According to my '61 MoToR'S Manual, '58-318's are LD2, 350's are LD3. --Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66 Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark J. Hash" <mjh@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:11 AM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1957 Correct Numbers Matching Engine Versus 1958 | I don't know if any '57 Belvederes came w dual fours. I guess it's | possible, but I've never seen a "numbers matching" one like you want. '57 | 318s will have an engine # that starts P31- ###### (unless it's a Fury | engine then it will be FP31-######). '58 Plymouth V8s were the first to not | use the P numbering system, which dated back to the 30s. I'm not positive | on this, but I think a '58 V8 would start with MP-#######. I have a '58 | DeSoto block which starts MD-######. Can anyone confirm the '58 Plymouth | engine number sequences? | | Mark mjh | '57 Fury, '57 Savoy, '64 300, '68 300 convert | | | Subject: [FWDLK] 1957 Correct Numbers Matching Engine Versus 1958 | | | > Hope you guys out there can help me. Here's the deal: I have a 57 Plymouth | > Belv. Conv. that I bought with a 383 '65 High perf engine. I would like to | go | > back with a matching numbers engine. Could I use a 58 318? Would the | > numbering be the same? I want the optional 318 w/dual fours. I really know | > little about the matching numbers game, but I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP | > EVERYTHING AS CLOSE TO ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE! What would I need to look | for | > to have things correct?? Thanks in advance. George. | > | > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- | > Need an answer fast? Search the 17,000+ pages | > of the Forward Look Mailing List archives at | > | > http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm | > | | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- | Need an answer fast? Search the 17,000+ pages | of the Forward Look Mailing List archives at | | http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Need an answer fast? Search the 17,000+ pages of the Forward Look Mailing List archives at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm
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