383 Mopar Swap??????
 

Does anyone know how hard it would be to throw a 383 mopar into a 1983 Z28 camaro? Need to know ASAP.


Thanks, DacMan

Very.

Thanks, That's all I needed to know


DacMan

all i can say is wow. i mean, you can get an adapter to bolt a th-350 to any engine, but motor mounts and exhaust would be the hard part

Why? Its not even close.

What do you mean it's not even close? I found one on craigslist that is a really good deal, and I just wanted to make sure it was out of reach, I just can't decide whether to keep my 305 or go 350. I'm loosing sleep over it boys! lol.

Put a Mopar engine in there, and you'll get disowned by the Chevy and Camaro community. If you do it, for your own safety, don't ever show the car with the hood open. ;)

I apologize everyone I didn't know :icon_doh:, I found this one looking for a chevy 383 stroker, but thought maybe it would work :icon_shrug:, so to be official, it won't happen.

My Apologies (lol), DacMan

haha. Might be kinda neat though. Dont know much about the reliability of the 383 mopar though. Im always up for a story of putting a different engine than a SBC in a third gen Camaro.

like a 454 or a pat musi 555 or some radical aluminum big block that wont kill the handling and balance. ony problem is you need to cut holes in the fender the change spark plugs, or remove the headers.......unless you flip the headers forward and run a turbo.......... turbo big block sounds good for a third gen. anyone up for full tubing a car?

Basically all the Mopar muscle engines were well built. 318, 340, 360, 383, 440, 426, ect. Really none of them better or worse than a SBC or BBC, it's just a matter of opinion.

With the exception of the 318 of course. Everyone knows that while they were no powerhouses, they were hard to beat when it comes to reliabilty.

The 318 is fawking bulletproof. It will WRECK a 305. If it weren't for the fact that I cant get shlitz for MOPAR parts in junkyards up here, I would have restored an old Dodge instead. One of the biggest reasons I chose a small block chevy was because every auto store in America carries parts for them.

I drove a 79 Plymouth Volare' for years! Back then (92-97 ish) the world if 'internet parts' didnt really exist. Even finding a store with switches and ignition parts for that car could be a beyotch. Gawd I miss that ugly old car. I tell ya this much though. When I first brought my 305 Camaro home I expected it to drive like that 318 did.....not even close.

Honestly I would have chosen an older Mopar for my project. However as you said SBC parts are cheap, and easy to come by, as are the parts for our 3rd gens.

The 383 Mopar is basically the same big block used un the 440 wedge and 426 "Elephant" Hemi. It is heavy for its displacement.

All i can say is wow! You can get an adapter to bolt a th-350 to any engine, but motor mounts and exhaust would be the hard part!!!

I would have done a mopar as well for my project, in fact I ran across my car, after looking at a 440 dart!

fail..

So much fail lately...

fail status: UP

success status: DOWN

He he. You guys done failed him.....

I had a mopar 383 in a 65 dodge polara. That thing was an anvil. Big and heavy, but almost imposible to break.

no mopar lol go stroker my uncle had one in his nova and o my lol it was mean big block power in a small block and there is no replacement for displacement

A 383 out of a Polara - would make a "Polaramaro" ? Hey how about
intalling a "push button" transmission & doing some push button Neutral
Drops ?? cool.