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Old 05-27-2013, 02:03 AM
DartGT66 DartGT66 is offline
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We have a few local pro mod racers that started with a chevy style powerplant, one supercharged and one turbocharged. Both have switched to Hemis.
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Old 05-28-2013, 03:55 PM
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.. I guess there is no denying that it's very hard to challenge mopar Hemi in the forced induction combos. One important factor is that they stay together pretty well, and I believe that has kept the development level low with the other brands?
I agree with the above.

Who was it that said this: If I were to design a Hemi head, I surely wouldn't design it the way the 426 Hemi is designed... it's just that it's a comromise and oldish philosophy. Compromise because it's basically just a "retrofit" head in the first place, a wedge to hemi conversion. It shows mainly in the valvetrain. And a compromise because it has to fit somewhere. That can be seen in the exhaust port and the port heights. And an old design that can be seen on the port size."

Who said that, again?
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Old 05-31-2013, 05:08 AM
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I still think so, if it was done today or even at late 60's it would propably be very different. It was a quick fix to a problem, but has lived almost half a century now.
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