1959 326 POLY speed options ? ? ?

What can be done to a 1959 dodge 326 polyhemispherical engine?
Any intake manifold options, cams, etc?

Also... I have heard you can convert it to a hemi? but need the straight poop.

Bart

 

The 326 can't be converted to Hemi. It is a one year only "A" Poly in the 318 family. Stuff like cams & intake for the 277, 303, 318 should work.

 

So the 326 block is a 2nd generation 318 block?

 

No! It's a 1st gen "A" block. The 2nd gen, IE the modern 318, is the "LA" block, as in 273,318,340.

 

Sorry just wanna learn about this thing I have.

Do you know what other intakes will work for the 326? TIA

 

Weiand 7503, a 4 bl intake. 60-62 318 Poly 4V intake also.

 

George, I thought the factory 4V intakes only came out on 58 and 59 Furys?
Don't forget that Weiand and Edelbrock made tri-powers for the 318 polys. The Edelbrock ones are more common, I've got 2 of them and a Weiand 7503.

 

http://victorylibrary.com/POLY.htm

 

Nice link, I went ahead and ordered it.

 

I was looking at Dodge, Plymouth 4bls '56 277 & 303, '57 318 2X4, 318 4V 58,60-62