HEMI day.

office assistant is trying to sell me the virtues of a HEMI. they don't understand how my 337 (with a chip) could pace a 300+ hp piece of outdated junk. i wasn't flying by it, but neither could pull, which means i need more stuff now...

anyways, here is some <a href="http://www.jonreep.com/mm.php">fun time</a> for ya.

I dont even think it has the dome top pistons. Hence the reason it is 100hp shy of the 60's version that was still running a carbeurator. It is also significantly less displacement.

That said, dont doubt the old Hemi power. I would kill everyone on this board for an original GNX. 10.60@130mph right of the showroom floor.

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Granted it wasnt a production car, but it was still doing 10's right from the factory. From what I have read, Chrysler built it to be #1 in the local street scene in Detroit. This particular article makes it sound like it was more of a factory funded independent effort. But it goes on to mention the importance of this car to the R&amp;D crew. So I guess in essence the guy was "under contract" from Chrysler.<ul><li><a href="http://www.carcraft.com/featuredvehicles/906/">http://www.carcraft.com/featuredvehicles/906/</a</li></ul>

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And techincally it was modified by Hurst before you got it.

It's like saying a Saleen Mustang is a factory Mustang.

It came right off the show room floor. No mods, no aftermarket tuner, no "off-road use only" stickers. You could buy it, tag it, and go run 10s.

All the shows I've seen on SPEED said you could walk into the dealership and drive out with one with the factory sticker still in the window.

I've seen a Barracuda, and a Dart and they looked nothing alike. Could've been different years though.

BTW, you are adding alot of new arguments to your original statement. Both the Dart, and Barracuda meet your original statement. The GTX is questionable I'll admit.

The thing about the HEMI was with the spherical head you could get much bigger valves with the same displacement. Which back in the pushrod days 2 valves per cylinder was all that you could do.

It had no mirrors and didn't meet DOT code, even back then.

It was a "factory drag car" basically. Dodge sent the cars to Hurst who built them up and I believe there were sold through special Dodge dealerships. Things were totally different back then.

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I assume the new one is the same way.

"All customer orders must be accompanied by a signed disclaimer (sample attached) indicating that the purchaser understands that this vehicle is sold without warranty and does not conform to Federal Vehicle Safety Standards."<ul><li><a href="http://www.thehemi.com/notable.php?id=001">http://www.thehemi.com/notable.php?id=001</a</li></ul>

still waiting for revo to update their software to smooth out some bumps.

<a href="http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html">mopar hoopla-</a>

"Every person we've contacted who has driven a Hemi has been impressed by its power - and the economy beats the much less powerful 360 it replaces. However, the proportion of regulated pollutants is a problem for Chrysler. Bob Sheaves noted:

The Hemi design combustion chamber is one of the poorest designs for emissions-why do you think it took so long to get it into production? It almost did NOT make emissions test requirements even with the modifications. NOx is the problem due to the cool temp flame front inherent in the design (also why it builds so much torque). There is also a little problem called "flame quench" (which causes additional NOx) with a true Hemi design, as was used on the V16 aircraft engine and the automotive engines produced in the 1950s. Today's Hemi is that (a "Hemi") in name only."