It is my understanding (and Im wrong more than I care to admit) that pre 62 poly blocks will accept hemi heads. I think it only involves the earlier motors with a valley pan cover seperate from the intake manifold. Geoff Simpson > Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:11 -0800 > From: wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: IML: 1956 354 hemi or poly? > CC: 50scars@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > And the bottom edge of the valve cover is serrated, right? > > > David C. Wilker Jr. > USAF (RET) > > ---- 50scars@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > 57 Windsor came with a 354 poly of 285 HP. The New Yorker and 300 had 392 > > Hemi. The hemi has the sparkplugs accessable through the valve cover. > > The poly has the plugs in the common place under the valve covers. > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > > Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger |