Re: [FWDLK] 50's Powerpack
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Re: [FWDLK] 50's Powerpack



I was looking at the NADA Guides, they add a 20% premium for factory Power Pak.  Is it really worth that much more?
 
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
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Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 50's Powerpack

Yes and the designation was used into the 60's.  The 62 - 318 four barrel application was a powerpack designation.  Dual exhaust was good but the anemic exhaust manifolds precluded any benefit to be gained.   
 
 
In a message dated 10/28/2005 5:04:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Yes, Powerpack was a 4-bbl carb plus dual exhausts (usually) on an engine
that had a 2-bbl carb and single exhaust as standard..

In the case of Dodge, the hemi was usually 'Super Red Ram' or D-500 / D-501.

Bill
Vancouver, BC



----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Holmgren" <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:14 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] 50's Powerpack


> I have thumbed thru my Carter Carburetor cataloge researching carb
> numbers and slowly realized that I need some further elucidation.
>
> Chrysler Corp used the "Powerpack' designation for Dodge and Plymouth in
> the 50's,
> from what little I have been able to devine, I think this generally was
> applied to the car if  it got a 4bbl carb.
> is this the case???  IN Dodges would the powerpack option also have been
> the hemi???

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