I owned BOTH '69DODGE CORONET R/T 440Magnum-4spd w/Ramcharger {RAM}air /3.23 DANA...bone stock
'69ROADRUNNER 440Super Commando 4SPD 4.10DANA...NOT STOCK HOOKER,EDELBROCKHOLLEY HURST,McCLEOD, Mopar Cam, SS Leafsprings
Smoked EVERY GMproduct dumb enough to try me
Ran 24miles in 12 minutes on a bet one night in the DODGE
Plymouth Road Runner 440 Magnum specs
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1790 kg (3946 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 5.15 m (203 in) long, 1.94 m (76 in) wide, 1.33 m (52 in) high |
| Wheelbase | 2.95 m (116 in) |
| Introduced | 1969 |
| Origin country | United States |
| Views | 11.8k |
| Submitted by | Super8 |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Chrysler 440 Magnum V8 |
| Displacement | 7.2 l (440 ci / 7210 cc) |
| Power | 395 ps (390 bhp / 291 kw) @ 4700 rpm |
| Torque | 664 Nm (490 lb-ft) @ 3200 rpm |
| Power / liter | 55 ps (54 hp) |
| Power / weight | 221 ps (218 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 371 Nm (274 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 4 Speed Manual |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Road Runner 440 Magnum competition
MOTORHEAD 2y ago
Mopar Inst 4y ago
Thanks for your work in maintaining this site for all of us.
Respectfully, some notes for correction. Dodge, not Plymouth, marketed the "Magnum" engine name: Plymouth used "Super Commando." Second, the 390 hp figure related to the 440 Six-Pack, not the standard 440 Super Commando (4-bbl), which was rated at 375.
Also, a group of us who have spent decades studying such matters are unaware of any unmodified Road Runner 440 car running into the 12's. They can do it, but typically they require the addition of drag radials, uncapped pipes, a related tune and the lowest rear gears.
Regards.
Moparrules 4y ago
Back in the day, as a promo for the 440 6BBL Road Runner, Chrysler enlisted Ronnie Sox and an amateur driver/automotive writer(I believe) to run a factory stock '69 RR 440 6BBL at a race track. I don't remember the track. Ronnie Sox averaged 12.88 and the reporter 13.54 in the quarter mile. 13.54 is impressive for a for a rookie driver and how many musclecar's were churning out those times back in '69. It also shows what a great driver Ronnie Sox was.
I don't remember all the detail's, however I am sure the RR was untouched and running stock bias ply tires. No drag tires or engine mod's.
