Lefty71
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Canadian 313 Poly. For real??
https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1964/plymouth/fury/101098911
https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1964/plymouth/fury/101098911
Whats a 313??
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I don't know.. but I have a set of those hub caps from our '64 Belvedere..
Typo!
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LOL, if that's true, sure had the article writer convinced....
Inside is equally impressive with its vibrant red original cloth & vinyl upholstery. Options include bumper guards, dual remote side view mirrors, an AM radio that actually sounds great, clock and an emergency brake warning light. Under the hood is a matching numbers 313 V8 (yes, 313 not 318 as in the U.S. market cars) that sends its power to the wheels via a "push button" automatic transmission.
Huh! I learned something today.
"For the 1958 cars, the only Mound Road engine was the 318, rated at 225 hp and 330 pound-feet with a two-barrel carburetor, or 250 hp and 340 pound-feet with the four-barrel. The Fury, with two carburetors, stayed at 290 hp, boosting torque to 330 pound-feet. Hemi Andersen wrote about the reason for this:
The reason why they standardized on the 318, and on specific sizes for the “B” engines, was because the 1955 through 1958 V8 engine and parts mix was so complicated, even the parts books had a hard time keeping up with different versions of the same type engines. I tried to find the timing cover for a 1956-58 A engine, and it all depended on car model and VIN; I couldn’t find a part number I could rely on.
Windsor, meanwhile, used a new bore size with the old stroke to create a 313 cubic inch version, which would be their sole V8 through the 1964 model year." https://www.allpar.com/mopar/a-engines.html
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313 in Canada, you bet.
Fixed. LOL
I to learned something this morning. I would have just have glanced under the hood of this car if looking, and said 318. Reading the article tells me that Chrysler was trying lots of things in 50's and 60's. I know the Gen I Hemi's were different between the car lines, and many different cu. in. versions. Also very few interchangeable parts. I should have known that the exploration was not just with the Hemi's.
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My canadian shop manual from 1959 lists the 313 with a 3.875 bore and 3.31 stroke. There was no 318 in that year. My father had a 59 plymouth wagon with the 313 poly.
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There it is!! So, weird, now super obsolete pistons is about it. Everything else I would guess is standard fare as we know it. And I'm guessing you'd probably have to get custom pistons, or turn it into a 318 with a bore job would be about your only options on a rebuild these days??
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discounting the Canadian variety, the US early A was in 277, 301 and 318 CI
the mentioned 315 (US) is a Dodge variant of the early hemi 1956, it is a RB version also of the 270 while the 325 was a RB and bored version.
the mentioned 315 (US) is a Dodge variant of the early hemi 1956, it is a RB version also of the 270 while the 325 was a RB and bored version.
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Not to beat this horse to death, but in Canada, in 1957 there was also a 303 A engine .
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I had a 55 Dodge 2 dr hardtop many many years ago with a 313 tri-power and a Cady LaSalLe 3 speed manual transmission. I still have the tri-power manifold sitting on top of a filing cabinet
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