The Chrysler B and RB engines are a series of big-block V8 gasoline engines introduced in 1958 to replace the Chrysler FirePower (first generation Hemi) engines.

Aug 15, 2024 · The Chrysler B and RB engines are a series of big-block V-8s introduced in 1958 to replace the Corporation’s first generation of Poly and Hemi engines. The B and RB engines …

May 10, 2024 · Summary B and RB engines were innovative, cheaper to produce, and powered many muscle cars from the late 50s to 70s. The B engines had wedge-shaped combustion …

Chrysler’s first V8 engines had been a technical success and a commercial failure.

Nov 16, 2020 · The "B" series wedge engines were launched in the 1958 cars, just seven years after the original Chrysler V8. Compared to the Hemi and Poly engines, it was light, simple, …

The Chrysler B engine is a family of big-block, pushrod-operated V8 engines developed by Chrysler Corporation and introduced in the 1958 model year as a cost-effective replacement …

Aug 9, 2024 · A bit of research show's a B 361 with the side casting number, more of the mystery is the casting pad at the front of the engine. I know this is an unremarkable engine block, but …

Aug 1, 2001 · Steps to identify a B or RB engine through the numbers stamped on the machined pad at the front of the engine. On B engines (350-361-383-400 ci), there is a pad on the right …

This makes perfect sense, considering that B engines were in production for over 2 decades. During this time, it would be expected that there would be small improvements in the …

Feb 22, 2024 · The Chrysler Corporation manufactured the last of its big block engines, the B-coded 400-cubic-inch V8, in the summer of 1978.