400 mopars are unsung heroes.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Really nice ones!

@kennethcohagen3539

Жыл бұрын

They’re basically 383’s with a 440’s bore. Basically…. Both the 383 and 400 are short deck motors, the 426 to 440 are raised deck blocks. But, if you want to go crazy you can use Raised Block connecting rods, or even Hemi rods in them and get a very high rod length to stroke ratio of 2-1 or slightly less. The guys at engine masters took a Mopar 383 and a SBC stroker 383 and built them as closely as possible. Both had the static compression and they used the same cam grind. They ran nearly identical torque and horsepower, at the same rpm! That says something about rod length!

Very nice video Joe. I really like the way you put it all together. Your represent the project and job very well. Was a pleasure, as always to work for you. I can't wait for the build. I can almost hear it bust off and run. This is a realistic build that most people could do. The principals would apply to most engines. Thanks for sharing and the kind words. I appreciate everyone who watched and listened to the videos. Take care, Ed.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great work, Ed!

This is looking really good , can't wait to see more, take care.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jaybo!

Looking forward to see it all come together!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

I really like his work👍👍

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

Wow that block is so clean looks like he glass beaded it ! LoL 😆

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Ed’s the man!

This should be a very strong build

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Nice work Joe💯👍🏻

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. Should be a fun one!

Looks like it's coming together nicely

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Yea sir. Pieces are here. Assembly soon enough.

Been waiting for this, can’t wait to see the build!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. I’m excited for it!

Found me a 400 last weekend Joe. A fresh .30 over unit. Now to follow your sound advise

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Man! It may not be sound, but it’ll make your Mopar run! 😂

@bertgrau3934

2 жыл бұрын

If the heads are off, I would check the bore just to be sure, even if it has the pistons in it. One thing Ed of E&D taught me years ago is always check every thing. Even after he had done some machine work for me a few times, I still checked his work, but as usual it was right on !! He is the only machine shop around that I trust. We have known each other nearly 40 years.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bert.

Ed is the real deal! Love the work and process that is happening on this build. As always great video!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

I don't know why but for some reason I get all giddy every single time I see you use something from Michigan. Good luck on the build I don't think you're going to have any trouble at all reaching your 500 horse goal 😁

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Michigan speed parts! They are the best!

Love @edsmachine - great work. Looking forward to seeing the future of this motor for sure. Good stuff…

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I like making something, out of Something that it’s not supposed to be!

@MyKARSShop

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustMoparJoe well, I totally get that. But then again, you’ve seen my channel so… You know. Lol

Nice! Same pistons I just got for my 400. My build should be much easier thanks to you. Appreciate it Joe!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I’ve used them in the past with good success. Should be a nice runner

That's going to be one hell of a Big Block! Awesome build that will have all the Armadillos!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Gonna shuck a few armadillos with this one!

Awesome!! Love this build, I am a huge fan of the B with 3.375" stroke, as you know. Used those pistons in my 406" B powered Gremlin gasser build, and the rods in a friend's 446 RB Dart nitrous grudge racer (the 440 Source I-beam 6.760 replacements, using bolts/nuts). The rods held fine through many low-6sec 1/8mi passes (175hp N2o) and I've never had a problem with the KB hypers in 360s, 383s, 400s, 440s (mine) and even a 340 (a friend's), with proper ring gaps. Also, floating the pins steel-on-steel works fine with .001" clearance or slightly less. I'll pay $400 for that camshaft if you'll sell, now that I'm "intranet famous!!" 😅🙃🙂

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll give it a go! Thanks RB

Always excited for your engine builds Joe. Anticipating some healthy #'s on the dyno👍

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. It’ll be my first dyno session. I need to get Andy wood to come hand out and help!

That 400 will make great hp , but it will be the torque that will surprise you. Can’t wait to see this build 🤘🏻

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kurt. I’m used to racing my old car with a similar setup, but in a 440.

@rickseeman5679

Жыл бұрын

Boy, were you right

looking good joe. some of those 400s really run pretty good if they are put together right

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll do this one Justice!

Thanks mopar Joe, I enjoyed that one.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! I hope to make it scream’

Great video Joe. Looking forward to this build. Keep up the great work👍.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

Good thing Just Mopar Joe isn't just anybody! Lol

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Man it’s hard not being your average Mopar Joe!😂

That's looking excellent with it being all balanced so much it should rev well, can't see why it shouldn't reach what you want, all the best to you and your loved ones

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Donald. Just a cheap fun build, but sanitary.

Everything looks great joe I’m loving this build can’t wait to see it run I think you will hit you’re goal and you’re machine guy looks like he does great work good luck bud.. Keith the ford guy lol

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith! I’m still finishing that 351w. I might have to slip a video in for the entire bronco build. It’s not mine. It needs to go home! 😂

Compression is the word!! I go a point higher with aluminum heads as they dissipate so much heat. Great video as always!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg. This is a true street engine. I got the pistons, rods and rings from a buddy for a song. Figured it’d be fun to build up and test.

@conservativecrusader80

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, run E-85 and run 12:1 great sound, response, and power!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@conservativecrusader80 this one won’t be that wild, but should be a hood runner. The next 400 I build will be a 500, closer to your recommendation for sure

@conservativecrusader80

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustMoparJoe I do enjoy uour channel and im just a big promoter of E-85, engine runs much cooler, able to run really high compressionwhich has many benefits and its really cheap. Only thing is uour fuel system needs to be built to run it, steel needle tipped seat in a carb vs the normal rubber and appropriate fuel lines. its basically 105 octane.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@conservativecrusader80 I know a lot of hardcore e85 guys around here. They test the octanes and ethanol content of our local stations, and can’t get consistent readings. Then they end up buying barrels of fuel to Index race with. Maybe less of a tune would be better with the pump stuff?

There's a motortrend artucle where the guys there built a 383 out to a 431 that made 559hp and around 600lbs torque. They tell exactly how they did it.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Since I’m running a stock stroke and larger bore, I will need to adjust my combination versus theirs.

Can't wait for the build! I have a 400 stroked as well

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Main bearings are here today. I need to get out and get startedZ

A lot of good stuff MO Joe. I bet you can hit that goal...

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Blake

I am building a low buck 383 as a back up engine so I am waiting to see how your combination works out. Keep up the good work!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill!

Should be a fun build to watch.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Simple, but neat. I want a fun engine to go in my dart sport. If my 408 dies, it’ll fill the hole! 😂

I am in the middle of an identical, well almost identical, I am using a mechanical roller from Lunati. I did have it balanced and will be using Trickflow 240 heads and Mancini Roller Rockers (Harland Sharps). I am looking forward to watching this build.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome build! Thanks for following along. I will do this one step by step. It’ll be my backup plan for no name nationals.

@Remow2112

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustMoparJoe So I am doing some clean up on a set of e street heads. I saw they cleaned up the intake side, did they do anything on the exhaust side?

Great video as always. By the way, I was watching Terminator 2 the other night, in the beginning there's a bar scene where Arnold busts up the place...there's a guy in that scene that looks just like you.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Hopefully not the one who gets his Harley stolen! I’ll go check it out again!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

My wife agrees 😂

I'll be waiting for it.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

I knew you’d be pumped for this one 👍🏼

Thanks for posting. I remember a friend of mine having this monster of an engine in a mild modded late 70's Cordoba, if i remember correctly. Summer of 85. It was cammed, not sure what he did to the heads, had alum intake, tweaked holley. The car had lots of torque off the line. He used to jump that car (LoL) over the railroad tracks hump in the street. Man those were the days...Peace.

@JustMoparJoe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Nice vid & glad somebody is giving a Mopar 400 some love. A question,Mopar Joe,abou your using a 360 small block flex plate on this. Does the 360 flex plate bolt holes match up to the 400 crank bolt holes ? Also,why not just use a 400 flex plate ? Would it have to have too much weight added to balance (like the 440 flex plate you showed with clay) ?

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane. The crank flanges are identical on almost all wedge engines. I believe Magnum small blocks have to slot one hole to use the old style plates. I also heard that early 413’s and 361’s had a different flange. I wanted to use my flex plate to save the $200 of buying a new one. The SFI rating had already wiped off this one, and I won’t need it for a 360 again. The way he drilled it, I can still use factory stuff later if need be, and it minimally affect balance.

@shanew.williams

2 жыл бұрын

Cool ! That means the small block clutches i've got lying around should bolt right up (if i need them) to the 440 in my Coronet.

Awesome 👍 job guys I appreciate all your Tips and video's keep up the great build guys

@JustMoparJoe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

All 1972 400 4 barrel crankshafts are internally balanced forged steel. All 1973 manual transmission 400 crankshafts are internally balanced forged steel. 1973 automatic transmission 400 crankshafts are externally balanced cast iron. All 1974 and newer 400 crankshafts are externally balanced cast iron. I took a 4 barrel 400 out of a 1972 Fury police car and got the internally balanced forged steel crankshaft. I've had good results at high RPM with the cast Keith Black pistons, but they can break more easily than the smaller diameter small block 360 ones. In the big blocks, the correct piston clearance is important to keeping the large diameter Keith Black cast pistons from cracking up. The longer stroke 440 stroke puts even more stress on the pistons than the 400 stroke. With the 440 stroke, I just with forged pistons. These days, big block Chrysler pistons are expensive, cast or forged. I'd go cheaper than forged if I could find a larger price difference, but I haven't had much luck in price savings lately.

@JustMoparJoe

5 ай бұрын

Mopar tax is real for sure!

PS I have always wanted to see a400 Mopar build it has the largest bore of any other Mopar engine be it a B,RB or anything else just add a steel crank and some compression,cam, intake and headers with some good heads and it should be a high revving torque beast!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This will have all that. But sticking with the cast 400 crank. I don’t mind battle testing it for a cause. 😂

Sweet man

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

It’s the Joe & ED show ?… check back for sceduled road shows in you area !!!

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Getting these pieces all together will be exciting!

How deep in the hole will the pistons be Joe , did you say the compression by any chance ?

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

From measurement alone, we measured compression at 9.88/1. That’s before the heads are cut at all.

I have some new 440 source 1.6 ratio rockers. I didn’t know what you were going to use.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome! Let’s make a deal!

HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉💯😎😉

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

I knew you’d be down for this one

@218422100

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustMoparJoe ABSOLUTELY!!! This is what I've been wanting for and looking forward to. I want to see how you build your motor. There's different ways of doing it but I'm really interested in your build because I'm probably in the same boat as far as a low buck build. 💯😎

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@218422100 thanks buddy

I would try to find a good 383crank for that build, all 383 cranks are steel forging and the stroke, main and rod bearing are the same as the 400 plus might get lucky and it'll be drilled out for a pilot bearing in case you want to get a manual transmission,at least it's an option for the future!,, and steel is a step up from cast iron

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

I have a few 383’s but don’t want to rob them. My plan with this is to run the 400 stuff to see how it goes, then switch to the 500 stroker setup in this block.

Gonna be a bad ass engine.

@JustMoparJoe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Buddy! It’s been a fun one to build. Back to Ed’s this week to get my heads.

those 400's are a hidden secret it seems. The 400 is a highly over square combo, massive bore and small stroke. 4.34 bore is the biggest bore mopar had on big blocks. piston speed for this combo works out to 9000 rpm! Mopar joe is being very humble.

@JustMoparJoe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. The heads are really going to help make this one move!

I’m actually the first viewer of this video

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

You win!

I run a 408 small block with iron heads and push 550 I don't see you having an issue hitting 500 with all the work done to your 400 bb

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Travis. You know how the internet wizards are. They’ll say if you don’t have a dyno sheet or video on a dyno, then it ain’t so. This will be my first time dealing with one. It’s usually the racetrack that actually matters. My old black truck was likely only 400 horse with its old 408. It was only 10.5/1, and had a hydraulic flat tappet at the time. I think the best time in it was a 7.80. You should be flying with 550 horse! It’ll be a good one to see at sikeston 👍🏼

Should easily make 500 HP 550 tork. But I'm thinking about the weakest 🔗 here, those rods. I saw that video about the universal SB INTAKE MANIFOLD and I'm not comfortable with anything made from China. Absolutely no faith there. I'm pretty sure the 360 is much different than the magnum family.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Every piece is different for sure. Some guys swear by them. I would have rebuilt stock rods with arp bolts, but would have had to tear down an engine to get them

you should piss 500hp Mo Joe ill be watchin brother

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks brother!

Thats going in a Dart aint it. Any coverter and gears ? NICE cam ! Id love to go roller. To much $ 4 me . If it wasnt so much work . It would be cool to see a compareison of 408 and 400 . You will like the 400 .Torque engines.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the plan. Unless the 408 gets tired before NNN. Gotta have a backup plan 😂

👍💪

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

Righton man,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Jeremy in Alabama.

@JustMoparJoe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! I will try to get part two out tomorrow

Will a non-roller 318 intake manifold fit on a 1985 318 roller lifter engine?

@79asspin

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it will, they change the bolt angle in 1992.

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Jaybo for the win!

@nastybastardatlive

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys. I passed on a used intake recently because I wasn't sure if it would fit.

Easy 500 h.p Joe we should guess dyno H.P my guess 508 h.p

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely will closer to time. I can giveaway some shirts

If you took a Wedge B 400 block and a offset ground 440 crank to make a 474ci, whet kind of power could you get?

@JustMoparJoe

2 ай бұрын

I love the low decks. This engine ends up making 1.3 Hp per cube on the dyno videos. Check those out if you can. The power is in the head flow as well. These were pretty conservative heads, but had some nice modifications. 474x1.3 is 616. I’m pretty well on point with that and the 448 I just built and dynoed. Check that one out when you can🫡

Where are you going to dyno at?

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Ed has a guy in the Edge of Oklahoma. Will know closer to time.

Hey Joe. I have been debating. Should I rebuild a 318 magnum, or replace it with a 360 magnum? On a 2001 1500 4x4 that hauls a lot. Also, I been looking at buying a built long block vs rebuilding my own. I am not experienced enough to do it all from scratch myself. Well, I COULD, but not sure I could trust myself. Any suggestions?

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Rob! A 360 will offer you better torque for towing and hauling. It’s main downside is it will get worst fuel mileage overall than a 318. That may just be a side effect of a lead foot. A built long block is usually fine in most scenarios. Definitely use a reputable company. As for the what Bill says, he couldn’t be further from correct. Buying large CC trick flow heads and putting them on a stock short block, with stock cam, to put into a towing/hauling application, would hurt your torque production where you’d need it most. I would probably go with a built 360 with a company that can warranty it for as long as possible.

I don't know how much work it takes to get 500 horsepower out of the Edelbrock heads I hope it happens but I have my doubts just my opinion

@JustMoparJoe

10 ай бұрын

You’re gonna love the dyno videos with them..

I told you it was a good motor

@JustMoparJoe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny. This is a different block. The Mississippi Missile is all still together.

@dannyskaggs6587

2 жыл бұрын

Ok