474 rebuild

[DrewDTF]

I was cleaning out my garage and found what appeared to be another old 440 engine, after cleaning it up and taking a closer look I found that it was my dads old racing engine from his 440 from back in the 80ies. Ive decided to put together a new 440 with this beast in it. As soon as I get it rebuilt i will have some sweet pictures! ive never really heard of a 474 anyone have any experience? or at least seen one/ know anything about them haha.

 

[Flat Brapp]

The 440 big bore sleeves were pretty cool back then, never really had allot of experience with them. I usually bought the aluminum 440 cylinders and dropped 550 sleeves into them due to the fact that the 550 were all cast in sleeves. Have fun!

 

[eel]

Haha, been a long time since I heard of a 474!

Wiseco used to make a 474 piston kit. I ran one before 550's were invented.

From memory, you used the early Aluminium cylinder and no re-sleeve was required.

I ported mine to some specs my dads buddy gave me with a bur in an electric drill. I was 12 yrs old. It went hard with a pressed steel pjs pipe, single side draught 40mm Keihin and this new fangled bronze impeller that had overlapping blades and was made by an unheard of company called skat trak.

 

[teamcasslake]

last yr me and my dad just rebuilt his old race boat with the aluminum 474 and put msd total loss in it. he ran alittle alcohol/gasoline mix and ovaled the cylinders so we got a used jug and reported and re-did the hole motor and its a fast little boat that like high rpms. our ignition is set at 9000 and its hitting the rev limiter sometimes going down the lake. but i still like my SJ batter.

 

[TB]

might have a few mopar parts laying around if you need anything