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MIKE57 |
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Member Posts: 21 | Looking to find out some info on this engine that came with my car if any one knows anything about a 303 letme know Thanks | ||
Rodger |
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Expert Posts: 1506 Location: Colo Spgs | Hola Mike Your 303 Cubed Engine was 277 Cubes in 1956 is soon to become The A-318 starting in 1958. This means any 1966 to 1958 A-318 has a full basket of parts that are directly the same. Some of your 303 parts are so good designed and built - they are in every LA-273 -- LA-318 --- LA-340 and LA-360. The Head - Valve Design has a DNA Engineered Child called The 5.7 Hemi. Other words--- it is a keeper. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/318poly/info Rodger & Gabby COS Edited by Rodger 2015-02-01 11:30 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 1739 Location: Alaska | The 303 was the engine put in the Canadian built 57 Plymouths, don't have the exact internal dimensions but I believe it has the same stroke as the 58 318 with a slightly smaller bore. It was also used in the 56 Plymouth Fury. The U.S. built 57 Plymouths used the 277 (early) and the 301 versions of this engine. As Rodger mentioned, many parts are interchangeable with the 318 through about 1966. | ||
Mopar1 |
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Expert Posts: 3027 Location: N.W. Fla. | According to my ref...3.8125 bore & the same 3.312 stroke as the 318. With sonic check can be bore to take 318 std pistons | ||
Rodger |
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Expert Posts: 1506 Location: Colo Spgs | Hola Mike In 1956 they show The Dodge 270 , the all new A-277 and A-303 The A-303 sized engine is in my Motor Auto Repair Manual as a 1956 "Fury Engine". For 1957 the same book shows only 301 and 318 Cubes ( this is for The U.S. only ). From 1958 to the end of the 1966 production year --- this was what most V8 Plymouths got in The U.S. ( remember the subject is The Poly's ). For what seems as for every 213 plus something 2 bbl and Single Muffler Cars --- a 4 bbl and Dual Exhaust Car was made ( a 2 bbl 1957 Plymouth "Poly" has more power than a like sized Chevy or Ford Engine with their 4 bbl ). ...Mike Where is The Generator mounted ? Rodger & Gabby COS | ||
MIKE57 |
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Member Posts: 21 | Hey thanks for all the help the generator is mounted top passenger side of engine . | ||
hoodinki |
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Veteran Posts: 119 | Mike57, the serial number will tell you a lot. (If you tell me the number.) For a 303 Fury from 1956, the engine serial number is facing forward just below the head gasket on the drivers side. (Usually covered in oil.) Here's a 303 with the factory 2 x 4 WCFB's. Edited by hoodinki 2015-02-03 1:56 AM (hGwGDglxHvcANjl2XN6vRFwsVUSFLCWH0300.jpg) (wHOE1+W48oDoajZWN-u2WmTlz29+NJqE0300.jpg) Attachments ---------------- hGwGDglxHvcANjl2XN6vRFwsVUSFLCWH0300.jpg (83KB - 171 downloads) wHOE1+W48oDoajZWN-u2WmTlz29+NJqE0300.jpg (97KB - 183 downloads) | ||
MIKE57 |
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Member Posts: 21 | Kv- 5856 c And also 1676328 thoses are the only numbers i can find on the engine | ||
MIKE57 |
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Member Posts: 21 | Some pics | ||
hoodinki |
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Veteran Posts: 119 | The casting numbers on V8-313 from 1958 Fargo 1/2 ton are 1676328. Casting number for 1956 Plymouth Fury V8-303 is 1360229 Edited by hoodinki 2015-02-04 5:38 AM | ||
miquelonbrad |
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Expert Posts: 1737 Location: Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada | Mike, Is your Plymouth a Canadian-built car? The 303 was standard here, in all 57 Plymouth and Dodge cars. The 313 came in for 58. I can give you numbers if you need. Also have lots of parts. | ||
MIKE57 |
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Member Posts: 21 | Yes my car is a canadian built car i measured my cylinder bore size and its in spec with a 303 3.8125 | ||
Chrycoman |
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Expert Posts: 1819 Location: Vancouver, BC | MIKE57 - 2015-02-03 7:36 PM Kv- 5856 c And also 1676328 thoses are the only numbers i can find on the engine KV-5856C K - 1957 V - 303 V8 5856 - 4,856th KV built in C C - Built in Canada (Windsor, Ontario) The Canadian-built 250.6-cid 6-cylinder engine used the same engine number scheme. minus the "V". The 303 had a 3.812" bore while the 313 was 3.88" and 318 - 3.91" So, to get a 318 from a 303 you would need to bore out 0.098". Chrysler of Canada introduced the 303 for the 1956 Dodge Custom Royal (2-bbl carb) and 1956 Chrysler Windsor (4-bbl carb). For 1957 the 303 was used in the Canadian-built Plymouth and Plymouth-based Dodges. The 303 was also used in Canadian-built 1957 Dodge and Fargo trucks. Bill Vancouver, BC | ||
miquelonbrad |
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Expert Posts: 1737 Location: Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada | Bill, how the heck do you have all that info? That's awesome!!! | ||
MIKE57 |
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Member Posts: 21 | Wow thanks for all the help guys ,now the hunt is on to find engine parts including pistion rings , bearings, intake, all the good old hard to find stuff.... | ||
hoodinki |
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Veteran Posts: 119 | The 1956 Plymouth Fury V8-303 is a hard engine to find parts for until you realize they can easily be bored out to the standard V8-318 bore and then pistons and rings to fit become plentiful. Just about everything else on the wideblock 318 fits too. | ||
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