Ed wrote:
> "Chrysler had far more engine families than most people are aware of.
> There is considerable confusion because some engines of different
> families had the same or almost the same displacement, and recognizable
> trade names (Hemi, in particular) have been applied to several distinct
> engine families..."
>
> eBay Guide: http://301url.com/MoparV8
>
Its not all that complicated, especially after the switch to a single
corporate line of engines with the introduction of the B/RB big blocks
in '59, and the standardization on the A-block 318 (and its derivative
LA block 273, 318, 340, and 360 as well as the 3.9v6) for the small
engines. Throw in the slant-6 and 2.2/2.5 4-bangers and you have covered
every Chrysler engine between 1959 and about 1988 when the 3.3 v6 was
introduced. Nowhere near as twisted as the mess over at GM with 3
unrelated 455s alone, not to mention a 454, 472, 500, and at least 3
unrelated 350s.
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