Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Chrysler Corporation
- Family
- Chrysler RB big-block
- Displacement
- 426 cubic inches
Also Known As
1963 Dodge Ramcharger 4261963 Dodge Max Wedge 426Dodge 426/415Dodge 426/425426-A
Engine profile
1963 Dodge Ramcharger 426 Max Wedge V8
Chrysler RB big-block · 426 cubic inches · Chrysler Corporation
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
High-compression 426
- Value
- 13.5:1, 425 gross hp, 480 lb-ft
- Application
- Optional 1963 Dodge Ramcharger 426 configuration
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1963 Dodge Polara Max Wedge
Required special high-octane fuel.
Sources: 1963 Dodge Polara - Factory Built? , 1963 Ramcharger 426 technical service bulletins
Standard-compression 426
- Value
- 11.0:1, 415 gross hp, 470 lb-ft
- Application
- 1963 Dodge Ramcharger 426
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1963 Dodge Polara Max Wedge
Factory-rated at 5,600 rpm with torque at 4,400 rpm.
Sources: 1963 Dodge mid-size cars fact sheet , 1963 Ramcharger 426 technical service bulletins
426-A revision
- Value
- Effective May 31, 1963
- Application
- Revised Ramcharger 426 production
- Type
- intake manifold / date code
- Car pages
- 1963 Dodge Polara Max Wedge
New intake, Carter AFB-3705S carburetors, revised heads and cam, -2 engine-number suffix.
Sources: 1963 Dodge Polara - Factory Built? , 1963 Ramcharger 426 technical service bulletins
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Ramcharger 426 package across eligible 330, 440, Polara, and Polara 500 bodies
1963 Dodge Polara Max Wedge
Dodge called it Ramcharger 426; Max Wedge is the familiar enthusiast name.