Help Identify Marine HEMIs

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Help Identify Marine HEMIs

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Anyone have any leads on identifying these HEMIs?
I assume they're early HEMIs? Although I thought
the distributors would be out back? Unless this pic
actually is the back of the motors. And it seems as
if they're using throttle body injection, does it not?
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They look like early marine hemis to me. In a marine application, the engine is "backwards" from an automotive application. Hence the distributor in the "front". Same basic block, just used differently from what us car guys are used to......
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It's been suggested they're using a Holley FI system.
I'm trying to get the owner to check for the serial #s.
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scottm wrote:It's been suggested they're using a Holley FI system.
I'm trying to get the owner to check for the serial #s.
M45 series Chrysler Marine engines with fresh water cooling and after market fuel system. Exhaust system is dead giveaway. Probably in a Matthews, ChrisCraft or Sheppard cruiser.
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