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1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine - The Return Of The Six Pak

1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine 410 Balanced
The 410 is internally balanced,... 
   
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1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine 410 Balanced
The 410 is internally balanced, meaning you can use a neutral-balance flywheel or flexplate.
RPM TQ HP
2,500 387 184
2,600 388 192
2,700 395 203
2,800 408 217
2,900 419 231
3,000 428 244
3,100 439 259
3,200 445 271
3,300 453 285
3,400 460 298
3,500 469 312
3,600 474 325
3,700 479 337
3,800 487 352
3,900 487 362
4,000 486 370
4,100 487 380
4,200 490 392
4,300 489 400
4,400 488 409
4,500 486 417
4,600 483 423
4,700 480 429
4,800 477 436
4,900 473 442
5,000 469 446
5,100 463 450
5,200 459 454
5,300 453 457
5,400 448 461
5,500 441 462
5,600 436 465
5,700 432 469
5,800 424 468
5,900 415 466
6,000 405 462
6,100 398 462
6,200 387 457

1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine Distributor
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1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine Distributor
The distributor uses a standard magnetic pickup that we hooked to an MSD box for the dyno testing. The engine included an electronic ignition box for installation on a street machine.
1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine Motor Mounts
The 273/318-inch engines are... 
   
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1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine Motor Mounts
The 273/318-inch engines are sometimes grouped separately from 340/360 engines because they have slightly different motor mounts. The new 340 block has provisions for both mounts, so it can be used as a replacement for any '64 to '03 small-block-equipped production chassis. That means the 410 is for factory-equipped 318 cars, such as a Duster. Another cool aspect of the 410 block is there are crank trigger bosses for use with fuel injection, so you can swap this short-block under your factory induction system if you are driving a late-model truck or something similar.
1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine Cam Hydraulic Clat Tappet
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1971 Plymouth Duster Crate Engine Cam Hydraulic Clat Tappet
The cam is a hydraulic flat tappet with 292/292 degrees of advertised duration (that's 248/248 at 0.050) and 0.508/0.508 lift on a 108 LSA. There are roller cams available for the LA block if you want to get that lift up near 0.650 and kill some driveability.

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