Topic: Solved - NEH 4293: Grenit Avant Garde KX-1 by Ken Kumiega

[oko94]

Dodge engine ?

[Carnut]

Dodge engine ?

No..

[oko94]

Chrysler engine ?

[Arunas]

Hi! It's Ken Kumiega's Avant Garde KX-1. it uses 420hp V8 engine.

[Carnut]

That is indeed the car so it's a point for Arunas.
Bad luck oko94 - the engine is indeed a 383 cu in small-block Chrysler V8.

[sixtee5cuda]

There is a fair chance, the engine is actually a Chevrolet.  The Avant-Garde web site refers to the engine as a "383 Stroker", a phrase frequently used to describe a long-stroke small block Chevy.

Do you have a source of information about this car, which specifically mentions the engine being a Chrysler?  We could know for sure by seeing a picture of the engine, but such an image does not seem to exist.

[Carnut]

Good point.
The only source was Ken Kumiega's website with the details of the car - except whose engine it was!
I Googled 383 cu in  engines to narrow it down and it seemed most likely to be a small-block Chrysler..
I've emailed Ken now to ask if it was a Chrysler or (more likely) a Chevy.
Hopefully we'll get a reply soon.

[Arunas]

Scan from brochure...

[Carnut]

You're absolutely right sixtee5cuda; Ken Kumiega has responded as follows:

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This is an original concept car. It's call the KX-1. Not a modified production car. It was designed 35 years ago as a  road course race car reflecting the Le Mans and Grand Prix vintage course cars. It laid dormant for years. Finally completed in 2007. The power plant is a 350 Chevy stoker motor, hence the 383!
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