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The Chrysler A engine is a small-block V8 automobile engine from Chrysler Corporation. It was produced from 1956 until 1967, when it was replaced by the improved wedge-head Chrysler LA engine and big-block Chrysler B engine. These two V8s look similar but have different cylinder heads (the A is polyspherical) and intake components. The A is not related to the hemispherical-head early Hemi engine of the same era. For other uses of the term, see Small block (disambiguation). ...
The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
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The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
The LA engine (light or low A engine) was an evolution of the small-block Chrysler A engine. ...
A big-block engine is a North American V8 in a family of engines which generally have greater than 6 litres (360 cubic inches) of displacement; factory engine sizes reached a peak of 8. ...
Chryslers B engine was a big-block V8 which replaced the early Chrysler FirePower engine in 1958. ...
The FirePower was Chryslers first V8 engine. ...
Early "Semi-Hemis" Plymouth offered polyspherical versions of Dodge's FirePower hemi, which has the smallest bore center distance of any older Chrysler engine at 4.1875”, for 1955 and 1956 before introducing a new engine family, the A-block, mid-way through 1956. The FirePower was Chryslers first V8 engine. ...
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The 241 was Plymouth's non-hemi version of the 241 Dodge Hemi for 1955. Bore and stroke are the same at 3.4375” (87 mm) by 3.25” (83 mm). Plymouth sailboat logo used from 1996 to 2001. ...
The FirePower was Chryslers first V8 engine. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
260 In the middle of 1955, Plymouth offered a bored-out, to 3.5625” (90 mm), 260 (also known as 259) version.
270 The 270 was Plymouth's 1956 offering. Like its predecessors, it was closely related to the Dodge 270 Hemi. Bore was 3.625” (92 mm) and stroke 3.25” (83 mm). 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Early Hemi in a 1957 Chrysler 300C. A Chrysler Hemi engine is one of three different internal combustion engine families from the Chrysler Corporation (or its successor, DaimlerChrysler) that are Hemi engines; in other words, they utilise a hemispherical combustion chamber. ...
Plymouth Polys The real A-block family began with the 1956 Plymouth 277. The cylinder's bore centers are 4.46” apart, larger than the earlier Dodge-based poly engines. This engine is important because it was modified with wedge heads (to become the Chrysler LA engine) and variants continue in production to this day. In fact, Chrysler's most notable modern engines, including the Dodge Viper's V10 and the new modern Hemi descend from this 1956 design. The LA engine (light or low A engine) was an evolution of the small-block Chrysler A engine. ...
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The LA engine (light or low A engine) was an evolution of the small-block Chrysler A engine. ...
Early Hemi in a 1957 Chrysler 300C. A Chrysler Hemi engine is one of three different internal combustion engine families from the Chrysler Corporation (or its successor, DaimlerChrysler) that are Hemi engines; in other words, they utilise a hemispherical combustion chamber. ...
277 The 277 was the first real A-block engine, sharing almost nothing but the basic concepts with the Dodge engines. It displaced 277 in³ (4.5 L) and was produced for 1956. Bore was 3.75” (95 mm) and stroke was 3.12” (79 mm). The FirePower was Chryslers first V8 engine. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
303 The 1956 Plymouth 303 shared its rods with the 277 even though bore and stroke were entirely different at 3.8125” (97 mm) by 3.31” (84 mm). 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This engine was used in the following vehicles:
- 1956 Dodge Custom Royal (Canadian)
- 1956 Chrysler Windsor (Canadian)
- 1956 Plymouth Fury, 240 hp with 4 barrels
- 1957 standard on all 118 in wheelbase Dodges and Plymouths
1951 Chrysler Windsor The Chrysler Windsor was a full-sized car built by the Chrysler Corporation of Highland Park, Michigan (USA) during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ...
The Plymouth Fury was an automobile model and series made by the Plymouth Division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1989. ...
301 The Plymouth 301 replaced the 277 in 1957. It was a 299.6 in³ (4.9 L) engine with a larger 3.91” (99 mm) bore. Note that these dimensions are entirely different from the 1955 Chrysler 301. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The FirePower was Chryslers first V8 engine. ...
313 A 313 in³ model was also produced for export. Bore was 3.875” and stroke was 3.31”.
This engine was used in the following vehicles:
- 1957 Dodge Custom Royal (Canadian)
- 1958-1964 standard on all 118 in wheelbase Dodges and Plymouths
318 The 318 was the longest-lived Chrysler A engine, produced from 1957 through 1966 when it was replaced by the LA 318. Plymouth was the only maker with this 318 for 1957 and 1958, but it was shared with the other Chrysler divisions after 1959. It was sized at 318 in³ (5.2 L) with the same 3.91” (99 mm) bore as the 301 but a longer 3.31” (84 mm) stroke. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
The LA engine (light or low A engine) was an evolution of the small-block Chrysler A engine. ...
A special 1957 dual-quad version used two four-barrel carburetors to produce 290 hp, making it the highest-output A engine. It was used in the 1957 Plymouth Fury 318. Stromberg side-draft carburetor The carburetor (American spelling, also carburettor, carburetter, carburator, carb for short, or carbie (slang)) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal-combustion engine. ...
The Plymouth Fury was an automobile model and series made by the Plymouth Division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1989. ...
Non-Plymouth Polys
326 The big Dodge Red Ram 326 appeared for 1959. It used the same 3.31” (84 mm) stroke as the 318 but with the largest bore size of any poly engine at 3.95” (100 mm). It used hydraulic lifters (unlike the earlier poly A engines) and was used in the 1959 Dodge Coronet. Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks. ...
1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1967 Dodge Coronet The Coronet was a full-size car from Dodge from the 1950s. ...
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