Re: [FWDLK] 315 vs 325??

[Bill Watson <wwatson6@xxxxxxx>]

The D500-8181 would be a 1956 engine - a 315-cid hemi to be precise, and is 
the 7,181st one built.

The KD500 engine would be a 1957 engine - the "K" is Mopar Engineering 
Dept.-speak for the 1957 model year.   And the engine would be a 325-cid 
hemi.  The 354-cid engines were D-501 models, and thus the engine numbers 
would have a "KD501"  prefix.

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: DupontTim@xxxxxxx
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 315 vs 325??


It sounds to me like someone is confused a D500-8181 would be consistant
with a 1956 D500 engine, the casting number on the block would be correct
for both years of Dodge engine D500s it should have a date on it as well. I
have a 58 Coronet engine with the same casting number and it is a poly, so
the ID number is the key. A 354 engine would not have that casting number,
hope this helps Tim

In a message dated 10/8/2008 2:37:12 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
So it is a 354, and not even a 325 or a 315?
debenson2
431056
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 USA
debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx road2recovery.us
763/438/6671

    D-500 8181 - This is a D500 made in Detroit.  8181 is probably the
numerical sequence of this engine in the D500 production.  According to my
references, this is only a 354 cid engine

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