1973 Plymouth Duster

1973 Plymouth Duster 340

Last Updated November 1, 2009

Engine

  • Chrysler 340 V8 Block 9-9-68 Date Stamp
  • 915D AAWJ 360 J Heads
  • 273 Rockers
  • Valve Lash – 0.028″ Intake & 0.030″ Exhaust
  • Cranking Compression Average of 161
  • Open Hooker Super Comp Headers with 18″ Extensions
  • Functional Ramcharger Snorkel Air Scoop with Pan
  • Mr. Gasket Copper Header Gaskets
  • Mr. Gasket Header Evac System
  • Brad Penn 10W-30 Motor Oil
  • Wix 51515R Racing Oil Filter

Fuel System

  • Blue Holley Fuel Pump (Old Style)
  • Summit Fuel Pressure Gauge
  • Holley Strip Dominator Manifold
  • Holley 830 CFM 4150 HP Carburetor (List-8804)
    • Milled Choke Horn
    • 50cc Accelerator Pumps All Around
    • 4.5hg High Flow Front Power Valve
    • 77 Jets Front, 83 Jets Rear
    • Rear Jet Extensions & Notched Float
  • Fram HPG-1 Fuel Filter
  • 20 Gallon Summit Racing Fuel Cell (In Trunk)
  • Tip Over Valve In Cell
  • Chrome Dual Spring Throttle Return
  • -10 AN SS Fuel Line from Pump to Regulator
  • -8 AN SS Fuel Lines from Regulator to Carburetor

Cooling

  • CSR Billet Aluminum Electric Pump (35 GPM)
  • Transmission Cooler
  • 16″ 2215 CFM Fan (Mounted as Pusher)

Transmission

  • Torqueflite A-727
  • Turbo Action Cheetah Full Manual Pro Street Reverse Valve Body
  • TCI Aluminum Deep Pan (4 Quarts Over Stock)
  • Hurst Quarter Stick
  • RCI Transmission Blanket
  • TCI Max Shift Transmission Fluid

Rear End

  • Chrysler 8¾ – 742 Case (1¾ Large Stem Pinion)
  • Yukon Axles 30 Spline 4.5″ Bolt Circle
  • Green Bearings
  • 4.86 Ring & Pinion
  • Mini-Spool

Wheels and Tires

  • Mickey Thompson ET Fronts 25 x 4.5 – 15
  • Summit Racing Aluminum Front Rims
  • Mickey Thompson ET Drag 30 x 9 – 15 Rear Tires
  • Fenton RT 15×9 Rear Rims

Brakes

  • Line Lock
  • Stock Master Cylinder
  • Stock Rear Drum Brakes
  • Stock Front Disc Brakes

Interior

  • Stripped Interor
  • Floor Pans Painted Flat Black
  • Line Lock Light (used to be wiper light)
  • 6 Point Roll Cage
  • Summit Racing Water/Oil/Voltmeter Gauges
  • 5″ Auto Meter Phantom II Tachometer w/ Shift Light
  • RJS 5-Way Harness
  • Summit Racing Seat with Black Cover

Electrical & Ignition

  • Battery Kill Switch
  • 75 Amp Powermaster One-Wire Chrome Alternator
  • Moroso 5″ Undersized (30%) Crankshaft Pulley
  • Dual GNB (Exide) Stowaway 800 CA Deep Cycle Batteries (In Trunk)
  • NGK Spark Plugs Gapped to 0.035″
  • MSD Ignition Distributor
  • MSD Blaster 2 Ignition Coil with Firewall Feed Through
  • MSD 6AL Ignition Box
  • MSD 3-Step RPM Limiter (2500, 5000, & 7400 RPM)

Suspension

  • Competition Engineering 3 Way Adjustible Front Shocks
  • Rancho RS 9000 9 Way Adjustible Rear Shocks
  • Stock Slant-6 Torosion Bars
  • Mopar Performance Offset Hanger Kit
  • Mopar Performance Offset Shackle Kit
  • Calvert Racing Split Mono Leaf Spring Kit
  • Calvert Racing Caltracs Traction Bars

Body & Chassis

  • F5 Lime Light with Black Hood & Cowl
  • Black Vinyl Top
  • Front Grille Painted Black
  • Stretched Quarters
  • Subframe Connectors
  • 3,264 Pounds w/ Me & 10 Gallons of Fuel

Mopar Performance Offset Hanger KitsM

  • #1 written by Pascal Herbold
    about 1 year ago

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    komm e aus Germany
    [address and telephone removed]
    The Plymouth Duster 340 is cooooollllll

    melde dich mal
    Lg Herbold

  • #2 written by Pascal Herbold
    about 1 year ago

    The best Plymouth 340 Duster

    Auf jeden fall besser wie im max wenz
    Seine dume sprüche

  • #3 written by butch miller
    about 12 months ago

    can you give me some detail on installing offset spring hangars and how does the cal-trac for you.Thank!

  • #4 written by Marvin
    about 12 months ago

    Sure – the Caltracs are working great. It looks like they reduced my ET by 0.15 second which is pretty major (equivalent to taking 150 pounds off the car).

    Offset hangers and shackles – Summit racing sells these. They are simple bolt in replacement for the stock hangers and shackles. What they do is move the springs about three quarters of an inch inbounds so you can stick in a fatter tire.

  • #5 written by Alan Steube
    about 3 months ago

    Hi, my name is Alan Steube. I recently found a post that you made a while back asking about TPI Torque Converters. We just recently got our website going tpiconverters.com. We are located in St. Louis, Mo, and we are a small business that has specialized in torque converters since 1977. Nice Duster, if you need a stall converter give us a call at 314-521-5811, or visit our website. Thanks