Re: [FWDLK] 58 DODGE D 500 SUPER OPTION, QUESTION.

[Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ron, if you are asking about the 1957 D501 models: all of them
were manual transmissions.

Dunno about the 1956 D-500-1 models, as far as their trannies are concerned.

Neil Vedder


Ron Swartley wrote:
> *Jim,*
> ** 
> *     I agree with you on the 57 cam being capable of handling the 
> additional carburetor on the 325 cu inch 1957 D 500 Super. Dodge did 
> the same thing on the 1958 Dodge D 500 super with 2/4 bbl carbs.(same 
> cam)*
> *However I do remember reading a special report on  the 1957 D 500-1 
> which had the leftover 56 Chrysler 300 B engines of 354 cu inches, it 
> said they had the new 1957 Chrysler 300 C cam with solid lifter 
> installed in their 354 engines.*
> *     I wonder if anybody on the list knows if there were any D 500-1 
> that were produced with Torqueflite transmission. Nobody seem to ever 
> talk about that?*
> ** 
> *        Ron Swartley*
> * (still loose on the East Coast)*
>  
> In a message dated 12/10/2010 2:41:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> 57SuperD500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>     The parts book doesn’t show any of the known 1957 Super D
>     exclusively components. Like – for instance and among others –
>     Generator Bracket, Shaft to Carburetor Rod and Coil Mounting Bracket.
>
>     So, not listing a Super D cam doesn’t mean there wasn’t one. But
>     like I explained earlier: the ‘basic’ D500 was capable enough to
>     handle the increased air/fuel mixture flow at higher revs. And the
>     higher revs were simply and solely accomplished by adjusting the
>     transmission rod to a higher shifting point. Higher revs need more
>     air/fuel mixture, that’s when the second (front) carburetor comes
>     in. In contrary to the 1956, the 1957 Super D dual carburetor
>     setup was progressively linked.
>
>      
>
>     Jim, The Netherlands.
>
>      
>
>      
>
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