Has anyone ever actually SEEN one of these?

toolmanmike said

Thinking along those lines, the small cube Gen1 Hemi's weren't powerhouses although they weren't performance engines. Low compression, mild cam 2 barrels. You really have to work them to get a horse/cube and 250 horse out of a 241 isn't a big deal. They are cool though. Hey, I wonder what the bore spacing and head bolt pattern is compared to a LA? LOL

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Bore spacing:

53-58 Dodge hemi/poly: 4.1875
52-57 DeSoto hemi: 4.3125
51-58 Chrysler hemi/poly: 4.5625
56-up Plymouth/corporate poly/wedge: 4.46
58-78 big block: 4.80

Note: Victory Library has a list of common bore spacings, but mistakenly lists the gen III hemi as 4.09, which is the actual bore of the 6.4 liter hemi, not the bore spacing. Bore spacing of the Gen III is the same 4.46 as the poly/wedge 318 etc. (273, 277, 301, 303, 313, 318, 326, 340, 360).