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- Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:13 pm
- Forum: Projects and Products
- Topic: Aluminum Desoto heads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7859
Aluminum Desoto heads
Is there anyone out their who is interested in Aluminum heads for a Desoto. I have been thinking about it for a while. I have sketches of the A925 DOHC Chrysler hemi which I want to scale down for the Desoto. I have a foundry that will work with me, a friend whoworks on a 4 axis CNC. I need someone ...
- Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:09 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Webers on a Desoto hemi
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11583
Re: Webers on a Desoto hemi
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I know this an old post but finally finished my project. I made an extra set which I am selling on E-bay.
I know this an old post but finally finished my project. I made an extra set which I am selling on E-bay.
- Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:50 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Desoto intake
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20169
Re: Desoto intake
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- Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:08 pm
- Forum: Projects and Products
- Topic: Desoto Hemi itake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7773
Desoto Hemi itake
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- Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Hemi Discussion
- Topic: hemi magneto
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2642
hemi magneto
I am building a high deck Dodge Red Ram hemi. I will be converting it to EFI with coil-on-plug ignition. The hemi spark plug tubes are large enough to fit a Ford COP coil. I do not need a distributer but would like to maintain the appearance of a magneto. Does anyone have a non-fuctional magneto tha...
- Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:33 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: 315 Dodge Industrial Hemi
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6674
315 Dodge Industrial Hemi
I just bought a Dodge hemi sight unseen. I was told it was a 315 industrial hemi. The block casting # is 1739429 and the head #1628129. According to Ron Cerindono's book the block number is for a 325. The head number is not listed but if I assume the seller misread the 8 as a 6 then it is listed as ...
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:14 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Dodge 6-pack intake on Desoto
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6628
Dodge 6-pack intake on Desoto
As Bob Walker and Hot Heads are still selling new Dodge short deck 6 pack Offenhauser intakes I was wondering how they would work on my 291 Desoto. I have spacer blocks already purchased for an EFI conversion. To my surprise they seem to be a perfect fit. I can't help but think that the angle of the...
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:05 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Desoto intake
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20169
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:58 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Desoto intake
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20169
I have a little more sanding to do on the model which I will be using to have sand casted. I have some other parts I need sand casted so I figure in the next month or so I will go to the foundry. I need to have four made for myself and I figured I would have another 4 made to show around. I havn't h...
- Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:22 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Desoto intake
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20169
Desoto intake
There have be so many failed attemps and dicouraging posts reguarding Desoto intakes that I hesitate to even mention the subject. I am in the midst of making an aluminum adapter to mount a weber or DelOrto carb to a short or tall deck Desoto. Obviously it will take 4 adapters and 4 carburettors per ...
- Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:33 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: forged pistons for 291
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14722
forged pistons for 291
At $800 forged Ross pistons are a little pricey. Has anyone tried using pistons from another make motor that are about 40% cheaper. The 265 Chevy motor had about the same bore as did an AMC motor. Anyone ever tried that. Oh yeah I am shooting for a flat top 8:1 compression ration.
- Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:00 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroker crank
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15675
- Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:55 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroker crank
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15675
Thanks for that info. Seems to me for what I want to achieve I would save about $2,000 if I just cleaned up the stock crank, kept the stock rods and bought Ross 8:1 forged pistons. With the money I saved I could put that into a twin turbo set-up. I know my Tremac T-45 and Supercoupe IRS couldn't han...
- Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:56 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroker crank
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15675
- Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:35 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroker crank
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15675
- Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:29 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroker crank
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15675
I am building my car as a dedicated street motor. I can't fit tires larger than 235/60-15 on the car so my feeling is that anything more than 450 HP is just for bragging it is wasted HP. I totally agree with the advice that you can't build a motor to run well at boost and non-boost. I guess I was be...
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:47 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroker crank
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15675
stroker crank
Are you saying that I would do better to weld up and offset grind the original 291 crank than to cut done the tall deck crank?
- Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:20 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroker crank
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15675
stroker crank
If I stroke my 291 I can get about 350 HP from about 350 cubic inches. However if I later decide to add a power adder such as a turbo or blower will I still have a reliable motor at 400 HP or 450 HP? or does the small overlap angle pose a problem? Would I be better off keeping the stock stroke and j...
- Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:52 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: carbon fiber
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2979
carbon fiber
has anyone made carbon fiber parts for a desoto hemi? How much weight do you think could be saved by making the valve covers, timing chain cover, oil pain and valley pan out of carbon fiber? Is there any market for these if someone (me) makes them?
- Tue May 02, 2006 1:14 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Webers on a Desoto hemi
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11583
yeah I had seen the Hillborn EFI set-up and I think it looks great. I didn't like the price very much though. I think I will have my Weber set-up finished for less than $2,000. I will use a megasquirt ECU which may take a bit of learning but is a much better ECU. Also, why not put the injectors over...
- Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:25 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Older 276 Desotos versus 291
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4815
Have you seen the Liberty Tech papers or Panic Papers on the internet? They list quite a bit of information on the Desoto. They also have several pages on modifying your motor. I am unsure but I believe the 276 has smaller valves and ports than the 291. You don't want to use the 291 heads. Use the t...
- Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:34 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: pilot bearing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4004
pilot bearing
I am planning to put a manual shift transmission behind my Desoto hemi. I noticed the crank was not machined for a pilot bearing. Since I have the crank out being machined should I have it machined to install a pilot bearing or is there some other way arround this.?
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:04 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroking a 291
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5810
stroking a 291
Sounds like you have decided to squeeze every possible drop of HP out of that motor. I am afraid that 13.8:1 CR is just a wee bit too radical for my motor. This is going to be something that I want to drive arround on pump gas. Appreciate the input though.
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:00 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: After Market Intakes
- Replies: 46
- Views: 46964
aftermarket intakes
I can see that this problem of a good inexpensive intake for a Desoto is not going away any time soon. So, I just bought a set of conversion plates to convert my intake to electronic fuel injection. I will be bolting on 4 Webers to be used as the throttle bodies and using a Meqasquirt ECU. I am figu...
- Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:47 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: stroking a 291
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5810
stroking a 291
I am buildin a 291 and want to try to get a little more displacement while still keeping costs down. I have already come to the realization that if I want to bump the compression to anything acceptable I will have to spend about $750 for forged pistons versus $300 for cast. I figure if I overbore it...