Re: [FWDLK] Engine size for 1955 Belvedere

[john ferrier <ferrier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I,ll betcha its a 270 Poly.
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From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Engine size for 1955 Belvedere


> I believe the Dodge hemi/poly and Plymouth poly in this series are all
> basically the same block, from the 241 up through the 318 and Dodge
> 325/326 -
>
>
> My friend has this oddball mud truck he picked up that has a huge frame,
> military axles and tires, a '72 Ford cab, a '70's GM bed, and the engine
is
> a Hemi. We looked up the block number and it comes back to either '55 or
'56
> Plymouth; the heads apparently are Dodge (valve covers are plain).  It
runs
> pretty good, too.
>
> It does lead to the question of how much the Plymouth blocks could be
bored
> out, too, I wouldn't be surprised to find out this was bored but the only
> way to know would be to tear it down.
>
>
>
> Bill K.
>
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> From: "Fury Jim" <JRawa@xxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Engine size for 1955 Belvedere
>
>
> > yep, the 277 definitely is a 56 all models, and 57 plaza only motor,
> there
> > was also the dodge series poly 270, which i have in a 56 savoy, and
think
> > some late 55's also had thrown in down in moparland.  the 277 valve
cover
> looks
> > like that of the 301/303/318/326
> >
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