Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Chrysler Corporation, DeSoto Division
- Family
- DeSoto FireDome hemispherical-head V8
- Displacement
- 341 cubic inches
Also Known As
1956 Adventurer 341 HemiS-24-A 341DeSoto 341 dual quadAdventurer 320-hp Hemi
Engine profile
1956 DeSoto Adventurer 341-cid dual-quad Hemi V8
DeSoto FireDome hemispherical-head V8 · 341 cubic inches · Chrysler Corporation, DeSoto Division
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Adventurer camshaft and valve gear
- Value
- Special full-racing camshaft, hydraulic flat-face tappets, and inner and outer valve springs
- Application
- 1956 Adventurer 341
- Type
- camshaft / specification
- Car pages
- 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
Early Carter WCFB pair
- Value
- Two Carter WCFB 2317S carburetors, Chrysler part 1635715
- Application
- A few early-built Adventurers
- Type
- carburetor / part number
- Car pages
- 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
Later Carter WCFB pair
- Value
- Front WCFB 2476S, Chrysler part 1731639; rear WCFB 2445S, Chrysler part 1731476
- Application
- Later-built Adventurers; front and rear units are not interchangeable
- Type
- carburetor / part number
- Car pages
- 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
Dual-breaker ignition
- Value
- Dual-breaker-point distributor with 6 degrees BTDC initial timing
- Application
- 1956 Adventurer 341
- Type
- distributor / specification
- Car pages
- 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
Adventurer Hemi V8
- Value
- 341 cu in; 3.78-inch bore; 3.80-inch stroke; 9.25:1 compression; 320 gross hp at 5,200 rpm
- Application
- Standard and only 1956 Adventurer engine
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
Starting engine number
- Value
- S-24-A-1001
- Application
- Detroit-built 1956 Adventurer sequence
- Type
- engine assembly / stamp
- Car pages
- 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Two-door six-passenger hardtop
1956 DeSoto Adventurer
S-24 two-door hardtop on a 126-inch wheelbase