plymouth duster 360
starting the car up in the garage. warm up. the car sounds a little quiet in this video. It runs a 11.38 1/4 mile. 1974 duster
1974 Plymouth Duster restoration part 1
1974 Duster bought off ebay in 2003, sight unseen. Paid $2276. Flew a friend out to San Francisco to drive it all the way back to Virginia, and the car made it with few problems (needed a radiator, tires, fuel pump). In 2007 I decided to start taking it apart to restore/modify it. Plans are to install a 408 small block/727 drivetrain.
1974 Plymouth Duster
When the Barracuda moved up in size Plymouth decided to spend their restyling budget on a sporty semi fastback coupe to fill the void left by the Cuda. It was a great move as the Duster was separated enough from its Valiant brother that buyers considered it a much more sporty and a great value for the money. But it was the performance variations that we all remember including the hand full of Hemi Dusters that were terrors of the drag strip. The standard slant six was an economy leader and legendary for reliability but it was the range of V8 power options that began with the 318 and went up to 360. But in most experts opinions it was the 340 Dusters and its brother the Dodge Demon that were the street fighters and giant killers. The enthusiast could order a Duster and get the performance package with either an automatic or a 4speed behind the 340. It was the 1971 model of the duster that turned out to be the right combination of compression and the new electronic ignition that made that year special as in 72 Chrysler lowered the compression and made the valve size smaller to meet emission standards.
The 71 340 also had an over the shelf Six Pack that really kicked up the performance when installed with a set of headers.
In 1971 I was at Fort Gordon Georgia waiting to see what the fate of my life would be, I took a trip to town and had an extended road test in an Orange Dodge Demon 340 4 speed with a 410 gear that made for wonderful acceleration put was definitively limited in long distance driving. The engine was wonderful as well as the transmission. The steering and brakes did leave much for this sports car driver to desire. Coming from some very sporty cars it was the engine that I truly loved, and if was into drag racing I would definitely have bought one.
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Plymouth Duster Burnout
Here is my buddy Dwayne's Duster doing a burnout. This car is seriously badass. I'll have to remember to ask him what it will do in the quarter mile.
Preston Herrick's 1970 Big Block Plymouth Duster Exhaust
Preston Herrick's 1970 Big Block Plymouth Duster Project. 440 with Schumacher headers exiting through 2.5" Pypes Performance Exhaust X-Pipe and Race Pro Mufflers. Turn-downs dump in front of rear axle.
Routinely sets off car alarms on drive-bys.
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See it on the street here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ApertureStudios#p/a/u/1/6I7__wnQ9Rk
1976 plymouth duster 440 10.23pass
this is a 1976 plymouth duster.
440 with old indy torquer heads 2.19/1.88 that are not offset rocker heads ported about 335cfm 270cc intake ports 49.5cc chambers 262/265@.050 around 640 lift JE pistons and carillo K rods. engine by pete teasdale in jonestown pa
1972 Plymouth Duster Blown 360
Houston, we have ignition! Texas Twisted SUPERCHARGED Duster at FAST440 in Sunnyvale, Texas
1973 Plymouth Duster 340
w/ Build Sheet
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1973 Plymouth Duster (Dugster) Tunnel Ram!
My 4 year project finally running. 360 Small Block w/ 2 Holly 450 4-brl carbs on a tunnel ram. The sound on the camera was overdriving to the point of distortion. It's not as noisy as this video makes it seem.
Jay Leno's Garage: 1975 Custom Plymouth Duster
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Before master mechanic and race car driver Paul Annunziata passed away, he wanted to make sure his supercharged 426 Hemi-engined Duster went to a good home. Watch Paul's own history of the car and see what Jay's done to keep Paul's dream car on the road.
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