1951 Hudson Specifications
NOTE: All in-line six (6) cylinder firing order: 153624
All in-line eight (8) cylinder firing order: 16258374
All models used a H8 sparkplug gapped at .032
All models were 6 volt positive ground
All models had a 5 x 4.5 wheel bolt pattern
All models used a 7.10 x 15 tire size
Total
Number
Built
Designation
&
# of Cylinders
Model Wheel
base
Inches
Weight
Min/Max
Bore
and
Stroke
Piston
Dis
place
ment
Cubic
Inches
Com
pres
sion
Ratio
(Stan
dard)
Maximum
Brake
H.P.
@
R.P.M.
Maximum
Torque
Lbs. Ft.
@
R.P.M.
Normal
Oil
Press
Lbs
Point
Gap
Dwell
Angle
Ignition
Timing
BTDC
or
Mark
34,495 Pacemaker 6 4A 119 7/8 3380/3600 3 9/16 x 3 7/8 232.0 6.70 112 @ 4000 175 @ 1600 40 .020 39 UDC 1-6
22,532 Super Custom 6 5A 124 7/8 3525/3720 3 9/16 x 4 3/8 262.0 6.70 123 @ 4000 195 @ 1600 40 .020 39 UDC 1-6
16,979 Commodore 6 6A 124 7/8 3585/3785 3 9/16 x 4 3/8 262.0 6.70 123 @ 4000 195 @ 1600 40 .020 39 UDC 1-6
14,243 Commodore 8 8A 124 7/8 3600/3800 3 x 4 1/2 254.5 6.70 128 @ 4200 198 @ 1600 4-12 .017 27 UDC 1-8
43,666 Hornet 6 7A 124 7/8 3580/3780 3 13/16 x 4 1/2 308.0 7.20 145 @ 3800 257 @ 1800 40 .020 39 UDC 1-6

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940 1941 1942 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957