polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Agreed Dave but you never know . Look at the options on his car, loaded up pretty well. If only they knew the right guy when they ordered it
73 gran fury
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With the fuel shortages that emerged in early 1973, dealers were loath to order cars with big block gas eating engines, so it would usually have been necessary to actually order a fury with the 440 from the factory. The U Code engine, as far as I know was still in the order book. Most 440's were T-Code and were available with the tow package as with this vehicle. If I remember correctly, the U Code was also available with the tow package. This particular vehicle is a low serial number car with an August 1972 production date, so it might well have been a dealer stock vehicle as it would have been built before any gas shortage showed up.
Dave
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
A broadcast sheet will help with a Y code
73 grancoupe
Member
This car was suppose to be a low mileage car. The air cleaner seems to be original for this car but on nicks air cleaners he says this air cleaner should be for a 72 73 400, with the 440 with just a single snorkel.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
A U code would have the dual snorkel . Some T codes did too as well
73 grancoupe
Member
When I decode the fender tag E85 says 440 350hp. Does that decoding website just say all E85 as 350hp? I was using the one on mymopar.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
350 Horsepower . The U code would have more horsepower because it is "HP " or "high performance".
Many of the 440 cars had the single snorkel air cleaner, they used a larger snorkel with a flapper valve in it to increase air flow under full throttle operation. These were common on the T and U Code police cruisers. Motor homes and some 440 cars still had dual snorkel air cleaners. I do not know of any good way to tell which is correct for your application. It may have varied as to which production plant the cars were made at. Either has enough air flow for your vehicle.
Most of the 1970's Chrysler archives have been destroyed which makes trying to determine production numbers for the various engine options very difficult.
Dave
mrfury68
Senior Member
Very good looking & nicely optioned Fury. I had a 72 Gran Coupe that same color combo. Such a classy looking car.
73 grancoupe
Member
Thank you it's a nice one.
Regarding the air cleaners, I have often found that with 440 T code engines in Plymouth and Dodge C bodies, they usually had the dual snorkel air cleaners from the factory. Probably it was a way to limit the number of parts on the assembly line. Because few of these cars were ordered with a 440 at all, the factory just installed the police cruiser air cleaner assemblies as the regular production option for T code engines for those cars. My 1973 Dodge Monaco wagon came that way as well.
73 grancoupe
Member
73 grancoupe
Member
Does this look like a dealer installed piece? I thought maybe something for the trailer brakes or lights.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Check to see if you have an aftermarket rr window defogger or defroster.
73 grancoupe
Member
It does have a defroster, it does have a switch on the dash for it.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Ok. Let's see if there is any remnants remaining of aftermarket driving/fog lights. That's all I got. 
brougham brummel
Well-Known Member
I remember this car and fell in love with it.My favorite year fusie.fury.If you ever sell it drop me a message.But you would be crazy to.Congratulations.B.B
73 grancoupe
Member
Where did you see this car at?
brougham brummel
Well-Known Member
It looks identical to one on ebay this year.Had to be the same car.They just aren,t around.Lovely car.B.B
73 grancoupe
Member
Yeah I bought it on eBay, I thought for sure someone was going to out bid me.
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