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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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Hello

I got a 383 crate engine that dynoed as follows:

rpm Torque HP
3400 463.2 299.8
3500 465.7 310.4
3600 463.2 317.5
3700 460.8 324.6
3800 467.7 338.4
3900 475.2 352.9
4000 471 358.8
4100 469.6 366.6
4200 468.1 374.4
4300 469.1 384
4400 469.7 393.5
4500 473.2 405.4
4600 468.8 410.6
4700 468.1 418.9
4800 466.6 426.5
4900 470.6 439
5000 463.2 441
5100 461.8 448.4
5200 457.5 453
5300 451.8 455.9
5400 445.4 457.9
5500 439.9 460.6
5600 430.4 458.9
5700 426.5 462.9
5800 416.1 459.5
5900 407.2 457.5
6000 394 450.1

This is a dyno of the engine itself, not yet installed in the car.

Anyway, I've been trying to search for what exhaust combination would be good.

Would this engine need a 3-inch system, or would a 2.5-inch system work better?

Thanks..
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by pj_corvette
Hello

I got a 383 crate engine that dynoed as follows:

rpm Torque HP
3400 463.2 299.8
3500 465.7 310.4
3600 463.2 317.5
3700 460.8 324.6
3800 467.7 338.4
3900 475.2 352.9
4000 471 358.8
4100 469.6 366.6
4200 468.1 374.4
4300 469.1 384
4400 469.7 393.5
4500 473.2 405.4
4600 468.8 410.6
4700 468.1 418.9
4800 466.6 426.5
4900 470.6 439
5000 463.2 441
5100 461.8 448.4
5200 457.5 453
5300 451.8 455.9
5400 445.4 457.9
5500 439.9 460.6
5600 430.4 458.9
5700 426.5 462.9
5800 416.1 459.5
5900 407.2 457.5
6000 394 450.1

This is a dyno of the engine itself, not yet installed in the car.

Anyway, I've been trying to search for what exhaust combination would be good.

Would this engine need a 3-inch system, or would a 2.5-inch system work better?

Thanks..

I have a set of Flowtech full legnth headers with flowmaster super 44 mufflers and 2 1/2" true duals on my 383. It seems to work very well and the sound is incredible.
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