what parts will swap out 383 to 440

[1fastski]

is there a place to look ? or can somone list what is and what is not swapable? oil pans? waterpump housings? flywheels? ect

thanks a bunch

[440newport]

just about anything will swap out, the 440 is about 1/2 an inch taller than a 383 so the distributor is too long and the intake will be too wide, but the cylinder heads, exhaust manifolds, water pump, oil pan and all that "bolt on stuff" outside should switch over no problem....obviously non of internals will switch, pistons, rods, crank etc...but 383 (B) and 440 (RB) cams are the same

[kudah440]

do watch out with the water pump housing...
make sure that both housings take the water port on the same side. If the water comes in from the passenger side and you get a water pump housing cast for a drivers side then your timing marks will be covered, (being on the wrong side, about 90* off). if you bolt it on there and try to set the timing that does make a big problem.

[71383bee]

Good advice from Kudah...be sure that the water pump housing outlet is on the same side as the outlet on your radiator. The pan, pickup, heads, rockers, and pumps are the same. Pushrods, pistons, intake, distributor, and connecting rods are not. A 440 crank can be cut to fit a 383 and make a nice strocker with 440 rods I think (works on 400's). And there are kits available to use RB distributors if you need to.

[1fastski]

i have 2 383s 1966 1968 and 2 727 tranz to match ,and i have a 440 1973 on the way { i think } been waiting 3hrs now i think hes lost lol , i want to build the 440 ,sell the 66 383 and maybe one tranz to pay for the rebuild of the 440 , or atleast most of it .i just want to make sure i use the best parts i can on my car :-)



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