'50s MOPAR Hemi question

Clarence L.Snyder clare.snyder.on.ca at ibm.net
Sun Apr 4 18:03:40 GMT 1999


Which version are you looking at? I have 3rd edition. On page 280
"production of 500 D500s was scheduled.Approxemately 101 were fitted
with D501 engine."This means all others got either D500 or Super D500s.
It also states the D500 was an option on ALL models, from Coronet on up,
and either 285,310, or 340 Horse engines were fitted
Then comes the information I submitted previously. D500 is 325cid 285
horse solid lifter, single WCFB. Super D500 is same engine with dual
WCFBs and 310 HP.
The D501 was the 354 hydraulic dual WCFB engine with 340 HP.
93.4% of '57 Dodges produced were V8s. I made one mistake - not all 325s
were Hemis in 1957, as the Red Ram was just a bored out version of'55 -
'56s PolySpherical head 315. In '53 and '54 the Red Ram WAS a Hemi. (I
owned a '53 for quite a few years.)
In '58 the D500 was based on the (again bored out) 361 Poly head engine.

Now for the EFI content. 12 '58 supers were built with Bendix EFI - all
of which were recalled for conversion to carbs.



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