Having a 440 car comes with a certain distinction. After all, the torquey 440 was one of the largest production engines offered in a factory musclecar, and there’s no debating that the factory moved those heavy bruisers with ease. The “440 Magnum” emblems on the hood of our ’71 Charger R/T gave ample warning to would-be contenders that there was a lot of engine under the hood. But in today’s mean streets, the factory package isn’t always enough to keep the more serious street rats at bay. Sure, it’s unfair to compare a dead-stock musclecar to the hopped-up street warriors roaming the boulevard, but when the light turns green, there’s no one hanging around to check the engine’s date codes. Try as you might to keep a low profile, a Green-Go ’71 R/T with full stripes and spoilers and those 440 emblems on the louvered hood just begs for a confrontation. Thus, we needed to ensure we were packing a serious punch.
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