Posted by Vaughn [172.69.22.213] on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 09:26:52 :
In Reply to: Np435 question posted by Dan Shockley [172.68.73.53] on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 20:51:16 :
No crankshaft other than DeSoto can be used in a DeSoto motor. All crankshafts are high quality forged steel with rolled fillets, and use an un-threaded 8 bolt (obsolete pattern) flange.
All Chrysler Hemis use a bolt pattern that is common to the Chrysler LA Small Block and the new 5.7L Hemi BUT the dowel pins are in different locations and the crankshaft stickout distance is different. And while you can bolt a LA bellhousing up to the early Hemi, there's a lot of grief involved in getting it right and even more if you don't.
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