Any way tell tale signs of which big block a 65 fury would have had?

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The fender tag was removed and only the trans remains. I haven't looking for build sheet yet. Are there any other tell tale signs of which big block a car may have had? I expect not if it's like B and A bodies... since the vin's don't indicate it on a 65.
 
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What's the part number on the transmission? That may give you some help.
 
Ok. I'll give it a look. All I know is that it's a big block trans. I expect a build sheet will be required, but I'll check the numbers.
 
The fender tag was removed and only the trans remains. I haven't looking for build sheet yet. Are there any other tell tale signs of which big block a car may have had? I expect not if it's like B and A bodies... since the vin's don't indicate it on a 65.
Single or dual exhaust hanger brackets .
 
Nice! I will look back this weekend. I didn't even think of that. I was thrown off as I was expecting to look at a Belvedere.
 
No, I think I'm not going to pick it up right now. A friend needed to borrow money to keep her house so we lent that too her. She paid us back but now after I picked up the 4dr hardtop I want to get it running first. I ran into a 64 Polara 500 Anniversary convertible and my wife was pretty firm on nothing else till I get the 65 up and moving. Hoping to have the new motor in shortly (replacement poly). I also found a 66 Fury Wagon that I thought the guy had sold a while back so I'm going to check it out as I really want a 9 passenger wagon. I may still buy it and stick it back for a rainy day.
 
Big blocks available in '65 were a 361,383, or a 426 Street Wedge.
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B/RB block usage in '65 C-body cars was pretty cut and dried. 383 2bbl, 383 4bbl, but don't recall the RB426 being in the mix (usually B-body only), but 413s were in other C-body cars (440 came in 66). I remember a road test in Motor Trend of a '65 Monaco 500 2-dr hardtop with a 413. I think the 361 would have been in the B-body cars, as it was an option in the later Dodge Charger a year or so later.

Check the rear seat cushions for build sheets stuffed between the springs and burlap backing. Rear axle ratio, generally on a tag on one of the cover bolts, would have the ratio stamped on it. A small tag. 2.76 standard on 383 2bbls, option of 4bbls. 3.23 standard on 4bbls with 2.76 optional . . . per general Chrysler practice back then.

Generally, I'd suspect a 383 of some sort. 2bbl had single exhaust on the rh side of the car. 318s had their single exhaust on the lh side of the car, for reference.

The 413s and 426 Street Wedge did not have the performance increase we might normally believe they should have had over a 383 4bbl. A MAIN reason was the exhaust manifolds had 2" exit holes! Later 440s had larger exit hole diameters, like 2.25" diameter, plus a better design and cross-section. A set of '68 HP manifolds would be much better. 413s were 340 horsepower and 360 horsepower, with the 426 Street Wedge being 365 horsepower. Not a lot of difference or real advantage over the 383-4 325 horsepower, on paper or on the road.

Main difference in the transmissions would be the specific governor item. Probably no real internal differences, as to clutch pack number of plates and such. Torque converter might be close to the same, too. There's probably a parts book you can fine online to download, if desired. There's one website I found that specializes in Chrysler 300s and they have parts books for download, up to about 1965 and back to the later 1950s.

That's all I can think of right now.

CBODY67
 
Not a lot of difference or real advantage over the 383-4 325 horsepower, on paper or on the road.

quite a seat of the pants diff though due to the torque advantage of the RB ... especially 68 Heads, intake, and exhaust are used on a 413/426
 
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