Hi Del, That is some interesting info.I have a '48 DeSoto club cpe. I plan to restore,however,didn't get a DeSoto eng.when purchasing the car. Got a '53 chrysler eng. Haven't done anything w/it as of yet but do you think it has 8" rods? Haven't taken time to look in the manual for specs. too busy w/the '48 Ply bus.cpe. Sure glad to have your input on mopars,hope you will stay w/us...Regards...