The Chrysler Corporation manufactured the last of its big block engines, the B-coded 400-cubic-inch V8, in the summer of 1978. The 400’s disappearance ended a long run of Chrysler B-code engines that began in the late 1950s as 350- and 361-cubic-inch offerings. While the 400 V8 didn’t possess the horsepower of the 426 Hemi or 440 Super Commando engines, it cost less to manufacture, weighed less, and fit into smaller engine bays. Introduced in 1972, the Chrysler 400 V8
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