 golden commandos plymouth 426 hemi super stock. Yes there are conversions but the 426 max wedge is a serious piece too. Before too long, factory engineers, enthusiasts, racers, and buff book writers, all with known propensities for toocool nicknames, had simplified the moniker to max wedge. Additionally, jeff is the author of eight published books on automotive topics, including photo histories of portland international raceway and. Choose mileage and options to get your 1965 plymouth belvedere 2 door hardtop 426 max wedge book value and price. Early max wedge history and jeff mirandas 62 dart finding a 62 max wedge dart in an illinois junkyard a factorybuilt max wedge. Factory period correct max wedge v8, dual 4bbl carburetors, a833 4 speed transmission, galen govier documented 426 street wedge car, engine is 1963 426 stage ii that was rebuilt to 64 stage iii specs, original stage iii cross ram intake, original trick factory. Max wedge cars are an essential part of automotive history as they are the. The industrial marine uses kept going longer and naturally these have found there way into cars. In the automotive history books, surely youve heard about the 426 hemi and how its the motor by which all others are compared. Listed in the chrysler registry of 1963 dodge max wedge cars featured in darrell davis book.

It has the paint, trim and options codes for each model and year as well as it tells you how many of each color per model of car. Learn about the complete history of muscle cars, from the. All the talk today is hemi this, hemi that, but before chrysler unleashed the 426 hemi on the street, there was. After running the red 4 dart in 1962, the garlits team was sent another new super stock dodge in 1963, this one featuring the enlarged 426 max wedge v8. Engine compartment photos used in jim schilds maximum performance authenticity guide pages 32, 36, 39, 40 and 47. The 330 with the max wedge engine was always a special car, but even with the twincarb 426, you could buy the sane model or the allout drag racing rig. One of the best examples of a 426 max wedge factory super stocker. Despite sharing displacement with the mighty 426 elephant hemi, the max wedge 426 does not use a hemispherical combustion chamber thanks to for some details. For sale is a documented factory original 1964 plymouth savoy 426 super stock stage iii max wedge car. This one looks quite usable despite having been parked for many years before being brought back to life by the seller. This car looks like it just came off the assembly line.

Choose instore pickup oh, nv, ga, tx on our web site. It bears little relation to the max wedge except for basic architecture and dimensions. Hoover and his team came up with the idea to fit hemispherical cylinder heads, first used on a chrysler automobile engine in 1951, to the 426 block, and the rest is motorsports history. The 4 and 426 max wedge engines continued to be made in 1964. On june 1, 1963 the max wedge block grew to 426 cubic inches, thanks to a. The 1963 dodge ramcharger guide dodge 426 ramcharger 1 of 126 dodge polara 426 maxwedge cars produced compression 11. This 1964 plymouth belvedere max wedge has a 426 c. Nhras 1962 record books document four class records attributed to the 4.

Here is a photo of the 1963 426 max wedge with the nascar 4 bbl intake manifold that was developed by chrysler. Before too long, factory engineers, enthusiasts, racers, and buffbook writers. Mar 02, 2017 apparently, bill frances hawks were okay with the block juggling. New reproduction max wedge oil pan for the 6264 bbody, it is made just like the original pan so it fits without modification. Rare, original 426415 hp stage max wedge engine with 11. Na raceprepped ramchargers 1963 dodge, racing at pomona, california.

Throughout the 1960s, chrysler gave its customers road runners, cudas, rts, and charger nameplates backed by legendary hemi and six pack engines. Based on the 4 the motor that replaced the 392 hemi in 1959, the max wedge featured two fourbarrel carburetors atop a crossram manifold that led to lots of wins on the drag strip. The street wedge was available only in bbody cars plymouth and dodge and lightduty dodge d series trucks. This manifold had the valley cover cast in as part of the intake manifold. The 426 hemi was actually the second generation of hemisphericalheaded engines, but were the first ones to actually be given the name of hemi. The 1963 plymouth savoy 426 max wedge now shows 6,595 miles on the odometer with only 55 miles put on since 1973, according to the seller. Very good book, but i was hoping to see more of us who raced our maxwedge and.

But in 1962 chrysler did with its new 4cubicinch max wedge v8. Well thats fairly solid history, but were here to help. Armed with twin 659cfm carter afb carburetors mounted in tandem, the 4 made 410 horsepower. The first would be on the top of the intake runner, under the valve cover. Used 1965 plymouth belvedere 2 door hardtop 426 max wedge. People have written stacks of books on the history of the 426. A high compression engine would read 426 tmphc like this one. The max wedge v8 was upstaged in the middle of the year when the 426 cid, 425hp super commando hemi v8 appeared. The streettuned 426 wedge was a conventional fourbarrel setup, with performance not far above the similarly outfitted 383.

A 426 street wedge block was also available in 1964 and 1965. Details all of the parts, part numbers, and models of the 1962 to 1964 max wedge variations. Like the new 6264 max wedge serial number book, this new race hemi book has all of the vins for both plymouth and dodge race hemis for 1964 and 1965. The 426 wedge was chryslers main performance engine until the 426 hemi came on scene. It wasnt long before the best axle gearing, combined with proper tires, made midtwelvesecond passes a regular occurrence. In 1951, chrysler offered their first v8 engine for passenger car service. These 426cube wedgehemi hybrids were common during the 19721974 nascar race era. Dog dish hubcaps, radio and heater delete, bench seat, and push. If you have a vehicle that requires a valley pan gasket and your gasket kit didnt include it, felpro performance valley pan gaskets are just what you need. The dodge ramcharger 426 and plymouth super stock 426 were rated at 415 horsepower and 425 horsepower, depending on compression ratio, 11. Mopar super stock drag racing 1962 1969 schild, jim on. The famous bigblock v8s came in three displacements. The maximum performance engine or max wedge for short featured redesigned heads and valvetrain, a special intake that used chryslers secretive ram tuning technology and dual 4barrel carburetors, and better driveline equipment. According to the book the complete guide to the 1964 plymouth super stock, which is licensed by chrysler, this car is 1 of 29 automatic lightweights produced.

Felpro performance valley pan gasket sets 1215 free. The max wedge v8 was upstaged in the middle of the year when the 426cid, 425hp super commando hemi v8 appeared. Afterwards, the course was set for the emergence of the american muscle car in earnest. Usually the industrial and marine stampings have other codes like 426 m or the house power code name as an identifier. Besides its nononsense appearance, this car came equipped with the 426 max wedge super stock v8, a powerful competition engine boasting 11. Nov 01, 2007 if youre lucky and have superdeep pockets, you can search out a set of matching original max wedge heads, which wear casting number 2402286 62 4, 2463209 63 stage ii 426, or 2406518 late. Aug 30, 2018 the casting numbers for smallblock mopar and bigblock mopar are a sevendigit number, which is raised, and usually found in one of two locations. Stored since the 90s, this belvedere runs and drives, a big plus when considering a somewhat rare muscle car. There is much to learn no matter how long you have been researching max wedge and race hemi program vehicles. Information, pictures, restoration tips and links for 1962 dodge, 1962 plymouth, 1963 dodge, 1963 plymouth, 1964 dodge, 1964 plymouth, 1965 dodge, 1965 plymouth. Thats why the 426 street wedge is in no way anywhere near what a max wedge eng was. In addition there was an air gap between the intake runners and valley cover to. The 1964 max wedge 426 was essentially the same as the 1963 engine, except.